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Jaws or Close Encounters!




I would have to go for Close Encounters as my favourite of the two, but they are both equally great films.

He is with out a doubt a great actor.




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I hope you're joking... It's not even close.

Jaws is a legendary masterpiece.

Close Encounters is just a boring and disappointing movie.

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Duddy Kravitz Or Once Around

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Jews for me! Close Encounters is only so so

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Looks like you're having a really bad day. You poor thing! Your JDS is raging. See if your therapist can take you today, maybe you'll feel better.

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Jaws. I never liked Close Encounters that much. Though I admit I've watched What about Bob more times than either of them.

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I will definitely have to go with Jaws. I thought Close Encounters was a really boring movie!

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Jaws was the first iconic "summer tentpole" blockbuster. It's hard to think of 1975 without also thinking of Jaws.

Close Encounters rode on Star Wars' coattails to box office success. Had Star Wars not preceded it, I'm convinced it would have been a laughingstock or maybe just become a cult film like the Planet of the Apes sequels. It's even been speculated that Spielberg intentionally aimed to have Close Encounters ready for release after Star Wars had already been in theaters because he was convinced Star Wars would do well and his film would benefit.

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He is a great actor.

He did a movie in the 80s called Who’s Life is it Anyway that’s really good.

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Richard gives a better performances in Close Encounters, but Jaws is definitely the better of the two.

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American Graffiti.

Tin Men.

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