News Summary

• Stephen King listed Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as one of his favorite sci-fi films.
• The film currently boasts a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Like many of Spielberg's movies, it's a grandiose blockbuster that strives for crowd-pleasing entertainment.
• But what makes critics and fans feel so enamored by Spielberg's masterpiece?
• Here's what you need to know about why they love the film..
• Roger Ebert gave the film a perfect score.
• Pauline Kael praised it for not boasting a cynical worldview regarding technological advancement.