Damn Steven Spielburg, he made me cry not once, not twice, but three times in this film. For the life of me, I can't rationally explain why. Tears would just pop out of my tears ducts, no matter how hard I tried suppressing them.
Henry Thomas did a fantastic job as Elliott, and the immediacy and range he showed in this film was pivotal for the audience to buy the concept of E.T. in suburbia. Drew Barrymore was precious and precocious.
E.T. looked like E.T. as I last remembered E.T. I didn't really catch all of the added scenes (I think the toothpaste scene was added, as well as Elliott's fake barf on the phone). The film looked well preserved/digitally re-processed, I can't find fault in the presentation I saw today. I wasn't even bothered by the CGI-ing of walkie-talkies for the guns (it just isn't that important to get all bent out of shape on).
The emotional resonance of this simple tale hits on all cylinders, and by the time the end comes, you are both sad and satisfied.
I give it 4 stars or a grade of A.
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Henry Thomas did a fantastic job as Elliott, and the immediacy and range he showed in this film was pivotal for the audience to buy the concept of E.T. in suburbia. Drew Barrymore was precious and precocious.
E.T. looked like E.T. as I last remembered E.T. I didn't really catch all of the added scenes (I think the toothpaste scene was added, as well as Elliott's fake barf on the phone). The film looked well preserved/digitally re-processed, I can't find fault in the presentation I saw today. I wasn't even bothered by the CGI-ing of walkie-talkies for the guns (it just isn't that important to get all bent out of shape on).
The emotional resonance of this simple tale hits on all cylinders, and by the time the end comes, you are both sad and satisfied.
I give it 4 stars or a grade of A.
PatCave; HT Pix;Gear;DIY Projects;DVDs; LDs
