A heartwarming masterpiece and one of Spielberg's compelling ones

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2012)

I remembered watching this as a little kid on a VHS copy and I officially loved it. Before I begin this review and end it pretty quickly, I've seen some of Spielberg's films after this one including Jurassic Park (sequel included), Jaws, Schnidler's List, and more and they seemed to be quite excellent and enjoyable. With that said, this movie is a heartwarming masterpiece and seeing as how it's now celebrating it's 30th anniversary, I want to praise this epic classic.
The story is heartwarming with tear-jerking moments that would make you cry tears, the characters are likable and the actors like Henry Wallace, Robert Mcnaughton, and Drew Barrymore played their roles with great spirit. The pacing is perfectly and develops the characters brilliant and the relationship between Elliot and ET were heartwarming and enjoyable to watch and the direction from Spielberg has a lot of focus to it, but the strongest aspect goes to the beautiful music score from John Williams especially the climax scene which is not only tear-jerking, but amazingly epic.
Overall, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial is a flawless masterpiece from Steven Spielberg and would always be recommended to people young and old. With all my heart, this deserves a thumbs up from me.