Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 11-15-2007, 09:01 AM

That's what the Spielberg and/or the Studio are banking on: that no one really remembers the details of the film, despite it being a huge hit in 1977. The problem with lying about a 30th Anniversary restoration release is that SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE 30 years later.

They should have waited till the 75th Anniversary when everyone who saw the original film would be dead.

The mashed potato scene still gets a laugh, but I don't know why. Yeah, it's silly. And people who saw the film in '77, like Snowflake, remember they laughed at that part ... and still laugh today. But it was a joke with an elaborate set-up. And the set-up is no longer in the film.

Ok, I've watched the new DVD .... more in a bit. (Hahahah, put me on Ignore for a day or two if you don't want to read more about Close Encounters than you ever cared to know!)

11-15-2007, 09:01 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That's what the Spielberg and/or the Studio are banking on: that no one really remembers the details of the film, despite it being a huge hit in 1977. The problem with lying about a 30th Anniversary restoration release is that SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE 30 years later. They should have waited till the 75th Anniversary when everyone who saw the original film would be dead. The mashed potato scene still gets a laugh, but I don't know why. Yeah, it's silly. And people who saw the film in '77, like Snowflake, remember they laughed at that part ... and still laugh today. But it was a joke with an elaborate set-up. And the set-up is no longer in the film. Ok, I've watched the new DVD .... more in a bit. (Hahahah, put me on Ignore for a day or two if you don't want to read more about Close Encounters than you ever cared to know!)
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