Still one of my favourites!
Saw it in 1986 aged 10 and loved it then as I do now. Big Spielberg fan today, but fell asleep when I saw E.T on the big screen.
A couple of shots I don't like, though. The eye creature in the ship, the dancing cute creature during Beach Boys song, and the very cheap insert of the Japs taking photos.
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