Probably the most important film I've seen.

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2008)

It teaches us, and reminds us of the importance of tolerance and compassion towards others different from us; as important in today's world as it probably ever has been.
Watching this film, it was hard to believe these were kids acting with an occasionally malfunctioning puppet.
E.T. deserved the Oscar for best picture more than Gandhi if for no other reason than it was an ORIGINAL movie that taught essentially the same lesson, only better, and more indirectly.
E.T.'s: Beautifully written; masterfully directed; wonderfully acted; majestically scored and eternally important.
This film, probably more than any other, can make you a better human being... if you let it.