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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
He is
afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years
from home.
Director: Steven
Spielberg,
rated PG
  Starring: Dee
Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew
Barrymore, K. C. Martel, Sean Frye, C. Thomas Howell
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"He
needs to go home; he's calling his people. And I don't know
where they are,
but he needs to go home."
- Elliott
Why watch this?
This is the OG 80's sci-fi movie that created the Stranger Things
vibe.
Plot Summary:
After an alien is accidentally left behind on Earth, he is
discovered by a young boy named Elliott. From the beginning, the
two of them share a deep bond. Elliott, along with his siblings,
endeavors to keep the alien, whom they dub E.T., a secret from
their mother and a determined group of government agents seeking
to study the over-worldly being.
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Dad's Preview:
Spielberg's first alien film was
Close
Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and this flick
takes a natural next step. Here, he gives us a wonderful
family film about a being who is stranded on Earth. The
Extra-terrestrial
encounters a typical 1980's family, taking particular interest
the youngest son, a boy
named Elliott. The benevolent creature is curious and quickly
learns to communicate with the children. The film's glowing
strength is really the heart-felt interactions between E.T. and
the innocent children. It's ridiculously cute, and (sappy
language warning) this film will make your
heart glow, too. |
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Amblin
Productions; Universal Pictures
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