E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Reviews
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Watching E.T now, in an era dominated by cold, loud special-effects-laden extravaganzas, one is struck less by its lavish grandeur than by its intimacy and precision.
Read the full reviewMusic for the eyes. That's why it has become a treasured classic. That's why we'll see it again and again.
Read the full reviewThis movie made my heart glad. It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly funny and exciting as hell.
Read the full reviewA sophisticatedly sappy masterpiece that bucked the prevailing Hollywood vision of aliens as nasty invaders and recast them as friendly collectibles for children.
Read the full reviewHad the aura of an instant classic when it was released, and the good news is that it looks at least that good, if not better, on the eve of its 20th anniversary reissue.
Read the full reviewSeeing E.T. again reminds us of how much we've remained the same, how gratified we still are by a film that connects so beautifully to our sense of wonder and joy.
Read the full reviewIn E.T., Spielberg proved a herald of the age when moviegoers would make full-time friends with fantasy, but his most special effect was taking us into ourselves.
Read the full reviewUnchecked goodness has its price, after all, and childhood wonder wouldn't be nearly as sweet if it didn't fade. That may explain the film's appeal. It trapped that feeling, and its sense of possibility, in amber -- then, now, and for any time.
Read the full reviewWhen E.T. debuts on DVD, you can choose between the new version, which better matches E.T.'s words to his lips, and the sweetly clunky, digitally deprived version redolent of penis breath. I don't need to phone home to know which one I'm buying.
Read the full reviewA fine picture because it can still, without fail, make an entire audience of children shut up and fall in love with a little green alien with big eyes and a turtlelike body.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 94
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jeez...
"I really did not watch all of it it was soo bad boring,...and f-ing sappy...Stephen speilburg...what were you thinking? >"
G-FAN, Age 12
"A great speilberg classic but not as good as Jaws!"
wOw
"That movie had me shaking in my boots!! I couldn't get to sleep the night I saw it! It scared me and my friend so much! Every time something scary happened we would hide behide the pillow!!"
Reviewed by buzz, an E.T. fan.
"What makes me love E.T. is that it's not like all those other alien movies the have evil killer martians and invaders from mars, E.T. is kind, and ,well, a not killer alien. I love all the special affects and new features that are in the 20th annaversary addition, like when E.T. was in the bathroom (that was one of my favorite scenes)!"
E.T the extra-terrestrial
"the movie was sucked it made me fall asleep in 30 minutes"
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