Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. Brings back a lot of good memories. The 4K transfer looks fantastic! Great package with soundtrack included.

Pros: -It’s always been one of my favorites of all times & holds a special place in me. One of the best stories ever told that never gets old, from beginning to end. Lost count of how many times I’ve watched it throughout three decades. Always make it mandatory to watch it every year during the month of October. -What a new experience watching it in HRD on an OLED, was stunning! Atmos was impressive on my calibrated 7.2.4 setup with sound coming from all over the place including overhead. -Photo book -Lenticular cover Case -Extras -Reese’s as a Bonus Cons: None.

I love love love this film! A child of the 80's this was my movie growing up like a lot of people. I've owned every edition that has come out and this one is by far the best! The 4k transfer is amazing, totally beats the Blu ray transfer! Also on top of it the Limited Edition is a beaut! I mean how can you not own this?! If you just bought a 4k TV/Player this is a day one pick up!

This film is too much of an all time classic not to have in your movie collection. The Blu Ray release has some amazing special features, and it's the best way to reflect on some classic movies from my childhood.

ET is a classic movie that everyone should own. It is a great work of art, and one of the best by Steven Spielberg.

Very interesting like a money bag after a laughing bag.

ET is one of the rare kids/ family movies I watched as a kid and truly enjoyed. (While other kids were checking out the next Disney film, you'd find me watching old Hammer horror films or attending the newest horror film to hit the theater in the greatest decade of the genre, the 80s, with my own father... Bambi traumatized me, Fright Night made me want to be a vampire slayer... or vampire!) But ET? ET made me believe not all family movies were boring and (particularly in Disney's case,) obsessed with killing off parents, particularly mothers. It has the family themes, humor, and even action, all crafted by the hand of Steven Spielberg, who was, at his best, a child in an adult body, putting the imaginations of youngsters on the big screen without feeling the need to "grow the tale up" to scale with his peers alone. They were crafted in a way that ET could go home with the parents along for the ride the entire way, or have the kids in tow to watch Indiana Jones cross the globe on an adventure. It could have been easier for ET to speak only to the kids in the audience or have Indy be the next James Bond and have parents forced to answer uncomfortable questions, or easier yet, leave the kids with the sitter. ET may be a rare gem from that era, but it shouldn't be rare in a family's library, especially in this 4K edition. The image is the best it's ever looked, and the included soundtrack on CD is certainly appreciated, but the book, with its look back and interviews with many that made the film so magical is a great perusal. Now, the only wish I'd have is to have the ability to watch it in the non-"Lucased" version, as Spielberg made a couple alterations to the original film. One was made with utmost understanding as Spielberg had a scene of FBI agents pointing their guns in the direction of children, a big no-no he was made aware of by an actual agent. These were digitally changed to walkie-talkies... and the film, with that understanding, is made all the better and believable by the change. The other involves ET as an entire, full length puppet being replaced completely by digital FX. As everything else was done practically, it looks so out of place that it's jarring. As the actor (now an adult,) who played Elliot's brother pointed out so perfectly, when you see the scene as it was, it may have been apparent ET was a large practical effect due to its more stiff and purposeful movement, but you could tell it was in the room with the kids, it had WEIGHT. The "new" ET that was inserted digitally may have more natural movement, but it does not feel like it was in the scene, nor that it was truly interacting with the children. While I understand and even enjoy seeing what directors do with a film when given new technology they wish they had in hand on an old project, I despise the disappearance of the original project as it was released, and while Lucas may have made bigger "dings" on his Star Wars films, it is still a bit of a sting to see it on yet another classic from that same era. Overall, this 35th anniversary edition is the best version to own, and with its stunning transfer, one you should add, even if it is already on your shelf in a different format, especially at the price it stands at, half the price of a 4K new release title.

I saw ET when it first came out decades ago, I think in the 80's. Since then, I've watched it on VHS and on standard DVD when that came out. When I got my new 4K TV and 4K DVD player, I bought this 4K copy of ET, wondering if the 4K would make any difference in the picture quality. All I can say is that I was blown away by the smooth video and the sharp detail. The action was clear, no blurring. The picture was crisp and colorful. It looked like a 4K DVD should look, at least to me and my wife. So, if you like this movie, I'd highly recommend you buy this DVD, assuming you have a 4K TV and player.

