PROLOUGE;
Sara
and I were surfing thru the Netflix movies and found E.T. and said why not even
though we seen it before. back in 1982 when it premier. Well it was like seeing
a long lost friend, a very special and beloved best friend. The profound joy,
the exhilaration and the sublime peacefulness of seeing and being with the old
fiend.
I
felt like a kid again experiencing the heights of joy and sadness & what it
means to have a unique special friend.
I
could go on and on . But the point is for you to draw from my unfettered
enthusiasm for a truly remarkable one-of-a-kind movies.
I
urge you, I implore you to see” E.T.” even if you’ve seen it before but
especially if you’ve never seen it. A MUST see film.
(PS:
I you’d like to read some fascinating Trivia about the making of the
movie just reply to this email and ask for the trivia…for instance: Most of the full-body
puppetry for E.T.was performed by a 2' 10 tall stuntman, but the scenes in the
kitchen were done using a 12-year old boy who was born without legs but was an
expert on walking on his hands. (I have several more)
E. T. 4.0***
This movie delivers an awesome emotional
punch.. Spielberg (with the help of John Williams' magnificent score) expertly
tugs at the heartstrings of his audience, and makes it look easy.
"E.T." is the ultimate in family feel-good movies, and it's truly a
portrait of a man at the top of his game in Hollywood entertainment. The heroes
are so good, and the message so pure, that it's practically impossible for a
human being to walk out of this movie with dry eyes (except the “macho” guys
who are really crying inside).
This is a wonderful fun, heartwarming fairy tale of a story for both kids and adults. In terms of a “feel good” science fiction story, no one has ever been able to touch Stephen Spielberg's classic.
The fairy tale begins when some alien explorers visiting earth for samples inadvertently leave behind one of their own on this strange, bewildering new planet. The adorable little alien is discovered by a 10 year old boy named Elliot, who finds him foraging for food in their garden shed. The friendly alien (ET, as he comes to be called, for Extra Terrestrial) comes to stay in the boy's home. Elliot, his older brother, Michael, and younger sister, Gertie, sort of take him under their wing. But as they learn to communicate, they discover that ET is lonesome. He wants to go home, and to that end, concocts some type of device he thinks might help get him there. However, if he succeeds, Elliot (whose own parents are going through a divorce) will lose his new friend.
It's all so cute, especially the little alien himself. Basically, he kind of represents every homesick kid (or adult) who ever lived. Despite his newfound human friends, he just misses his own home world and fellow critters. Memorable scenes for me are of course the legendary ones...ET hiding among the stuffed animals and assorted junk in a closet so Elliot's mom won't spot him, Halloween trick or treating, and the famed flying bicycle scene. And of course the ongoing "ET phone home".
Great acting by everyone, especially the three kids. ET is simply a fabulous movie with some fancy modern effects and a space age theme, but mainly a story about the bonds of friendship revolving around a touching little guy that needs love and help from his new earthling buddy. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry...just like any truly good movie should. This is one that perennially appeals to the kid in all of us.
This is a wonderful fun, heartwarming fairy tale of a story for both kids and adults. In terms of a “feel good” science fiction story, no one has ever been able to touch Stephen Spielberg's classic.
The fairy tale begins when some alien explorers visiting earth for samples inadvertently leave behind one of their own on this strange, bewildering new planet. The adorable little alien is discovered by a 10 year old boy named Elliot, who finds him foraging for food in their garden shed. The friendly alien (ET, as he comes to be called, for Extra Terrestrial) comes to stay in the boy's home. Elliot, his older brother, Michael, and younger sister, Gertie, sort of take him under their wing. But as they learn to communicate, they discover that ET is lonesome. He wants to go home, and to that end, concocts some type of device he thinks might help get him there. However, if he succeeds, Elliot (whose own parents are going through a divorce) will lose his new friend.
It's all so cute, especially the little alien himself. Basically, he kind of represents every homesick kid (or adult) who ever lived. Despite his newfound human friends, he just misses his own home world and fellow critters. Memorable scenes for me are of course the legendary ones...ET hiding among the stuffed animals and assorted junk in a closet so Elliot's mom won't spot him, Halloween trick or treating, and the famed flying bicycle scene. And of course the ongoing "ET phone home".
Great acting by everyone, especially the three kids. ET is simply a fabulous movie with some fancy modern effects and a space age theme, but mainly a story about the bonds of friendship revolving around a touching little guy that needs love and help from his new earthling buddy. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry...just like any truly good movie should. This is one that perennially appeals to the kid in all of us.
Clark
(a kid again and yes I cried with tears of joy at the in)