E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Yes, I’m a movie reviewer in his mid (to late?) 30s that had never seen E.T… At this point, I’ve kinda worn it like a hipster badge of honor for lack of a better term. I don’t know why I hadn’t seen it. As a kid, I preferred the superior Mac & Me. Now that movie is a 10/10 on nostalgia for me. Anyway, I was bullied into watching this as a “Shame List” review for the CinemaChat Podcast Patreon Show “Cutting Room Floor” There’s a reason this movie is a classic. Spielberg does his Spielberg thing. It’s great storytelling in a visual sense and wonderful performances by some child actors. There’s no doubt I would have loved it as a kid. If I had loved it as a kid, I probably would love it more as an adult. As it stands, I can see all of the things that make it a great movie, but it is just “really good” to me. I came to it too late, but I still understand the lofty position it holds in the hearts of many.