E.T. -- what's all the fuss about?

Rating: 5/10 (15 December 2011)

I dunno... maybe I could pull it up to a 6... maybe. The problem is that the whole affair is just soooo melodramatic and vanilla plain for me. Maybe you have to be a kid to appreciate this one. Though Roger Ebert apparently raved about this one and he was no kid in 1982. Or maybe he was... who knows? Let's just say that John Williams's score is the best thing about it. Amazing piece of music!! Plays in your head long after the movie is over. And I found Drew Barrymore really cute and just plain fantastic in the movie! For a kid her age she was well ahead of the curve. I suppose there are some scenes of genuine Spielberg-ian wonderment on the screen but for most of the movie E.T. just creeps around the house making a mess in the kitchen and making strange noises. I guess I'm supposed to chuckle or go "Awwwww" at those scenes. Instead I glance at my watch. Overrated.