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www.ram.org - : I saw E.T. when I was ten, and at that time, the excitement and suspense generated by the opening scenes, where the aliens abandon one of their kind, gave way to nausea viewing the saccharine ending. Since I can remember, I was more interested in exploring ideas presented by movies rather than the plot itself, and E.T.'s plot was a distraction. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Playing closely to the theme of ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind,'' ''E.T.'' follows the warmly personal story of the magical friendship of 10-year-old Elliott (Henry Thomas) and an abandoned being from another world who seeks the youngster's protection. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : This movie made my heart glad. It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly funny and exciting as hell. ''E.T The Extra-Terrestrial'' is a movie like ''The Wizard of Oz,'' that you can grow up with and grow old with, and it won't let you down. It tells a story about friendship and love. Some people are a little baffled when they hear it described: It's about a relationship between a little boy and a creature from outer space that becomes his best friend. That makes it sound like a cross between ''The Thing'' and ''National Velvet.'' It works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie, and at the end, when the lights go up, there's not a dry eye in the house. more...
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