Stranger things has so hardcore ripped off from this classic. From the D&D's, to clothing, to relating to aliens (Elliott to ET as 9 to whatever...) just ridiculous and kids these days dont know b/c they've never seen this. ANYWAY, it's wonderful. Great laughs, amazing John Williams score, Spielberg at his prime. I love the acting and hope it brings. Perspective of a young kid vs. adult interaction with the unknown, really insightful.

It doesn't matter how old I get, I will always be enamored by the magic of E.T. I consider it my comfort movie as one of the all time best children's adventure movies.

Steven Spielberg is simply one of the greatest directors who has ever lived, pure and simple. The man has directed his share of flops, though those films are hardly bad or outright terrible (1941 comes close enough to be near the bottom of his films), but a good chunk of his filmography is nothing but classics. Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park are just what I can count on one hand alone of his many classic films. Probably on the top of many fans lists of his outright best is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and I couldn't agree more. The film is the story about Eliot, a 10-year old son of a recently divorced family who is just living the life of a 10-year old in the early 80s. One night while he is awaiting a pizza for his older brother and his cadre of similar-minded teens, he comes across a mysterious, unseen creature. Could be an animal, a thief or something not of this world. Of course, he drops the pizza while scared by the unknown, being made a boy who cried wolf in front of his brother and his friends. Later that night, he lays out some Reese's Pieces in order to lure the creature out, which turns out to be an alien. Almost instantly, he forms a bond with E.T. (Extra-Terrestrial), an emotional and symbiotic one at that. His brother and sister also become friends of E.T., and are set to help him find a way back to his home planet, after he was abandoned accidentally when his other shipmates had to leave suddenly, when the US Government found out about the UFO. With both E.T. and Eliot's lives at stake, it's a race against the clock and the government to reunite the creature with his kind or risk becoming a science experiment. Nobody really thought about the movie becoming the highest grossing film of all time (At the time, June 1982, and staying that way until June 1993 when Jurassic Park became a gargantuan blockbuster) and who can blame them? It's a simple tale of friendship, an everlasting bond between two people, or in this case, beings. It's not filled to the brim with an epic tome about a young man who is about to become a warrior who has to defeat an evil. In fact, there isn't a real villain in the film. The film also isn't a special effects powerhouse (Though winning an Oscar for it's beautiful, but aging, effects work) that brought life to the dinosaur via a bank of powerful computers. It is just a beautiful tale, beautifully told with the classic magic of cinema in full force, with Spielberg delivering his most personal film, with terrific acting from the young cast (the adults are also fantastic, though this belongs to the kids, through and through), a well-written script, one of John Williams best soundtracks, great camera work to deliver the perfect movie. What else can I say, except that Gandhi did not deserve most of the Oscars it won in 1982? Buy it now and enjoy one of the best films ever made. Over the years, the film has been released on practically every format under the sun, with my first viewing on the old green VHS tape, that moved to a DVD, then to Bluray and now, finally, on 4K UHD Bluray. While the VHS looked great at the time, the DVD was then my viewing of choice, then to the beautiful BluRay on the 30th anniversary of the film being the best way to view, outside of a pristine 35mm film print. How does the 4k stack-up against the already amazing standard Bluray? Well, the Blu-ray can take a rest (until I need to watch the extras, more in a bit) and let the new king take it's rightful place on the throne of ultimate good. The 4k picture (Most likely sourced from the outstanding bluray from 2012, which was a 4k remaster) is superb, retaining the beautiful 35mm grain veneer, the sharp camerawork even more sharp than a Ginsu knife, colors and lighting benefitting from the terrific use of HDR and having no issues whatsoever. It's only downside is the fact that it shows the effects age a bit too well, but what more can you do? Moving on to the sound, we get a terrific DTS-X track, with the Oscar-winning score taking on most of the benefits of the added sounds pace. Although released in stereo back in '82 (included here via lossy DTS 2.0 sadly) , the added height during the movie is an added treat. The 7.1 DTS-HD track is also included and sounds great as well, but 11.1 surround sound is the way to go. Extras wise, I'll actually start with the packaging itself. If you just want a no-frills 4K version, it's widely available, with the same specs and features listed, but any fan would want to own this nice box set. The slip box itself is nice, built of sturdy cardboard, topped with a nice lithograph of the iconic moon scene, and is filled with more than just the 4k bluray. Also included is a nicely made booklet, which is the same digibook in the Best Buy Exclusive from 6 years ago, just available as a separate book. The book is made of high-level glossy paper, filled with colorful images and info about the film. Also included is a remastered CD of the score, in it's own slipcover case. Kinda cheap packaging for the disc, but the content more than makes up for any short comings. Moving on to the disc itself, the 4k disc is free of any extras. Sad, but the included bluray (the same from 2012) has all the extras from that set, which was loaded with deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes of the film, a making-of documentary, on the set films, photographs, and more. The only real omissions are of the infamous Harrison Ford scene and the 20th anniversary edition of the film, which added unneeded CGI to ET and replaced the guns with walkie-talkies. Overall, it's a beautiful set with hours of extras included, but sadly there was no new extras for the 35th anniversary. But if you are a fan of the film, and you own a 4k player and a 4k TV, you owe it to yourself to own this classic. Even if you just have a standard Bluray player, go out and enjoy this classic film, and watch all the extras and savor every little morsel.

