E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
A group of Earth children help a stranded alien botanist return home (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Melissa Mathison
Starring: Peter Coyote, C. Thomas Howell, Dee Wallace, Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas, Erika Eleniak, Debra Winger, K.C. Martel, Robert MacNaughton, Sean Frye, David M. O'Dell, Richard Swingler
Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Family/Kids, Fantasy
Country: USA
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KasperL | 90 97th |
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No director creates movie magic like Spielberg, and just as any other reasonable child of my generation I have, of course, always adored 'E.T.'. In fact, I love it so dearly that I'm fundamentally suspicious of those mean enough to have placed what's obviously the best children's movie of all time below tier 9 and therefore (arguably unfairly) is of a good mind to remove them from my Kumpel list.
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supergloo | 1 1st |
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Great kids movies (Wizard of Oz, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao) show the inherent magic INSIDE ourselves; they celebrate the joy--and pain--of simply being alive and human. Manipulative drivel like E.T. show the magic coming from OUTSIDE ourselves. The film's message: a creepy looking alien from outer space will make your life worth living. E.T. is the film for people who think winning the lottery will allow them to live happily ever after.
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glumpy_99 | 100 99th |
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Quite extraordinary "kid's movie", which opens up to portray a range of issues that still haunt adults. Possibly Spielberg's crowning achievement, a perfect blend of sophistication and innocence, and an incredible performance by E.T. (even if he has been subtly tweaked for the 2002 DVD re-issue). Thomas, MacNaughton and especially Barrymore deliver flawless performances, and Wallace brings a delightful eccentric edge to the mother. Guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and gasp. Wonderful.
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BeeDub | 95 91st |
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The best Disney film that Disney never made.
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| 5 | JoshStew06 | 94 93rd |
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Few movies have aged as well as this good-alien fable. It's a genuinely moving tale for the kid in all of us. With Drew Barrymore in probably the cutest performance by a child actress ever.
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djross | 25 7th |
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E.T. represents the apotheosis of a process of the economic and aesthetic transformation of Hollywood: the industrialised infantilisation of audiences. Robert Kolker, A Cinema of Loneliness (4th edn.), p. 332, on the Spielberg machine: "Promising fulfillment of the dreams of childhood, the machine places everyone who comes in contact with it in the position of a child under the control of the father who gives, takes away, promises to give again if the child reacts correctly."
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BattleToad | 90 89th |
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Rarely does a movie have such a good sense of when it needs to be serious. E.T. has a magnificent combination of entertainment value combined with "pipe-down and pay attention" time. It's an extremely well executed film, and the story is touching and unique. Awesome!
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Jeb | 100 98th |
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No film can match the wonder and excellence of E.T. It's one of the most inspiring films ever! Great story, great acting and a phenomenal ending makes this a masterpiece!
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weirdyoda | 100 99th |
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Spielbergo will never again match the wonder and excellence of his masterwork contribution to family cinema. Inspiring and heartwarming.
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Grit | 40 35th |
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To be honest beyond the fantastical whimsies I have never seen what is so great about E.T., even as a child. It has its moments, often simple scenes expertly enhanced by the application of mood setting auditory resources, but nothing ever really grabbed my attention. Even though there are many moments which have since become iconic in film history there is shockingly little substance to back this up.
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BillyShears | 90 92nd |
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"Okay but does the alien have to look like a humanoid scrotum thing"
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spleen | 90 95th |
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A childhood classic. For those in my generation, ET taught us all valuable life lessons like tolerance and consideration for things we don't understand and comfort for those that need help. But most importantly, ET taught me how to threaten a kid with a walkie-talkie.
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DavidBlast | 100 98th |
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Nothing new to say about this absolutely vintage Spielberg modern classic. So I offer this: Retarded farmer alien wanders from the flock and is left on Earth. He then abuses a young boy by mind melting with him, in order to gain sympathy and help. He's indifferent to the fact that when he gets ill, Elliot also suffers... No? Then how about this: The Extra-Terrestrial is an anagram for Jesus Christ. Wait, where are you going?
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hellboy76 | 71 84th |
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I remember bawling in the theatre at 6 years old. Good family entertainment, well crafted. Skip the walkie talkie version.
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MJVmovieMan | 99 99th |
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There has never been a more imaginative family film. Spielberg's Best Picutre nominee is absolutely unforgettable.
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muzak66 | 98 98th |
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Greatness all around.
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FrederikA | 95 98th |
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I STILL get misty eyed watching E.T. ...Don't know if that says more about Spielberg's talent or my lack of coolness, but I love the movie.
