A GROUP OF EARTH CHILDREN HELP A STRANDED ALIEN BOTANIST RETURN HOME.Steven Spielberg’s 1982 hit about a stranded alien and his loving relationship with a fatherless boy (Henry Thomas) struck a chord with audiences everywhere, and it furthered Spielberg’s reputation as a director of equally strong commercial sensibilities and classical leanings. Henry Thomas gives a strong, emotional performance as E.T.’s young friend, Robert MacNaughton and Drew Barrymore make a solid impression as his siblings, and Dee Wallace is lively as the kids’ mother. The special effects almost look a bit quaint now with all the computer advancements that have occurred since, but they also have more heart behind them than a lot of what we see today. –Tom Keogh
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April 11, 2008
#1
This film is among the worst, most pointless, and most inane garbage that I’ve ever had the misfortune to view. Contrary to popular belief the alien was not cute he was CREEPY! The little boy was extremely annoying, and his relationship with the alien made me ill! Actually it made me more than ill, it was down right disturbing! His bond with the alien was one of the most freeky thing I have ever had to witness, and the kids family was just obnoixious. By the time the alien go home no one really cares anymore. You are just relieved that the film is finally over. Watch it only to say that you’ve seen this.
April 11, 2008
#2
Being born in the E.T. generation, one might expect me to be more nostalgic about this film. The problem is that E.T. is one of the most boring, emotionally shallow movies of the last 30 years. It’s only point is to make the viewer depressed over the terrible treatment of an alien being. The creature E.T. is completely unlovable and unbelievable. Spielburg is very good at pushing the viewers emotional buttons, but little else. This movie lacks substance and direction, and I’ve never felt more bored than when watching this movie.
April 11, 2008
#3
speilberg is quite possibly THE WORST DIRECTOR ALIVE TODAY. I loathe this with a passion
April 11, 2008
#4
This movie intellectual level doesn’t surpass the one of a third grader. Characters are all one dimensional. Scripting is higly predictable and filled with clichees. As about all S. movies, this also preaches its number of PC “valueable lessons”. The most common: accept and sustain difference (aliens vs. humans or humans vs. humans). What a repugnant propagandistic piece of ….
April 11, 2008
#5
I saw this movie a few weeks ago, and i asked myself : “what is it about ?, is it a joke ?, why so much fuss about nothing ?”. The movie is very weak, there is neither acting nor plot in it. The alien looks like my old carpet. I think we could make a better alien with computer special effects today. Have you seen aliens in Independance Day ? these look like real aliens ! The movie is very representative of the eighties, that is to say with an american family of the middle class, with a good dog and a great barbecue. The music is often tearful with a lot of tremolos. I don’t think honestly that E.T could be appreciated by children nowdays, the poor E.T looks like a fake doll. Poor E.T, if i were him, i would go home immediately.