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E.T. The Extraterrestrial

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Nine Reasons Why I Hate E.T.

With Speed Racer coming out this evening, it's a time to remember cool kid-friendly scifi of the past — like The Incredibles and the Power Puff Girls. But it's also time to excoriate hideous kids' scifi of the past, just to remind ourselves what to avoid when we go looking for flicks to share with our small pals who haven't spent that much time on Earth yet. That's why I want to invite you to my personal E.T. the Extraterrestrial hate-fest. Hated it as a kid, hate it now. But . . . but why? How could I despise something so cute?! I'll give you nine big fat reasons why. More »

1:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Annalee Newitz
17,249 views, 96 comments

Latest by n/a: @moff: I loved the E.T. breakfast cereal when I was a kid. I was really sad that it didn't last long. I remember it tasting pretty damn good. more »

e.t. the extraterrestrial

Must See: E.T. The Extraterrestrial

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: E.T. — The Extraterrestrial
Date: 1982

Vitals: E.T. is the quintessential "nice alien" movie made by Steven Spielberg, master of the open-mouthed wonder school of filmmaking. Good alien crash lands on earth, nice boy adopts him, mean government conspires to kill nice alien, and nice boy convinces mean government to not be dicks for once and let the alien go. Plus, a soundtrack by Neil Diamond!




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5:52 PM on Sat Sep 29 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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