ET

[Travod]

Not very good.

[Noctis]

Agreed. It really isn't.

[Warhorse]

Not very good.

Agreed. It really isn't.

That's because you're both complete idiots! ET is the best children's movie of all time, ALL TIME. Second would be The Wizard of Oz!

[Noctis]

Lol, you're absolutely hilarious if you think it's the best children's movie of all time!

[Hatebox]

One of those odd films I don't think is bad, per se, but I've just never been able to sit through it all in one go. There's something extremely soporific about the whole affair. I'm sure it deserves it's classic status, but it's not for me.

[acsc1312]

Great as a kid, incredibly boring as an adult. I watched it last year for the first time since I was a kid and I almost couldn't tolerate it. I do think it was good for the 80s, but definitely does not stand up to the test of time.B/B-

[Noctis]

Then don't give it a B-.

[acsc1312]

Why? Is that too high? It's not an F movie by any means, but it's definitely not an A movie either.

[baumer]

It more than stands the test of time.

[Noctis]

Why? Is that too high? It's not an F movie by any means, but it's definitely not an A movie either.

Obviously not an F, but a movie you call incredibly boring does not deserve a B-. That means a C-/C.

[acsc1312]

I guess incredibly boring is an overstatement. It's no TF2 by any means.

[baumer]

There's a reason this film made a billion dollars in today's money. And that's because it touched people. ET was about being alone and finding someone who was just as alone as we are. I'm not sure if people are just too jaded today or if loneliness isn't abig deal to most people anymore but in the 80's it was. ET will never lose it's innocence to those of us who love it. I still get teary eyed to this day watching it.

[Noctis]

There's a reason this film made a billion dollars in today's money. And that's because it touched people. ET was about being alone and finding someone who was just as alone as we are. I'm not sure if people are just too jaded today or if loneliness isn't abig deal to most people anymore but in the 80's it was. ET will never lose it's innocence to those of us who love it. I still get teary eyed to this day watching it.

LOL, loneliness isn't a generational thing, baumer. We all have felt or feel lonely.

[baumer]

LOL, loneliness isn't a generational thing, baumer. We all have felt or feel lonely.

Maybe. Or maybe you guys of this generation don't feel it the same. Between video games, on line gaming, Facebook, Twitter and personal data devices, you are never really alone. There's so much more to do today than there was 30 years ago. So maybe there is some merit to it.

[Hatebox]

Studies have shown that the phenomenon of social networking makes many people feel more lonely. While we're on the subject, I thought Shame was a great meditation on fundamental loneliness.

[tommycruise]

This is overrated but still fairly good though B+

[pinocchio]

It was the "highest grossing movie ever worldwide" in it's time.Ten years later Spielberg topped it with JP.Star Wars, E.T., JP, Titanic and Avatar are all in the same league.If some posters don't understand that or don't like to movie, so what.

[baumer]

Great post pinnocchio

[pinocchio]

It's however a movie that seems not to be very popular on TV anymore, at least where I live. SW or Indiana Jones re-runs still deliver good ratings. I guess they even show GWTW more often than E.T. on TV. So I somehow understand why many people underestimate it today.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

So to sappy for me. The kids in the movie are terrible.  E.T. was just so fucking stupid. How well was he allowed to leave his home planet. The is too outdated and is just made for children. I didn't see this movie until I was late teenage and I could not believe this movie is a classic.

0.5/5