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(1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh Page   1   10/10 "The new effects might not be to your liking, but the strength of the filmmaking, the power of the story and the wonder of E.T. should be more than enough to warmly remind you of the last time an honest film about childhood innocence was made."   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 5/5 "What’s intact is the film’s powerful yet unmushy message of friendship, unconditional love, helping those in need… geez, what doesn’t this film have that an impressionable kid couldn’t stand to hear?"   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null 88/100 "It works because it touches that (uncritical, non-analytical) childlike part of us that we often need to be reminded is still there."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine "For the most part, however, Spielberg and Mathison have their priorities straight."   Nitrate Online   Dan Lybarger 4/4 "...a bona fide classic that has something to offer moviegoers of all ages."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "If you liked the 1982 film, then you'll still like the revised edition."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A "When a movie has stuck around for this long, you know there's something there. It's that good."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov A "Unquestionably a classic."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extraterrestrial touches the heart, engages the senses, and playfully challenges us to cavort with its allusive meanings."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "On inherent merit, the movie would not warrant such a highly publicized re-release, but this is one of those films that transcends what's on the screen."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/4 "All the right strings are pulled: one cries, laughs and cheers at all the right places -- just like Spielberg intends us to do."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 4/4 "What do Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein, and E.T. have in common? The eyes, according to Spielberg."   Reel.com   James Plath 4/4 "Now that's entertainment."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth A "There is hope for the movies, even if that means that the best film currently playing in theaters in 2002 happens to be one of the greatest films to emerge in 1982, or any year."   Matinee Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 8/10 "For the most part, the film does hold up pretty well."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/4 "Oda a la inocencia de la niñez, la aventura de la juventud, la majestuosidad del universo y la magia que envuelve a los jóvenes de corazón."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5/5 "Don't phone home, phone the theater and buy tickets early."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 4/4 "It remains a timeless classic: it blew my mind when I saw it as a kid, and watching it again 20 years later, I still adored it."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A- "Only the most hardened heart should be able to resist the glow from the one that anchors this classic."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Laura Clifford 4/4 "The newly enhanced effects cannot affect what’s most important to the film. Its heart is still there, completely intact, and that’s really all that matters."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "The hard, cold, cynical me now realizes how precious and rare things like friendship and gentleness can be that the film touched me in different ways than when I was 13."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 5/5 "This is an outstanding family movie, with themes of loyalty, friendship, trust, and caring. One of the most purely magical scenes in the history of film is when Elliott's bicycle lifts off up into the sky."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 5/5 "This is Spielberg's masterpiece, a near perfect film directed with astonishing skill and unafraid to get sentimental ... without crossing the line into syrup."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "I concede E.T.'s moments of genuine magic and grudgingly acknowledge its place in the canon of motion picture classics."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux 4/4 "It is an exceptionally visual film and an exceptionally emotional film, but the kind that most of us don't mind being manipulated by."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "...the “old-fashioned” puppeteering still works and you do believe in the little guy."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "E.T. is a film I will continue to watch over and over for the rest of my life. It is one I will never grow sick of, no matter how many times I watch it."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 5/5 "Most importantly of all things, the ORIGINAL unaltered, unblemished, and gloriously widescreen 1982 version is included, so all complaints are tempered with a sense of overall satisfaction."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg A "Like Peter Pan, who also took children flying until it was time for them to grow up, E.T. represents the wonder of childhood, of a time that we must all leave behind."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Jonathan F. Richards  (1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 97% Fresh Page   1