A group of earth children help a stranded alien botanist return home. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/23/2005 Starring: Henry Thomas Robert Macnaughton Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Steven Spielberg
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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
E. T. Phone home!!!:
Bought this movie for my granddaughter who has NEVER seen it! Always loved it myself---an AAA+++++ movie!
Science Fiction Meets the Human Condition:
Mr. Speilberg seems to have a talent for taking some of his far out ideas, and bringing them to a level where they reflect realistic aspects of the human condition. (His "Poltergeist" may appear to be about ghosts and monsters, but the real theme is that corruption, deception, and greed are the true horrors in this world.) His "E.T." is not exactly a Halloween movie. But seeing that it takes place around Halloween, it could almost pass for one. This is an interesting movie in that while it certainly has... more info
Review of "E.T." movie:
i saw the original screen version. I bought your version for my grandson. I could swear there were some parts/sequences that were
missing from your version. Carol Norsworthy
Classic movie:
This movie never gets old, and no matter how old I get, I still get a little misty.
