Pluskylang Great Film overall

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "E.T.-the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)Recognized with 9-Academy-Award-nominations including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" as U.S. audiences falling love with an amazingly-freakish "Alien" from an unknown galaxy, which is stranded on "Planet Earth" by being late for a spaceship ride, then making friends with group of teenagers in patriotic environment summer school-out California as director Steven Spielberg shows all his skill-making trademarks as a director at age 35 by building suspense, tear-draining emotions, also-thanks to a deeply connecting original script by Melissa Mathison (1950-2015) for the whole family as elementary school boy Elliott, played by match-making casting effort Henry Thomas, at age 10, gets perfectly prepared by director Spielberg in interacting with adults as single Mom Mary, given face by highly-identifiable character performing actress Dee Wallace, when one summer night in steaming as atmospheric shot backyard exteriors Elliott finds "The Extra-Terrestrial"; together they undertake a journey of a boy child's life-time, learning ways of the different, the weird, misfits and freaking social imposters within a microcosm of a Californian small town. Producer Kathleen Kennedy keeps a tight budget of almost low-budget proportions as director Steven Spielberg manages beautifully within the restrictions to let "E.T." become a major hit for the director's Homebase studio Universal Pictures in summer of 1982, defying each and ever picture in terms of emotional content as a mutual family motion picture experience that extraordinary movie summer of 1982, including moviegoers competing pictures as "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", "The Thing", "Conan, The Barbarian" and late arriving "Blade Runner", at a time of U.S. social hardship all through the states by changing Presidential administration from "Jimmy Carter" to powering "Ronald Reagan" (1911-2004); a motion picture attendance as revenue sensation of 1980s making the above-the-line filmmakers world-famous and rich in favor for future production values, when director Steven Spielberg, jet-lacked by so much success in just three years between 1980-1983, when he took brakes by choosing a sure winner with his first ever directed sequel/prequel to a previous motion picture success with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" produced by long-time friend and fellow "New Hollywood" ruling filmmakers George Lucas, Frank Marshall alongside Kathleen Kennedy, who provides the ultimate director in their midst with calm on-set reception every the step of any future filmmaking way. Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Andrea Tsereteli (House of Targaryen) Spielberg's direction and Melissa Mathison's script never lose sight of the realistic, low center of gravity world of childhood, in which such marvelous adventures happen every day. Captivating, endearingly optimistic and magical at times, Steven Spielberg's fantasy about a stranded alien from outer space protected by three kids until it can arrange for passage home is certain to capture the imagination of the world's youth.

a_chinn First off, I am so disappointed my children found this film boring when I took them to the theater for a 35th anniversary screening. They didn't hate it, but they did not get the sense of wonder and magic that I got when I watched this film as a child. Granted I was a few years older than them, but I'm still disappointed. Anyhow, "E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial" drips in 1980s nostalgia, with Mike and his friends playing Dungeons & Dragons while ordering pizza from a corded telephone, Space Invaders t-shirts, references to someone getting the high score on Asteroids, BMX bikes prominently featured, and so on an so forth. That alone made this film fun to rewatch, but beyond Gen-X nostalgia, Steven Spielberg does what he did best during this period of his career, he brought a sense of magic to the world. Spielberg at this time also populated his world with characters who seem very real and identifiable. I was the exact same age as Henry Thomas when this film first came out (I suppose I'm same age now as well), so that likely also added to me feeling a strong connection to the characters in the story when I originally saw the film. Thomas is great and very genuine in his performance, but this was Drew Barrymore's first film and she really does steal every scene she's in. It's hard to say a six-year-old has star quality, or if it's the script, or if it was Spielberg, but she has some of the film's best moments; dressing up E.T., calling him a deformed kid, telling her brothers, "Give me a break!" or her the film's heartfelt finale with E.T. telling Gertie to "Beeeeeee... gooood." The overall story is of a boy hiding a lost alien in his closet and helping him get home is charming, but I believe it's really all of these small moments that made this film great. It's as if "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" is entirely filled with precious Spielbergian scenes like the one from Jaws where Chief Brody and his son mimic each other at the dinner table. I couldn't get over how charming and innocent moments of the film were, particularly when Elliott first coaxes E.T. out of his closet and tells him all of his toys. Those little touches all add up to making the audience more connected with these characters, even if they don't necessarily forward the plot. Those are the scenes that stick in your mind, although the flying bicycles are certainly going to stick in your mind and are a big plot moment. A few things I don't think I picked up on when I originally watched this film was some foreshadowing of E.T. and Elliott's connection. Early on in the film when Elliott is getting food from the fridge, E.T. is startled by something in Elliott's room and shrieks, causing Elliott to also shriek and spill a carton of milk. Upon first viewing, you'd think it was E.T.'s shriek that startled Elliott, but it's the start of their psychic and physical bond between the two. The other part of the film that escaped me as a child was Elliott's mom, Dee Wallace and a great performance that's very nearly very easy to miss, struggling with being a newly single mom and a still coming to terms with a recent divorce. Her struggles as a parent are something I now identify with as an adult and allowed for a new emotional connection to the film and characters. It was also fun when rewatching the film to see how many tips-of-the-hat that were done in "Stranger Things" to this film. It's no secret that "Stranger Things" cribbed heavily form Spielberg, but I was struck by how spot on "Stranger Things" was when I actually went back to watch a Spielberg film from that era. Overall, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a film classic and if Elliot saying, "You could be happy here, I could take care of you. I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. We could grow up together, E.T." doesn't get to you, you have a heart of stone.

blumdeluxe "E.T." is an all-time classic that deals with the extra-terrestrial E.T. who is left behind on planet earth by his species and meets Eliott, a young boy, who gives him shelter and helps him to make contact with his fellow friends.The movie ages quite well. All the cute and funny sequences still deliver the humor and heart that was put into the production. Even the special effects, that are by all means outdated, are carried out with enough care to avoid them from looking ridiculous. It is a typical case of a film settled somewhere between a children's movie, for which it is at parts quite scary, and a plot that adults can enjoy as well. The one thing that really bothered me was that for my taste too much cheesiness is woven into the plot. When E.T. is reanimated by Eliott's love for example, I can't help but feel that that's maybe a bit much. But otherwise this is still a movie you can enjoy with the whole family and one that had quite an influence on many people's childhoods.All in all you can't do much wrong by giving it a try, either as a reminiscence from your own childhood or as a classic that you shouldn't miss out on.