I liked Close Encounters when I saw it in the theatre in 77. It was the special effects that amazed me. I tried to watch it again a few years ago and couldn’t see what I saw in it.
ET...same thing... unwatchable now
My taste in movies has changed in 35 years. Super 8 sucked.
Close Encounters is about the alien encounter as a quasi mystical experience. It was very original at the time and is still emotionally messy. But that explains why you didn’t like Super 8...if you don’t like those earlier films you certainly wouldn’t like a film that rekindled their flame.