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Totally over rated movie

posted 13 years ago by ShoeBuckle
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I did not watch the movie when it was released in the theater or on media. Today I finally watched it. It is horribly done in direction, writing, and acting. If you watch it again I will bet you won't think it is quite as good as you remember it. There is a reason for this because it is so weakly delivered. It is your memory of the film that gives it such a high score. This is not a classic film because it does not stand the test of time. It is now a B-film at best.

[–] Quint (957) 4 years ago

Good moviemaking isnt made for everyone. Have fun watching the soulless and dark colored action rides you deserve.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I grew up loving E.T. and I have to agree it's not that good.

The movie didn't age well. The human characters act weird. E.T. looks like shit and is annoying. The bad guys are ridiculous.

[–] csweetleaf2 (3670) 4 years ago

It's a great movie but the scenes where Elliott was being tested along with E.T. dragged on a bit, the rest of the movie is a classic, overall I give E.T. the Extra Terrestrial a 9/10

[–] strangenstein (683) 4 years ago

I’m sure Mr. Spielberg will cry all the way to the bank after reading the OP’s comment. Tough crowd.