Evidently [E.T.] is one of those autistic genius types that Hollywood adores -- capable of crafting an interstellar communicator out of toys and cutlery, but completely inept at basic social skills.
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:79
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.9/10
Consensus: E.T.'s power hasn't diminished with the years. It remains a fine piece of children's cinema.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Theatrical Release:Mar 22, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $35,144,920
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Yes, li'l E.T.'s heart light still burns bright. Now, feel free to go sob in your popcorn.
03/21/02
Though the story feels standard, the fun comes from the meticulously realized details that director Steven Spielberg and associate producer-writer Melissa Mathison have injected into the material.
03/22/02
Watching E.T now, in an era dominated by cold, loud special-effects-laden extravaganzas, one is struck less by its lavish grandeur than by its intimacy and precision.
03/21/02
Top CriticOut of this world.
05/29/02
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03/21/02
Spielberg is at his naive, intuitive finest.
03/22/02
A thrilling reminder of Spielberg's extraordinary powers as a storyteller.
03/21/02
Top CriticMore intimate than spectacular, E.T. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.
03/21/02
Top CriticE.T. works because its flabbergasting principals, 14-year-old Robert MacNaughton, 6-year-old Drew Barrymore and 10-year-old Henry Thomas, convince us of the existence of the wise, wizened visitor from a faraway planet.
03/21/02
Top CriticTwenty years after its first release, E.T. remains the most wondrous of all Hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of Steven Spielberg's misunderstood career.
03/22/02
What doesn't this film have that an impressionable kid couldn't stand to hear?
03/20/02
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03/05/08
(E.T.) stands as a perfect movie-going experience that I don’t believe will ever show signs of age.
04/19/02
Twenty years later, E.T. still grabs me more than it should.
04/01/02
The individual efforts of the artisans and performers make the film one for the ages.
03/21/02
Top CriticIf you liked the 1982 film then, you'll still like it now.
03/25/02
Whatever you feel about these changes, you're still looking at a fine movie.
03/22/02
Top CriticWhat's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm.
03/22/02
Pretty much the same as it ever was. And just as good.
03/21/02
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