Stands the test of time.

Rating: Null/10 (25 March 2002)

A friend and I went to see ET today (3-25-02)and although I had reservations that I would enjoy this movie again, I was pleasantly and wonderfully surprised. You have to figure age has something to do with my reaction, after all ,when the movie first came out, I was only 27. Maybe it's the fact that I saw the movie through mature eyes, but I was moved. The children were great as usual, but the most important thing was ET itself..I never noticed how lifelike he was..his eyes, his expressions, his fingers, his fire hydrant body..all so charming and entertaining.
The print we saw was a bit faded, the exterior shots were washed out, and the interior shots all had a yellowish cast to them. I am wondering if it was the theater, or was it impossible for the studio to get a pristine print. The special effects extras that were promised, were not noticed by us.
All in all, a wonderful revisiting of a movie from a bygone age, when fantasy films took imagination, not computer memory to produce.