When I was young, my favorite part was always the bicycle chase.

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 2005)

Okay, everyone knows what happens in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", so I'll look at some certain things in it. There's Steven Spielberg's common theme of the father abandoning the family (although I have to admit, I didn't realize that until I read an interview with Spielberg). When I was young, my favorite scene was always the bicycle chase, especially the scene where they knock the siren off of the police car (or even when the truck is dragging the plastic tube with the scientists). I guess that overall, this movie is also a look at the suburban shift that was sweeping the country at the time. All in all, Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace-Stone, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote all phoned home some good performances.