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LanceRomance | 95 99th |
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Hailed as a classic by mainstream audiences, completely underrated by critics (likely out of disdain for mainstream audiences). If it were presented as a Pixar film, it would easily rank in the 90's.
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| 2 | StarSiren | 90 95th |
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A child hood favorite. It's still a great film to watch. It's a very touching story and it's well acted and executed.
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| 2 | whomperize | 89 95th |
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E.T. is like the Flaming Lips of movies: it's so heart-warming that it's impossible to dislike. This is the ultimate children's movie.
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| 2 | svicciarelli | 92 90th |
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Timeless tale of friendship, touched by the undeniably magical storytelling of Speilberg.
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TheDiceman | 80 95th |
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Quality.
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TedDedon | 92 88th |
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E.T. is one of the greatest family movies ever made. There really isn't much that could have been done to make this movie better.
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martryn | 78 72nd |
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If I could label one movie in history as being overrated, then it's probably this or Jaws.
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Spunkie | 35 19th |
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I had fallen asleep on it, no idea why. Then never attempted to rewatch.
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bleary | 20 15th |
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overrated over sentimental twallop!
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| 2 | Hyp3r10n | 30 11th |
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Far too much emotional rubbish for me.
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| 2 | st_fly | 10 15th |
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crap.
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| 2 | minx2 | 100 96th |
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love it, used to scare me when he was in the bushes aaaah
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skiewulfy | 75 94th |
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This score is for the original cut. The politically correct CG laden recut scores much lower.
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calharding | 91 91st |
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Every good parent should make sure their kids see this film at least once. A story of the meaning of true friendship containing many important lessons on life, and reflections on human weakness and man-made evils, but at no point does it lose any of its immense entertainment value nor become patronizing. A truly timeless classic.
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| 2 | DiegozFlixs | 100 94th |
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why give a master peace anything less?
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jswinder | 85 83rd |
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An alien left behind helps an adolescent cope with being a bastard child. Classic.
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ImThatDingo | 10 15th |
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Not a fan. Way to endorse Reese's Pieces though! E.T. sold out!
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begoniabol | 79 77th |
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This is just a classic movie everyone should've seen. A very memorable, moving and awesome movie.
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| 2 | Mechatigger | 100 91st |
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An exceptional fantasy film.
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omgfridge | 9 92nd |
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I had never watched this until I was 18.
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2xdi_ | 87 75th |
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fav
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Da Govna | 1 1st |
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"ouuuuuuucccccccchhhhhhhhhh." Even E.T. knew this sucked.
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Cinema_Asia | 80 84th |
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It's sentimental, it's Spielberg at his most emotionally manipulative, and it's full of cutesy children-alien scenes but it works when it could have easily fallen apart. The music, story, and rather pleasant look at the 80's suburban life is an example of a modern 80's classic.
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| 2 | johnnydark | 100 93rd |
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Who doesn't love this movie? Even if you've outgrown it by now, I'm sure you loved it as a kid!
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Fresh | 98 95th |
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Playing as both an exciting sci-fi adventure and a remarkable portrait of childhood, Steven Spielberg's touching tale of a homesick alien remains a piece of movie magic for young and old.
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P u l p | 33 20th |
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Oh thank god... finally finished !
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MartinTeller | 72 41st |
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Drivel somewhat above the typical Spielberg drivel. Too sentimental and manipulative by half, but plotted well enough to keep you interested.
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| 1 | lockeender | 100 96th |
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It's perfect and some of the best and most effective filmmaking ever put on the screen. Seeing this with a crowd is an unbelievable experience, and one quickly sees why the film was as successful as it was. A real highligh is Allen Daviau's stunning cinematography, elegant, effective eye-candy.
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ServantDagon | 100 98th |
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It's Jesus only cooler and with more love and a better message!
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irvinejump | 10 6th |
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You'd never guess Carlos Rambaldi designed the alien for this sucker, yuk
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lachapelle | 88 83rd |
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A sweeter, sapier, government conspiracy film has never been made. This is a great film - a Spielberg masterpiece.
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cagedwisdom | 50 38th |
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Somehow manages to be a fairly mediocre film at the same time as being an unforgettable classic. It feels very 80s.
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ozymandius10 | 88 95th |
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I just watched it again for the first time in like 15 years, and I was astounded at how well it held up. The effects and creature are pretty dated and cheesy, but they're shot and presented in such a way that there's not a ton of attention to it and it doesn't take away from the experience. I'm not usually a fan of child actors, but Henry Thomas was amazing. The whole family played well together, the creature was charming, and the antagonists aren't shown until 30 minutes left. It's timeless.
