today, we finally got our Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Collector's Edition LaserDisc Box Set!

it is a gorgeous set, great high-res cover, three discs, the film on three sides, and three sides of extras... in fact, the documentary runs 140 minutes and the movie is just 137... this is the laserdisc upon which the Collector's Edition DVD is based, (which we also have, of course) and so far as we can tell, it has almost all of the extras that appear on the dvd...
got it off of ebay for just over $20 and it is in excellent condition...

this was the last ce3k item we wanted, we already had the dvd, the CAV Criterion set, the CLV Criterion set, and a couple releases of the inferior "Special Edition" version of the film... and, we also have the collector's edition versions of the theatrical one-sheet poster and soundtrack cd, both released at the same time as the laserdisc set...

so, this set fills a gaping hole in our collection...


we will watch it tonight or tomorrow, but, we popped on side three (which is cav) and it looks fantastic, you can tell it is the same transfer used for the dvd... released in '98, dolby digital 5.1, thx-certified, surely this is going to be on our list of the best looking laserdiscs ever made...