I love ET!

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was on CityTV this weekend as I was flipping through the channels. Perhaps, it's because of my age (DOB: 1978), but I cannot stress how much I love this movie. Every scene in this movie became instant classics. Think "EEE-TEE FONE HOME", "ELLEEEOTT", BMX bikes flying across the moon, Reese's pieces, drunk ET/Elliott, and dissecting frogs.


When I was a kid I was addicted to the ET video game for the Atari 2600. This is regarded as one of the worst video games ever made and was a huge commercial flop. I didn't care as I was oblivous to critics. Heck, I was like 5. All I was aware of was falling in wells, collecting bits and pieces, avoiding some random hunter, and calling the mothership. When I think back to the game, I realize that it was flawed, but my imaginative young mind filled these oversights, gaps, and glitches with creativity.

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