So great, it cannot be rated!!

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2003)

What can be said about this movie that has not been said already???
I am just so dissapointed to read reviews on here describing this film as mushy and childish. I urge these people to look at the film from a different angle.
Quite simply, this film is just a child like wonder...a fantasy. The dialogue, the actors, the score, the setting, the storyline....everything is perfect.
I am a huge film fan.....from Midnight Cowboy to Taxi Driver.....to The Godfather through to Star Wars......none of these classics come close to affecting me in a way this film does.
I think that Steven Spielberg is just a genius....sure he has amazed us with Jaws, entertained us with the Indiana Jones films and overawed us with Schindlers List.....but this film, I cannot put into words how great I think it is.
The part where E.T. is mimicking Elliots actions just melts me completely. When I see that scene and hear the music in the background, I get a sensation I have never felt before.
My only sadness is I will never see a film as good as this again.