Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Early '80s Suburban CaliforniaLeg warmers. Jelly shoes. Velour. These are all the rage in the early '80s when E.T. gets left behind in suburban California by his extra-terrestrial pals. No wonder h...

LinearE.T. follows a linear structure. There are no flashbacks or flash-forwards, no crazy dream sequences or red herrings; it's just a straightforward story. Boy meets alien. Alien teaches boy abo...

Adventure; Science Fiction; FamilyAdventureWhat separates adventure movies from regular ol' action flicks? Exoticism! And, if you ask us, it doesn't get any more exotic than an alien. Adventure fil...

Just in case you slept through the entire movie, E.T. is one of the main characters, and he's an extra-terrestrial. So E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial isn't exactly the cleverest title in cinema history...

Unless you're a cold-hearted monster who's completely dead on the inside, the ending of E.T. is a real sob fest. E.T.'s spaceship comes back for him, but before he can say, "Peace out, Earth," he m...

PGE.T. earns a PG rating mainly for the final act of the film. Once Keys and his goons show up and take over Elliott's house, things get pretty scary. When E.T. dies, it's intense. And when E.T. le...