E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Spielberg's most personal film and probably his best. This has stood the test of time and remains a classic film. There are not as many of Spielberg's directorial flourishes here but the decision to shoot from the POV of the children is inspired and certain shots stay with you - the silhouette of the bike passing by the moon of course is now iconic. John Williams at this stage of his career was rolling out classic scores one after the other and here he creates a piece of music so good, Spielberg decided to edit the final sequence to the music. But it's the children and their performances that make or break this film and while the core trio are all very good, Henry Thomas delivers probably the greatest performance by a child actor to date, completely sells the relationship between Elliott and ET, and provides the emotional backbone to the film that makes it so appealing.

3 Thoughts After Re-Watching ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’:

1. I just watched this film, one that defined my childhood, for the very first time in a theater — and it was as epic and tender as ever. Iconic in every way. Absolutely magical. And the feels are unbelievably still very, very real. Spielberg at his supremely best.

2. THAT SCORE. The sound of it brings tears to my eyes and truly reminds us what films can conjure. John Williams is a singular genius. Again, iconic.

3. It’s a consistent takeaway from the film, so I’d be remiss not to acknowledge it: Can Drew Barrymore be anymore adorable? When Gertie cries, I cry.

**T**_heme_- 10/10
**R**_ewatchibility_- 9/10
**A**_cting_- 10/10
**K**_inematography_- 9.5/10
**T**_ime_- 9.5/10
**Total** - 48/5 = ==9.6==

40th Anniversary screening in IMAX at the TCL Chinese theater and it was amazing. Visual and audio details I never noticed after seeing this movie countless times. A classic in every way.

The absolute BEST movie of all time!

Ein sehr toller Film, muss mann gesehen haben !

remind me to the Wall.E

I did watch this movie at some point when I was a kid, but it was slightly before my time, and so I don’t love this movie for nostalgic reasons as I know many do, but I do love this movie. Which surprised me when watching this time actually, because I know I watched it as an adult about 10-ish years ago and I recall being bored!

==(A special thanks to a dear friend for prompting this viewing with my daughter.)==

Afterwards, I found myself trying to explain to my boyfriend that this film embodies for me what movies used to be. At least in terms of how now tons of content is just being pumped out continuously. A lot of it is good, but even so, so much of it is also easily forgettable the moment you’re done enjoying it. On to the next! Nothing is as special as it once had the chance to be. This is special. And I may or may not be in just the right age bracket to realize and understand that. I really have no idea if I’m expressing myself the way I’m intending to. But, the cinematography is epic, all the actors were phenomenal, and there’s no doubt that this movie is iconic!

From the IMDb trivia, which I highly recommend for more than just this:
>“Adjusted for inflation today, it's still the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time.”

**BONUS**: Also from the trivia I have discovered that there is a Michael Jackson narration of the _E.T._ story and it's posted on YouTube! This is especially exciting because my kiddo is a fan of his music.

this is so fucking magical

Saw the 40th anniversary version today. It was sooooo good. I'm glad it wasn't a remastered version of the 20th, given how crap some of the effects are in that one.