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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Critic Reviews - Page 2 of 5

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 23 May 2009

Seeing E.T…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 06 Jan 2007

a bona fide classic that has something to offer moviegoers of all ages…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 30 Jun 2006

When E.T…

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By David Pirie (11) for Time Out (7,510) on 26 Jan 2006

Although conclusively demonstrating Spielberg's preeminence as the popular artist of his time, E.T…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 22 Dec 2005

Spielberg has always shown a penchant for overt manipulation, but nowhere is this more obvious than in E.T., where he pulls out all the stops…

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By Vincent Canby (762) for The New York Times (9,847) on 07 Dec 2005

E.T. is as contemporary as laser-beam technology, but it's full of the timeless longings expressed in children's literature of all eras…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 27 Oct 2005

There are some unsatisfactory elements–slow spots occur during the middle stretch, the mild anti-establishment stance is getting to be a…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 Aug 2004

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a reminder of what movies are for. Most movies are not for any one thing, of course…

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By James Plath (543) for Reel.com (1,232) on 13 Aug 2004

What do Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein, and E.T. have in common? The eyes, according to Spielberg…

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By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 15 Feb 2004

I have written elsewhere that love stories seem to be in short supply these days, as they have been in the last decade of American movies…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 14 Nov 2003

If we approach the unfamiliar with fear and apprehension, we will be met with fear and apprehension…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Nov 2003

Spielberg's sledgehammer way with emotional moments, never more obvious than here, kills some of the pleasure for adults and robs the movie…

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By Eric Lurio (584) for Greenwich Village Gazette (481) on 07 Nov 2003

The OOOOOs and Ahhhhhhhhs are contagious, the cheering as Elliot, Michael and their friends take to the air as they're being chased by the…

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By Ian Waldron-Mantgani (282) for UK Critic (265) on 12 Apr 2003

The simple truth is, no other movie has the same power to unite audiences in wonder and fulfilment…

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By Scott A. Mantz (197) for Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews (101) on 04 Feb 2003

The film remains pure cinematic enchantment in every sense of the word…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 24 Jan 2003

I doubt if the public that fell so much in love with this cute Disney-like tale had looked too deeply at this religious parable and examined…

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By Rick Kisonak (485) for Film Threat (5,156) on 17 Dec 2002

The story itself holds up fairly well though, twenty years later, does come off as thinner than I recalled. [2002 re-release]…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 29 Oct 2002

Most importantly of all things, the ORIGINAL unaltered, unblemished, and gloriously widescreen 1982 version is included, so all complaints…

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By Margaret A. Mcgurk (290) for Cincinnati Enquirer (290) on 14 Oct 2002

One of the great children's movies of all time has lost none of its charm in this 20th anniversary re-release…

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By Kevin N. Laforest (610) for Montreal Film Journal (589) on 09 Sep 2002

It remains a timeless classic: it blew my mind when I saw it as a kid, and watching it again 20 years later, I still adored it…

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