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Summary: One of the greatest films ever!
Review: IT's one of the greatest films ever! One of my top-10 perhaps, somewhere around #3.Why isn't it available on VIDEO???? Thank you.
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Summary: The movie that defined my fate
Review: My parents will always remember the way this movie made me cry as a kid. The funny thing is, it still does. And when I was applying to film schools for college my parents let me go because they saw how much movies affected me emotionally. But why isn't the video available? Let's all complain to Amazon!
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Summary: I constantly love this movie!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I used to be scared of E.T. when I was five years old, but now I watch this movie everyday!! My best friend, Shanna, loves this movie too!!!!!!!!
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Summary: My kids and me love this movie, we have the E.T. 1982 & 1988
Review: I would like to purchase this movie
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Summary: E.T IS A MAGICAL RIDE BY STEVEN SPEILBERG.
Review: I first saw E.T THE EXTRA TERRESTSTRIAL at the age of 11 and have seen the movie at least a dozen times since. The movie made me laugh and be amazed throughout at the exploits of E.T and his friend ELLIOT played by HENRY THOMAS, what kinds of situations they get into I won't say just watch and find out. Also when the goverment captures E.T does he live or die I won't say but the anwser will suprise you. The special effects are great too in this film as well in my opinion this is a film for all ages don't miss E.T THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL.
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Summary: Top 10 reasons nay-sayers should shut up...
Review: 10. Stop complaining about the "new" footage incoroprated into the 2002 version. The original is included on all 3 DVD versions of E.T. anyway, so what do you care? 9. Regardless of what cinema snobs say, Spielberg is a fantastic director and this is his most personal movie second only to Schindler's List. 8. Quit calling it boring. It's rated PG, so what do want? You expected E.T. to come out at the end dressed as Rambo before blowing the authorities away with his outer space arsenal? It's a family movie. Get over it. 7. If you didn't love this movie as a kid, there's something mentally wrong with you. If you did love it as a kid and are bashing it now, then you grew up a little TOO much. I pity you people. 6. Simple: it's a classic 80's movie. 5. E.T. is more lovable than a lot of kid-friendly characters these days, including SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer and those silly Teletubbies. 4. It's a live-action movie in which, suprisingly, nobody dies. Got a problem with that? Watch a Jason movie. 3. E.T. was produced by Universal, a big studio (obviously), but it has more heart than 99% of the garbage out these days. 2. As successful as E.T. was, it never became a franchise to subject us to a plethora of mediocre sequels because, in my opinion, one movie is all we needed. It told it's story and let us get on with our lives. And the top reason to not listen to the nay-sayers?... 1. They'd rather wallow in depressing music and watch movies like Fight Club. Therefore, they need not speak, because fans of this movie couldn't care any less. So, why did I do this list? Simple. I was bored. Get the DVD and prepare to be entertained.** **Applies to normal people only
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Summary: THE BEST FROM THE 80s...
Review: ...but I refuse to watch the new "look" of the film. Please Mr Spielberg: U gave us a masterpiece, a classic. Every scene was a a classic, but u don`t mess with excellence...
The old film of 1982 is not available in Norway any more, but I hope for the sake of future generations, that Mr Spielberg and his like DOES NOT TAMPER with old productions. What if Munch revived his painting "Scream" 20 years later and had a touch-up with better paint?
What I remember is 1 of the most magical children`s film ever made with a splendid Henry Thomas in the lead. Please let us - THE PUBLIC - have the original back... It belongs to us, our memories and the future.
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Summary: Stop the revionism! Please!
Review: There is absolutely nothing wrong the original theatrical version of E.T.! I am so sick of washed-up directors like Lucas and Spielberg futzing with their old works and then considering them worthy replacements for the originals. I would urge anyone buying this DVD to please watch the original, unaltered version first. I actually threw out the disc containing the "2002 version" (shudder), and got this solely for the 1982 version. The idea of "updating" older films by inserting computer graphics is sickening, and it's an idea that oughta be resisted by anyone who cares.
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Summary: Phone Home
Review: This film is one of the saddest, funniest, and just plain heartfelt movies you will ever see. Directed by Stephen Spielberg, this movie bound to be a classic forever. The extended version is even better
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Summary: USA DVD is the only option
Review: The USA 2-disc edition of E.T is now the only available DVD anywhere in the world. Universal discontinued the UK and Australian DVD releases some time ago to reflect the limited edition, and while this was to be the case in America too, it is obvious that it is still available there.
Nevertheless, the USA edition was always the only one worth buying because it included the 1982 release. The Australian and UK releases are PAL formatted which doesn't allow as much disc space as NTSC. Distributors in these regions therefore decided that consumers would prefer the full length special features over inclusion of the 1982 version. A pity because the 1982 version is much better, and how most of us remember it. I think Universal short-changed it's international clients.
Many reviewers have slammed the 2002 version because of the CGI tampering of E.T's character. I have to agree with them, the CGI has caused E.T to look too comical in scenes and quite unrealistic. I can't comprehend how Spielberg considers these alterations an improvement and more aligned to his vision. However, if you own the USA DVD, it doesn't matter because you can simply choose the better 1982 version. In my opinion, movies shouldn't be enhanced unless it is to improve their picture quality (ie. to remove grain, dust etc).
Overall, a movie worth owning (providing you have the USA DVD).
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