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Henry Thomas
C. Thomas Howell
Peter Coyote
Dee Wallace-Stone
Drew Barrymore
Robert MacNaughton

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A small boy and girl try to help a friendly alien find his way back home.

10/21/2011 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial review

Elliott (Henry Thomas) adopts an E.T. (Extra-Terrestrial) who was left behind. The timeless flick had a gorgeous score and touching moments. Matters of friendship, perseverance, having a heart and communication were exhibited. The screenplay was sensitive, such as the following lines: Ellitiot – “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.” “You've gone someplace else now. I'll believe in you all my life, every day. E.T., I love you.” Michael – “Damn it, why don't you grow up? Think about how other people feel for a change.” The special features with interviews were fascinating in itself. A childhood global classic for all ages to love and cherish, E.T. delivers the maturity of one person while enjoying the adv...

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4/4 

09/06/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

E.T. phone home!

When a movie is a hit it's sometimes called "home run." But Steven Spielberg doesn't hit home runs he hits Grand Slams! If there is any film that absolutely defines Spielberg in my mind it's this one. This film is a complete and total success both as entertainment and within the framework of the director's objectives. It's very odd to look at these films in retrospect after most of them have already gone on to become world-wide phenomena and see that many studios rejected not only this film but many other successful Spielberg ventures. Oddly enough Hollywood insiders have always viewed him as a risk taker. This film's success, however, shouldn't have surprised anyone at all. In E.T. we have a wonderfully structured story that seamlessly crosses over from fairy tale to comedy to drama with...

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3.5/4 

04/16/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

This movie is a great example of emotional film-making at its best. I watched it again recently, and I was still moved by the story, mostly because of the wonderful performance of Henry Thomas as Eliot.

Early in the film, there is scene in which several unsupervised teenage boys are smoking while playing Dungeons and Dragons. Worse still, the are smoking around Eliot, setting a rather bad example. Compare that to the follow-up scene in which the mother appears; suddenyl all of the smoking paraphernalia is gone, and there are two cans of air freshener on the table. Speilberg is too good of a director for that to be unintentional. What is the message there? This film earned a SmokeScreeners Rating of 4 Butts (http://tinyurl.com/d5q9ow).

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