After making people scared to swim in the ocean, wonder what was inside the alien spacecraft, deciding what to make of 1941 and making kids actually believe archaeology is more than just dusting off dirt from fossils, Steven Spielberg needed a much needed break from directing blockbusters, and decided to do a little tale about a young boy who finds a friend.... who is from another world.... from another galaxy. Is this a small film that is just there gathering dust on the filmography of Spielberg, or an instant classic? Set in modern times (circa 1982), a group of aliens who are studying flora of Earth are scared into fleeing back to their spaceship to escape capture. Unfortunately, one of them was left behind to fend for itself. Alone. Elliot (Henry Thomas giving a hugely impressive performance, coming from a 10 year old) lives in a California suburb with his mother, Mary (Dee Wallace), older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and his little sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore, in a star-making performance) whose father has recently divorced Mary and ran off to Mexico. Elliot strives to hang out with his older brother and his friends playing cards, and is made to pick up a pizza, in order to be dealt in. While coming back, pizza in hand, Elliot hears something in the tool shed, and scares off the creature. He tries to get his family to believe him but they brush him off. Of course, Elliot, being the inquisitive type, plants some Reese's Pieces to lure out the alien. Discovering that this is a creature from another world, Elliot hides the being from his mother, but lets Michael and Gertie in on his secret friend. After awhile, he bonds with the alien psychically, which alters their moods and feelings and affects them physically as well. The alien starts to learn English by watching Sesame Street with Gertie and even names himself E.T., after Elliot's encouragement. E.T., after reading a Buck Rogers comic strip, gets the idea to build a communication antenna to "phone home". Sneaking out during trick'r'treat, Elliot and E.T. manage to successfully contact his homeworld, but E.T. starts to get ill, with their symbiotic relationship affecting their health and both start dying. Unfortunately, the US government manage to track E.T. and want to use E.T. as an experiment. But will E.T. die? Will Elliot recover? Will E.T.'s home world ever rescue E.T.? It was kind of interesting that this was a small-scale film for Spielberg, just seemingly trying to vent some steam from blockbuster filmmaking, and inadvertently directed the highest grossing film of all-time (Which lasted 11 years until Jurassic Park), an instant classic and possibly his best directed film. The cast is fantastic, Thomas delivering a great performance as Elliot, managing to carry the movie. MacNaughton is a natural big brother, believably picking on his younger siblings while also managing to capture the innocence of a child. Barrymore is a 5 year old, and is spot on with rampant imagination, talking and asking questions a great deal and no filter, just like real children. Although this is a kid-centric film, the two major adult actors also do well, though their parts aren't as fully fleshed out as the children. Wallace is quite good as Mary, managing to keep things together despite an impending dissolution to her marriage of her (unseen) husband, while being a terrific mom, making a living, cooks, cleans... you know, motherly things. Peter Coyote is the government agent chasing E.T., only know as "Keys", due to him carrying a keyring on his belt, and does well with the few scenes he has available. The direction by Spielberg is terrific, giving us a sensational kids point of view, with wide, open eyes full of wonder and amazement that he brings out in the cast and, most importantly, the audience. The screenplay by the late Melissa Mathieson is quite good, with memorable set pieces, dialogue and capturing child's mentality to a tee. The camerawork by the oft-overlooked D.P. Allen Daviau is amazing, with great use of nighttime shots, shadows, lighting and camera placement for awe-inspiring affect. The score by the legendary John Williams, is outright fantastic, managing to be subtle but also able to deliver a rousing, epic chase scene score that stands with his music from the Star Wars films, Indiana Jones and Superman as some of his best work. The editing, sound effects (That E.T. voice is largely credited to Ben Burtt's effective sound mixing and editing), set design and visual effects are also top notch and effective. Moving on to the bluray, we start with the PQ/AQ. Being a Universal catalog title, I was curious how the picture was going to turn out. Mainly, I was worried because they tend to overuse DNR on their BluRay's to give the film a waxy, digital look and effectively removing film grain and details. Luckily, the 1080p remastered picture retains the 35mm film grain, but manages to look amazing after 30+ years after release. Sharp details, accurate colors and skintones, and revealing details into the E.T. suit and visual effects shots (Sometimes too revealing) all add up to a beautiful transfer that can only be outdid by an 8k remaster and plopped onto a nice 4K BluRay. The AQ is also impeccable with the 7.1 DTS-HD track aiding the film with impeccable quality. Though sourced from analog sound elements, the BluRay sound mixers managed to give E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial some much needed TLC, giving us subtle but noticeable directional elements, some nice bass and the biggest beneficiary being the score. Williams' score sounds amazing in lossless surround sound, managing to fill the air space with every speaker utilized to the highest with some deep low-end output. The extras are plentiful and manage to mix old and new features, starting off with a new, 13-minute featurette entitled Steven Spielberg & E.T. Spielberg focuses on how the film came to be, making the film and how it has lasted all these years. Next up is the best extra, The E.T. Journals, which is almost an hour's worth of BTS films shot during production of the film, and all in glorious HD! The final new extra are two deleted scenes spanning over 4 minutes and also in HD. Coming from the 20th Anniversary DVD is a 38-minute featurette called A Look Back. It is a look back on the film on the past 20 years and is quite good. The Evolution and Creation of E.T. is a 50-minute making of, also a very worthwhile featurette. The E.T. Reunion (18-minutes) is a cast and crew reunion for the 20th Anniversary talking about their favorite memories from making the film. The 20th Anniversary Premiere is 18 minutes of John Williams performing music from the film live at the 20th anniversary screening. The last featurette is The Music of E.T., a ten minute chat with the maestro himself, John WIlliams, talking about his ideas and thoughts of creating the music for E.T. Finishing up are 45 minutes of photos, drawings, posters and more from the movie, an Olympics TV spot and the film's trailer finishing off the on disc extras. The Digibook offers photos, actor bio's, essays and more and is very sturdy and well-designed. Also included is a DVD with a couple of extras and a digital copy to watch on the go. Missing extras include a much-talked about scene featuring Harrison Ford, a 90-minute documentary from the 1996 laserdisc, an intro from Spielberg, a music only soundtrack, and most importantly, the 2002 version with added scenes and CGI "enhancements". Although disliked by Spielberg, I still would've appreciated the inclusion, if only for comparison's sake. As you can tell, this is one of my favorite movies of all time, and is definitely a must own for any film lovers collection. Go and buy it now!

