Review of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) by Jeffrey N — 08 Oct 2014
I didn't get it when I was 10 (and I was the target audience). I don't get it now, at 40. It's supposed to be a heartwarming story of an isolated child looking for something to love to fill a hole left in his heart from his wandering father, but it is too elementarily written, even for a 10 year-old.
It's artificial and forced. The redeeming qualities are the precious performances of the children and Spielberg's direction of them. Also, as weird as the effects may look now, they were groundbreaking at the time.
Unfortunately, overall, E.T. is anything but out of this world.
This review of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was written by Jeffrey N on 08 Oct 2014.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has generally received very positive reviews.
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