dmorin's Journal: E.T.

So I watched E.T. this weekend for only the second time ever. The first would have been when I was 12 years old, and I cried that time. I remember it well, because I tried to convince my mother and older brother that I wasn't crying, I had merely poked myself in the eye.

Wow, this movie doesn't stand up well over 20 years. The dialogue seemed horrible. The plot jerked along, taking random turns. Sure, the idea is a classic, and it deserves the praise it gets for the quality of the story alone. But I mean, really. The mother actually leaves Drew Barrymore home alone when she goes to get Elliott. What is this kid, 5 in this movie? And I never fully understood why ET was dying in the first place, or why he suddenly gets better. Is that red thing in his chest a communicator or a health potion? Who is the "good government guy" and what's his story? How come the bad government guys never caught up to them at the end?

By my adult standards, today, I give it about a 6. As a kids' fairy tale, alot higher.