E.T. - the Extra Terrestrial (DVD)

I’ve grown out of E.T now but it will continue to interest and entertain future generations for years to come. Let’s face it, it’s not an adult film but for a child it has so much magic and wonder that it’s unbelievable that Speilberg didn’t get an Oscar for it. If you don’t know the plot (where have you been) it’s basically how an alien is stranded on Earth and how it forms a bond and friendship with Elliot a young child. It’s directed immaculately, the opening scenes although silent conveying emotion and depth and a final sequence that makes your heart pound. Ok as I said it’s not going to entertain a ...

This is the movie I love most from production of Steven Spielberg. I have watching this movie for 4 times, once on movie on video, others are from television. Why do I love this movie so much? Steven knows the way of touching human's hearts, including the adults who compete in this world all the time, and the children who are innocent, naive and full of dreams for their future. That's why this movie had make a huge income for Steven. It is one of the Top 10 best selling movies of human history. I was very young (too young to know what movie is) when this movie was released. I think around 1980's which I was around 3-4 years old. I didn't have a ...

I watched ET when it first came out, being the angry young youth that I was back then, I dismissed the film as being sentimental over the top nonsense. I have resolutely stuck to my guns in not watching it for many years but I was persuaded to watch it again by my girlfriend. I was detremined not to like it, hate in fact but I couldn't. I don't know wether it's because I have mellowed some or I am more used to ET now due to the BT phone ads but I really enjoyed the film, and got I ashamed to say, a little tear in the corner of my eye as the film finished! The overwhelming plus point of the film is ET's relationship with Elliot. ...