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E.T.- Never gets old
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:51 pm
I am 40+ years old and my husband put this on tonight. It is truly a great film, with a fantastic score.
You can see why "Stranger Things" harkened back to it. Latchkey kids, riding bikes, exploring, going through their parent's divorce. Discovery, wonder, survival.
And what it thankfully lacked, was the drama of girls and women. No love story, just Gertie being a funny little kid, and mom, not really being present. The focus was the goal of getting E.T. back home.
"Movie/TV Board" - yeah yeah.
You can see why "Stranger Things" harkened back to it. Latchkey kids, riding bikes, exploring, going through their parent's divorce. Discovery, wonder, survival.
And what it thankfully lacked, was the drama of girls and women. No love story, just Gertie being a funny little kid, and mom, not really being present. The focus was the goal of getting E.T. back home.
"Movie/TV Board" - yeah yeah.
This post was edited on 9/22/25 at 11:52 pm
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Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:57 pm to liz18lsu
Did you get to watch the guns version?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:00 am to liz18lsu
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E.T.- Never gets old
Did you watch it with SS? Did he get to kiss the starfish????
Moar pics
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:00 am to liz18lsu
My kids loved it. I went all in on a T-shirt that took all of my allowance when I saw it in the theater. The 80's were great times.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:08 am to cubsfan5150
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Did you watch it with SS? Did he get to kiss the starfish????
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:15 am to liz18lsu
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my husband
Posted on 9/23/25 at 1:19 am to liz18lsu
Posted on 9/23/25 at 5:15 am to liz18lsu
I'm 59 and never watched that movie.
ETA- 9 people are mad because I never watched a movie.
ETA- 9 people are mad because I never watched a movie.
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 5:18 am to liz18lsu
Way back when making movies was about entertainment and not trying to shape your thinking for the most part..
Glorious times.
Glorious times.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 7:07 am to Snipe
My first movie my parents took me to and will always hold a special place.
We went to universal last year with the kids and rode the ET ride and made me want to watch. I showed the whole family and still cried at the end when he goes home. The bike scene with the music still gets me, too.
Simpler times. The 80s were the GOAT.
We went to universal last year with the kids and rode the ET ride and made me want to watch. I showed the whole family and still cried at the end when he goes home. The bike scene with the music still gets me, too.
Simpler times. The 80s were the GOAT.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 8:46 am to liz18lsu
Posted on 9/23/25 at 1:29 pm to liz18lsu
I never really got why ET was so popular. It's good, but I just don't see it as that good.
Anyway, I'm glad Spielberg abandoned the sub-plot romance between ET and Elloit's mom. That would have been creepy as shite and the movie would likely not have had the following it did.
Yes, really. Look it up.
Anyway, I'm glad Spielberg abandoned the sub-plot romance between ET and Elloit's mom. That would have been creepy as shite and the movie would likely not have had the following it did.
Yes, really. Look it up.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 1:47 pm to liz18lsu
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going through their parent's divorce.
All the divorce stuff went completely over my head as a kid, and that's even with my parents divorcing when I was 6. But now it is noticeable as an adult.
But the thing that stands out to me now, as I watch it with my son, is how low key hot the mom is. Dee Wallace was only 31/32 in the movie, and she was looking pretty damn good.
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 1:59 pm to blueboy
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I never really got why ET was so popular.
the music does alot of the heavy lifting.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 4:47 pm to liz18lsu
Reese’s Pieces.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 5:20 pm to liz18lsu
I remember that movie being in release for over a year
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