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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Movie Review

    100 out of 100 Other than Lion King, this movie is absolutely fantastic. It's never gets old and the beloved alien sent messages and that's why it became a major Hollywood Oscar winner. Watch it over and over and over again and again.

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    E.T.

    This was such a nostalgic movie for me because I saw it in the theatre when I was 12 and I was able to share it with my 6 year old daughter. For her to experience it on the big screen was a thrill.

  • Must Go!

    Classic for a reason

    by redyeah

    Speilburg's best alien film is the one with the best acting perfomances. For a young boy to share almost the entire film with an alien puppet is a great task. But this film took that and made something to be cherished. This movie is amazing and always will be to me. Such character development and story telling is rarely this well done. And unfortunately, movies are not made to this caliber as much. Classic film from a classic film personality.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score 94 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    A sophisticatedly sappy masterpiece that bucked the prevailing Hollywood vision...

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    In E.T., Spielberg proved a herald of the age when moviegoers would make...

  • 100
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    If we approach with sympathy and curiosity, we will be rewarded with same. And...

  • 100
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Music for the eyes. That's why it has become a treasured classic. That's why...

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