Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Drama/
Family/ Fantasy/ Science Fiction
Runtime: 115
minutes
Year:
1982
Starring: Henry
Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace-Stone, Robert McNaughton, Peter Coyote, KC
Martel, Sean Frye, C. Thomas Howell, David M. O’Dell, Richard Swingler, Frank
Toth, Erika Eleniak, Michael Darrell, Robert Barton
Description: A troubled
child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to
his home-world.
Review: Aliens were ‘hot’ at the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s. Steven
Spielberg already made “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and Ridley Scott
gave us the chills with “Alien”. Then comes Spielberg again with what appears
to be a cute, sweet and adorable alien: “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial”. As
endearing as E.T. is, we haven’t seen many aliens like that.
The adventure is for the
entire family. The story is simple: Elliott is a lonely eight year old boy and
befriends an alien who he names E.T. At first he wants to keep their friendship
a secret, but soon his brother and sister find out.
With “E.T. the Extra
Terrestrial” Spielberg made an ode to youth. Kids are boss in this movie.
Adults aren’t portrayed in the nicest way, except for Elliott’s mother, and the
story is told from the point of view of Elliott.
The show stealer is without
a doubt E.T. itself. He doesn’t only steal the show, but also our hearts. This
is one of those movies that always makes me cry. And Henry Thomas also did a
fantastic job, just like his movie sister Drew Barrymore who was only seven
while filming.
“E.T. the Extra Terrestrial”
is a delightful adventure, for young and old. It’s timeless and heartwarming.
It’s a classic and one of my favorite films from my childhood. And kids today
should keep seeing it!
Rating: 5/
5
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