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E.T.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 3/17/21 at 9:43 pm
Watching now on Amazon. Few notes:
- Not the cinematic masterpiece 10 year old me remembers.
- Musical score, kids, and some videography made this movie.
- Dee Williams was a smoke show and I was too young to appreciate it.
- Not the cinematic masterpiece 10 year old me remembers.
- Musical score, kids, and some videography made this movie.
- Dee Williams was a smoke show and I was too young to appreciate it.
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Posted on 3/17/21 at 9:45 pm to RougeDawg
This movie is awesome for turning me on to Reece's Pieces.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 9:59 pm to RougeDawg
Never watched it, always looked dumb asf.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 10:12 pm to RougeDawg
quote:
- Not the cinematic masterpiece 10 year old me remembers.
I disagree. It is a cinematic masterpiece because of what your 10 year old self remembers and knows about it. No movie quite embraces childhood innocence as well as ET. I think it’s one of the greatest films ever made because of this. If you’re remotely attached to your 10 year old self, I think you should break down in tears at the ending.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 10:15 pm to RougeDawg
I disagree with all of your stances.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 10:22 pm to RougeDawg
the ride at universal is laughable compared to others. you can tell it's an '80's ride. 
Posted on 3/17/21 at 11:19 pm to RougeDawg
I never really liked ET that much. It's not terrible, but I just never saw what all the fuss was about. As far as classic movie staying power goes, they probably didn't do themselves any favors by vaulting it for so long.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 11:32 pm to blueboy
Its kind of amazing in retrospect that ET was the highest grossing film ever for like 15 years in the 80s and 90s.
Every other top film on that list is either a historical or modern epic or an action/sci-fi/comic book blockbuster.
Although ET had a an element of Sci-fi, it was by no means a science fiction or action or epic film. It was basically just a movie about family and loss and separation and childhood. It's a very intimate movie.
But it tapped you so hard emotionally that it just gutwrenched and engaged the moviegoing public.
I never thought it was close to being Spielberg's best film, but the few times I've watched it as an adult, I just get emotionally harpooned and the flood of childhood memories just overwhelm you. That's why it remains as revered and regarded as it has.
Every other top film on that list is either a historical or modern epic or an action/sci-fi/comic book blockbuster.
Although ET had a an element of Sci-fi, it was by no means a science fiction or action or epic film. It was basically just a movie about family and loss and separation and childhood. It's a very intimate movie.
But it tapped you so hard emotionally that it just gutwrenched and engaged the moviegoing public.
I never thought it was close to being Spielberg's best film, but the few times I've watched it as an adult, I just get emotionally harpooned and the flood of childhood memories just overwhelm you. That's why it remains as revered and regarded as it has.
This post was edited on 3/17/21 at 11:35 pm
Posted on 3/18/21 at 12:44 am to RougeDawg
quote:
- Dee Williams was a smoke show and I was too young to appreciate it.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 2:26 am to finchmeister08
quote:
the ride at universal is laughable compared to others. you can tell it's an '80's ride.
It wasn't a ride but in the 80s on the Universal tour, they'd pick a kid out of the audience and they could ride the bike and then projected on a screen looking like they were the cow that jumped over the Moon.
They did the same thing with Buck Rodgers...and my sister and I did that.
The E.T. thing was lame. At least Buck Rodgers it looked like we were flying through space.
But even after that it was just like, can we go back to the Psycho house and lift the A-Team van again?
This post was edited on 3/18/21 at 2:28 am
Posted on 3/18/21 at 4:58 am to finchmeister08
quote:
the ride at universal is laughable compared to others. you can tell it's an '80's ride.
Though it is old, I still love it. Great place to cool off on a hot day in the park - and to see if your name gets called at the end.
It is sorta like loving Spaceship Earth at Epcot.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 5:04 am to RougeDawg
No mention of a Mr. Thompson, Elliot and Gertie's father, anywhere?
I noticed that as a kid, and it seems more significant the older I got.
I noticed that as a kid, and it seems more significant the older I got.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 6:46 am to RougeDawg
This was the first movie I can remember seeing in a movie theater. It was at the theater in Cortana.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 6:48 am to blueboy
quote:
I never really liked ET that much. It's not terrible, but I just never saw what all the fuss was about
How old were you when you saw it?
Posted on 3/18/21 at 7:11 am to RougeDawg
quote:
notes: - Not the cinematic masterpiece 10 year old me remembers. - Musical score, kids, and some videography made this movie.
I would agree... it isn’t necessarily a masterpiece. But it is a top 10 favorite of my lifetime. But I’m 52 and was about the same age as the characters in the movie. It definitely struck a lot of chords with me growing up.
Movie masterpiece? Probably not.
Masterpiece of storytelling? Absolutely.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:18 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:11
How old were you when you saw it?
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:27 am to RougeDawg
quote:
- Dee Williams was a smoke show and I was too young to appreciate it.
Wallace.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 8:40 am to RougeDawg
Unpopular opinion:
I was kid when this came out and I didnt' like it then. Never held my interest.
I was kid when this came out and I didnt' like it then. Never held my interest.
Posted on 3/18/21 at 9:12 am to Saint Alfonzo
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Never watched it, always looked dumb asf.
when idiots who are dumb AF type "dumb ASF," I find the contrary to their opinions is usually the best route. Thanks for confirming that E.T. is spectacular
Posted on 3/18/21 at 10:13 am to Midget Death Squad
quote:
when idiots who are dumb AF type "dumb ASF," I find the contrary to their opinions is usually the best route. Thanks for confirming that E.T. is spectacular
Lol. You're dumb asf if a contrary opinion makes you like something. I didn't watch E.T. when I was young, there's no nostalgia element to it for me and the story is dumb. If you like it, great, enjoy. Here's another abbreviation for you, gfy.
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