Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (8 December 2019)

I grew up in the 70s and 80s. I never watched this film, just because from what I could see I thought it would be sappy and stupid. I had the opportunity recently, and watched it with my wife at her suggestion. I have softened over the years.
It was absolutely everything I had feared it would be. Dumb, sappy, incongruous, and inconsistent. Would someone please explain to the the rationale behind the bizarre physical and psychic link between E.T. and Elliot? And why Elliot wasn't taken to ER after his odd behavior in class? This is a terribly overrated film; I generously give it 5/10.