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bethelysa | 90 91st |
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Pure love. Just...that's all I got. Pure LOVE.
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Nathan S | 2 21st |
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I don't know. It just never hit me, even as a kid.
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| 1 | Chuchaqui | 100 98th |
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Simply the most beautiful childrens movie ever. And one of the saddest. Best Spielberg film and a masterpiece.
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CinematicESP | 93 93rd |
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It's simply magical. A classic. The original, walkie-less version of the climactic bike chase is one of the most exhilarating sequences of all time.
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twincinema | 85 85th |
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I saw this once as a child, and somehow went my whole life with NEVER WATCHING IT AGAIN. How is that possible?
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Bojangles | 30 12th |
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A level of sentimentality so intense that it becomes false. Even as an adolescent this made me cringe.
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| 1 | sammage | 50 2nd |
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Yepyep. 50. I have never liked this movie, never got into it.
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| 1 | theficionado | 75 74th |
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The tail end of this thing is mawkish, but the first hour (if not more) conveys very well this idea of childhood as filled with terror, wonder, disappointment. There's a bit of a feeling of childhood as a dialectic between learning that the world is a scary place not beholden to your whims and finding a comfortable place in it, between exclusion and belonging. And, in a pretty organic way, Spielberg manages to express the impenetrability of the taken-for-granted conventions of the adult world.
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| 1 | juice | 85 97th |
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Phone home.
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| 1 | trafford | 85 76th |
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I know this movie was great and all that, but...For whatever reason it weirded me out as a kid
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amerigo | 69 21st |
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This movie scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and watching it now brings back bad memories of that creepy-ass alien hiding in my closet.
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Shmendrek | 4 83rd |
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Great fantasy film, one of the best children's films ever made.
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| 1 | Matthias99 | 75 18th |
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I dunno. I just never really liked this movie all that much.
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Natzilla | 50 3rd |
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Gave me nightmares as a kid.
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| 1 | webdw | 30 12th |
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My kids loved "sneaky snake" as I dubbed it. I thought it to be a boring, tedious movie.
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| 1 | kdevine | 95 94th |
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Great Family movie (though I think the guns on the guys were fine... walkie-talkies, my ass)
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Icarus | 70 41st |
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So this is what a restrained Spielberg looks like? I like it. Unfortunately, the restraint begins to slip about halfway through, and falls into full-on cheap sentiment by the end. But those early scenes are very effective in setting an atmosphere and a tone for the film. The kids are bearable through most of the movie and the Halloween sequence is a good time.
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nandorizzi | 90 94th |
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Who did not see this movie? What planet are you?
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| 1 | DVicknabb | 90 69th |
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The most important lesson this film can teach young children is that Reese's Pieces are a delicious candy.
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sophie | 80 81st |
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Come on, it's E.T.
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| 1 | cestmoi | 100 92nd |
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Saw this with grandma, we both cried.
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cosMOAnaut | 52 5th |
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I saw E.T. when I was like 4 and that night I had a nightmare. I don't feel like ever watching it again, and not just because I got scared.
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Vandelay1 | 76 87th |
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very good movie
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Tomhet | 7 71st |
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An antecedent to Where the Wild Things Are. Childhood as a slippery, tumultuous series of snapshots that alternate between transcendent joy and unparalleled agony.
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Garlonuss | 90 91st |
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Excellent movie. The pacing is just perfect and this is one family movie that doesn't feel the need to play down to kids.
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| 1 | kevinflinttn | 100 96th |
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I can actually say I was at the movie on opening night for to see this movie. Does that make me old? I was very, very young. It will forever be a classic in the hearts of so many. There was so much depth to the storyline. The love, dedication, sacrifice and abundance of trust between the characters.
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| 1 | ought | 90 97th |
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Wonderfully moving film about fridnship and love.
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| 1 | aaaaaaarrggg | 100 97th |
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For years the most popular film in history, Spielberg's greatest achievement here is that he makes E.T. (a Carlo Rambaldi creation that's part mechanical, part little-person-in-a-suit, and allegedly voiced by Debra Winger!) the most fully realized character in the film. Warm and true to life (especially in the characterization of the kids, who, today, would be little more than trendily dressed, wise-cracking little creeps), with an exhilarating John Williams score
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| 1 | rayzor_1969 | 100 95th |
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the best this is the first movie i saw in the movie theater its awsome great story good actors and a great director
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| 1 | ewalters | 93 98th |
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I can't believe I saw this film in the cinema, I must have been about 3 years old! Still rates as one of my top 10 films ever!
