I just want to take a few minutes to talk about one of my personal favorite films of all time. And as far as Spielberg films are considered it is my favorite. But firstly I want to get out of the way the flaws of the film, every film has them, even films I hold to high regard. Honestly, it's hard to find any flaws since this is a nearly perfect film in every aspect. You can't criticize the visuals since it was made in the 1980s, but I think the performances by the kids other than Thomas, Barrymore, and MacNaughton could have used some work, of course featuring also a young C. Thomas Howell, but it's not terrible. Now that I got that out of the way, let's talk about what makes this film so special and timeless. Firstly, Steven Spielberg's direction as always is masterful, especially when it came to getting the best possible performances out of the main characters, and the main characters are children. Spielberg always knows how to capture that childlike innocence in a film without being sappy, and it's wonderfully displayed here. Secondly, the main kids themselves who are the heart, soul, and blood flow of this movie each with groundbreaking performances especially by Henry Thomas as Elliott, and a cute and young Drew Barrymore as Gertie. Robert MacNaughton sort of serves as the middle man, being conflicted with the ways of an adult but still preserves that childlike wonder when he too meets ET. Thirdly, the master himself John Williams proved yet again why is one of the greatest musicians of all time. After musical hits from Jaws, Star Wars, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, he comes in here and gives arguably his best score before or after. He himself made you believe a boy and alien on a bicycle can fly. And without Williams music that bicycle scene with Elliott and ET flying across the moon wouldn't be anywhere near as iconic. Or the chase scene with the police wouldn't feel as intense without his music. And lastly but certainly not least, ET himself. It is a outstanding job on the creators of this magnificent alien. A bunch of people collaborated to make him including sound designers, makeup artists, costume artists, Spielberg, and many many others and together they made him as believable as you could possibly make him during that time. His voice is provided by Pat Welsh, and Debra Winger also contributed heavily to the character. I also don't want to forget the adult actors involved including Dee Wallace, and Peter Coyote, they too do a great job serving as a lense from an adults point of view of the film and the situations within. Overall, this is a film that should never be touched, Spielberg struck gold with this film and he recognizes that. Many films afterwards that deal with a friendship between a boy and another otherworldly being or animal have to owe it to this film. As the friendship between Elliott and ET is a friendship that people will look back on as one of the greatest. And the film itself should be considered one of the greatest films of all time. As a result this film easily gets a 10/10.

This is a classic movie. Watched this movie in 2018 with children. They love it, and so do I.

Movie Review: "E.T.-the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)Recognized with 9-Academy-Award-nominations including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" as U.S. audiences falling love with an amazingly-freakish "Alien" from an unknown galaxy, which is stranded on "Planet Earth" by being late for a spaceship ride, then making friends with group of teenagers in patriotic environment summer school-out California as director Steven Spielberg shows all his skill-making trademarks as a director at age 35 by building suspense, tear-draining emotions, also-thanks to a deeply connecting original script by Melissa Mathison (1950-2015) for the whole family as elementary school boy Elliott, played by match-making casting effort Henry Thomas, at age 10, gets perfectly prepared by director Spielberg in interacting with adults as single Mom Mary, given face by highly-identifiable character performing actress Dee Wallace, when one summer night in steaming as atmospheric shot backyard exteriors Elliott finds "The Extra-Terrestrial"; together they undertake a journey of a boy child's life-time, learning ways of the different, the weird, misfits and freaking social imposters within a microcosm of a Californian small town. Producer Kathleen Kennedy keeps a tight budget of almost low-budget proportions as director Steven Spielberg manages beautifully within the restrictions to let "E.T." become a major hit for the director's Homebase studio Universal Pictures in summer of 1982, defying each and ever picture in terms of emotional content as a mutual family motion picture experience that extraordinary movie summer of 1982, including moviegoers competing pictures as "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", "The Thing", "Conan, The Barbarian" and late arriving "Blade Runner", at a time of U.S. social hardship all through the states by changing Presidential administration from "Jimmy Carter" to powering "Ronald Reagan" (1911-2004); a motion picture attendance as revenue sensation of 1980s making the above-the-line filmmakers world-famous and rich in favor for future production values, when director Steven Spielberg, jet-lacked by so much success in just three years between 1980-1983, when he took brakes by choosing a sure winner with his first ever directed sequel/prequel to a previous motion picture success with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" produced by long-time friend and fellow "New Hollywood" ruling filmmakers George Lucas, Frank Marshall alongside Kathleen Kennedy, who provides the ultimate director in their midst with calm on-set reception every the step of any future filmmaking way. Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Without a doubt, one of, if not the best, universal transfers yet. Absolutely gorgeous picture with a lovely, steady fine grain and beautiful color timing. They got everything right on this release. I would put this right next to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. As well as Jaws, which was also overseen by Mr. Spielberg.