In praise of "E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial," released 25 years ago on June 11, 1982

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saw this at the theater today, pretty amazingly bad. mac and me level! but then again, i guess there was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-Fcy6Aw10

tylerw, Sunday, 1 December 2019 00:36 (four years ago) link

really liked this new ET thing that people have been talking about.

DT, Sunday, 1 December 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link

I imagine (hope) that when I finally show them the actual movie they won't remember this commercial, but I was damn pissed to take my kids to see Frozen 2 today and have their introduction to ET (and iconic images like the flying bikes) be an xfinity commercial.

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 1 December 2019 04:47 (four years ago) link

I'm not sure the original iteration of E.T. would really resonate with the kids of today, I mean the '80s version of the character didn't even seem to understand the intricacies of DVR-ing one show while watching another via one of the many streaming apps available to subscribers on the Xfinity platform. Our focus testing shows that young people only relate to fictional aliens that know how to navigate through On Demand menus with alacrity and a little swagger.

War Crimes Tribunal of the Network Stars (Old Lunch), Sunday, 1 December 2019 06:54 (four years ago) link

does E.T. get HEnry Thomas out of a DUI in this commercial

Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Sunday, 1 December 2019 08:23 (four years ago) link

Who cares if it's an xfinity commercial or not? lol

DT, Sunday, 1 December 2019 08:28 (four years ago) link

this commercial is boomer-iagra

Yerac, Sunday, 1 December 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link

Gen X-stacy more like it

SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link

boomer-iagra

Why would that be? Boomers sure as hell weren't kids when ET was released in 1982 and a lot of them didn't even have children, yet.

A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link

All the people going crazy about it/forwarding it seem to be boomers.

Yerac, Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link

I never considered ET a kids movie? Wasn't it popular all around?

Yerac, Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link

hmmm. maybe they're just old, bored, housebound, overly sentimental, and unimaginative, and therefore a perfect demographic for Comcast.

A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link

It was nominated for Best Picture.

It’s a family movie

insecurity bear (sic), Sunday, 1 December 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link


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