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| 1 | Haha | 93 89th |
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That memorable score. A classic kids film with a lot of heart. Lots of lessons here and well presented and executed. Holds up pretty well too. Spielberg is a master.
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ivyt | 30 14th |
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One of the most overrated movies of all time, the alien is butt-fuckin-ugly, the story is boring, the catchprase is also annoying. Fuck this.
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astrakhan | 89 97th |
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A funny-looking rubber puppet and a dorky kid will make you cry, proving that Spielberg is the true master of emotional manipulation (honorable mention to John Williams). Fantastic family entertainment, and a touching story with real depth, warmth and humour. On top of all that, I love the way this film has captured such a beautiful snapshot of 1982 suburban America.
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Crim122 | 100 90th |
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One of the best sci fi film hands down, it has a little of everything!
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LarsThorwald | 95 94th |
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One of my all time favorites
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freqflyer | 10 14th |
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It was dumb then, it's dumb now.
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wetwillies | 100 98th |
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I cried tears of joy watching this movie. When you hear the term 'movie magic', this is the film that defines it.
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leekenn | 35 7th |
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E.... T.... phone... blockbuster... rent... something... else!
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mwgerb | 76 92nd |
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It may have its flaws, but few films capture the same sense of childlike wonder, or deliver such iconic lines, images, and music. Joyful, triumphant cinema.
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| 1 | JPBrendal | 100 95th |
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I LOVE this movie. I used to watch this as a kid, but was never fully aware of the rich thematic complexity that this movie truly had to offer until I was much older. I love the themes of childhood and growing up in a home with parents who are divorced--the subtile and beautifully woven-in references to Peter Pan. And I especially love the similarities between E.T. and Jesus. This was, and will continue to be one of my all-time favorite movies.
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pewbeng | 70 51st |
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Nothing to phone home about. HA! I was waiting ages to get that one out. But seriously: Decent movie, if I would be 9 again I'd give it a 90 fo sho
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| 1 | tucketw98 | 92 92nd |
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A classic and one of my all-time favorites. Extremely well done.
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| 1 | CaptainJonny | 33 12th |
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I score it low because that little alien scares the life out of me so much I can't watch this!
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| 1 | endellion | 20 7th |
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really don't like this movie never did it ust bores me
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| 1 | kctgreat | 93 92nd |
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very touching
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| 1 | myfajahas400 | 99 94th |
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Another great movie from Steven Spielberg.
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chmul_cr0n | 86 96th |
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have never in my life seen children act that brilliantly before.
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Paxton | 80 87th |
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I assume this is still a great kids movie. I don't remember it all that well, but with a kid on the way I'm sure I'll revisit it. And if that kid doesn't like it cause E.T. isn't digital I'll punish him with a viewing of "The Thing."
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The Pirate | 82 67th |
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Who doesn't like E.T.? Honestly?
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| 1 | brandons | 81 72nd |
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Playing as both an exciting sci-fi adventure and a remarkable portrait of childhood, Steven Spielberg's touching tale of a homesick alien remains a piece of movie magic for young and old.
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lex | 85 67th |
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Were E.T. released today in animated form, it could easily pass for a Pixar classic. An intimate look on the soul of a child and friendship. A magical adventure that will warm your cold, black heart even if it tries too hard in the third act.
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talonmalon | 91 84th |
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E.T. is a classic. It's such a charming story that is just so great all around. A wonderful family movie.
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kough33 | 48 14th |
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Spielberg's "funny", so is NASA, so are the cops. Or maybe the exact word would be "idiot"! And those jump-cuts of Elliot on the bicycle! O, My, God!
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rttntomatoes | 98 94th |
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Playing as both an exciting sci-fi adventure and a remarkable portrait of childhood, Steven Spielberg's touching tale of a homesick alien remains a piece of movie magic for young and old.
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Mr.Olivier | 78 78th |
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I saw this when it first came out in the theater as a kid, & saw it for the second time, in the theater again, tonight, thanks to Hillsborough Cinemas throwback Wednesdays & a friend who works there & got us in free. Like every Spielberg film I've ever seen it's a bit (or a lot) schmaltzy & the score is so blatantly & badly manipulative I wanna puke (not quite as bad as the Jurassic Park films tho), but it's still a really cute kids' flick that I haven't become too cynical to enjoy.
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