I also got this DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital HD on sale and for a really great price. It's pretty much this perfect time to watch it since Halloween is right around the corner and it could give great ideas for costumes this year (Elliott, E.T., Elliott's sister, etc). Of course I recommend this product for purchase!

You can't go wrong with this movie, it's an all-time great, and it's never looked better than this 4K release! Great picture and audio make it an easy recommendation, and this anniversary edition comes with the soundtrack and a BTS booklet as well...and for the low price that it's at, you can't go wrong!

Not much needs to be said about the movie; it's one of the best of all time. I really enjoyed the addition of the book and the depth of the extra features. Plenty of behind the scenes footage and how the movie has touched the cast's lives as well as viewers over the past few decades.

This film always takes me to my childhood. It’s pure enchantment from beginning to end and THE MUSIC is so memorable. Love this movie. Highly recommend to any Spielberg fan and movie buff in general. It makes me love the ride at Universal Studios Orlando so much more.

E.T. Where to start, launched the career of Drew Barrymore, and Henry Thomas, I think E.T. Broke every box office record there was, at that time and made Reeses Pieces the most popular candy for about ten years afterward. This is one film that you will never forget.

It’s a great film for old and young alike. Like a lot of 4K Blu-rays of older films there’s quite a bit of grain but that is the preferred treatment these days in order to keep the original film’s detail. The included booklet is a nice touch too.

They did a great job with this render. The picture quality is notably better than any other prior release. Great flick and kids today can enjoy this with it's updated visuals and not think it's too hoakie in today's CGI heavy movie landscape.

Love this movie! I ordered it to watch over the holidays with family.