Film: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Dee Wallace and Drew Barrymore
Running Time : 1 hour 55 minutes
Rating: 10/10
Thanks to the lovely team over at Den of Geek and Universal, last night CW and I found ourselves in a cory screening room at Universal's London offices for a screening of what I believe to be one of the greatest films of all time.
I love E.T., have done since I was a child. It is one of those films that I cannot flick past on the TV without stopping to watch. Even though I know the story inside and out and I know what is coming I still find myself reacting as if it is the very first time I am seeing things.
Kudos to Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton and Drew Barrymore for being so convincing with their love for E.T., it makes me believe that one day I could find a friendly alien in the tool shed (note to self: get a tool shed. And a garden to put it in).
That immediately recognisable John Williams score makes the (many) dialogue free moments something pretty special. Walking into the screening room and hearing that score playing over the PA bought back some pretty powerful emotions.
E.T. is what I consider to be an almost perfect film, yes the CGI is a little dated (as with all films from that period) but the acting and direction make you believe, at any age, that this is really happening. E.T. is not a sci-fi film, it is not a children's film, it is a love story. Pure and simple.
Thank you, Den of Geek, for this screening. By the end I was channelling Spielberg's biggest fan, and crying like a baby...
Challenge day: 29
Challenge time : 01 days, 06 hours, 51 minutes.
Challenge film total: 16
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