I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.
“My feelings of revulsion and foreboding about nuclear weapons had not changed an iota since 1945, and they have never left me. Since I was 14, the overriding objective of my life has been to prevent the occurrence of nuclear war.”
“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”