This is actually the third edition of Close Encounters, and could be considered the director's cut. For the special edition, Spielberg had to make some promises to Columbia about showing the &#8220;inside of the ship&#8221; before they would give him the money to &#8220;finish&#8221; a film he had to rush into the can because of the studio's budgetary problems in 1977 (watch the included documentary). The result is breath taking. It will ruin you for all the ...expensive film currently washing through theatres in the U.S. (no names &#8211; I'm sure by now everyone has their favorite stinker for this year, even though it's only June).