E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [VHS]

For me ET is a beloved movie from my childhood and one of only a handful of movies that makes me cry every single time. I'll never forget going to see ET in the summer of 1982. I would have been about 6 at the time. My mom told me nothing more than it "was about a spaceman". I was horrified when ET was lying in the gulch, white as a sheet. I bawled when ET died. And it was one of the greatest thrills of my movie going life when they flew with the moon in the background. What an amazing movie!So I had high hopes when this great movie was released in 4K. And I have to say I am somewhat disappointed. The extras are everything you would want them to be. Documentaries, deleted scenes, original trailer. The daytime scenes have not looked this good since the 80's. The Halloween shots at sunset look stunning. But I do have a complaint to register. I think that the night time scenes do not look good at all on the 4K version. I have noticed a disturbing trend on 4k releases where they tend to up the contrast and saturation to ludicrous levels and compensate by dropping the brightness. The result is mixed... in some scenes this results in eye-popping color and detail. But in poorly lit scenes it produces distorted, over saturated colors and distracting noise. In the opening chase through the woods at night I find the picture to be very dark and detail I remember from previous versions is lost. Beams of light from the spaceship and headlights are so noisy here that I was thinking only about how bad the noise looked and not enjoying the movie. I think I actually prefer the 1080P version of ET.

Incredible movie now on 4K definition. Packaging was nice also. One thing about 4K. Don't expect ET to look like a 2017 4K movie. You will be disappointed. However there is great improvement with 4K in the transfer.

I haven't watched this movie in forever. Stands the test of time and this 4K UHD version looks beautiful. I am new to 4K with a new LG OLED TV and 4K blu-ray player. I didn't know what to expect with an old (1982) movie like this. All I can say is I was thoroughly impressed with how good this looks in 4K with HDR. The sound was even much better than I would expect from an early eighties movie. Although I have an ATMOS speaker setup (5.1.4) I really don't remember being amazed by the DTS:X features other than the overall good surround sound and frequency extension.

After buying this I found out the digital code doesn't work in the USA. It's only compatible in the United kingdom or Ireland. The seller confirmed this and originally didn't find it to be an issue. The DVD has region limitations on certain DVD players in the USA per the description. So just beware you may ONLY be getting the 4K disc.

This was my favorite movie when I was 4 years old. Now I'm 37 and I do t think I've seen it since. I was excited to show it to my 7 year old. Overall, she liked it. She thought it was scary. She woke up afraid a couple nights. I didn't realize there was bad language and teenagers smoking in it. it didn't show them actually doing it, but it was obvious they were as they were all sitting at a round table with smoke coming up from the middle. We both cried. I still loved it. She said she liked it. Even though she was scared of ET at night, she still wishes she had an ET friend and thinks the movie was good, but not a favorite because it was sad.

Stunning picture quality even in the 1080p disc... based on the recent remaster, which I'd seen at the Dallas International Film Festival with Henry Thomas in attendance for Q&A, this Blu Ray is one of the best transfers I've ever seen. While a number of films of the period were shot on Eastman 100T|5247 stock, Spielberg and DP Daviau's use of lighting, coupled with brilliant restoration work, produces a result that most audiences won't believe films looked this good in 1982... This disc set looks as good if not better than I remember the original theatrical release. Even if you have a prior edition of E.T., this is a small price to pay to be transported back to your childhood.

Who hasn't seen this movie!?! My teen niece was under the weather and wanted to curl up in the recliner to watch TV so I put on E.T.. She looked so displeased! Shocked, I asked, "You don't like E.T.?" She shrugged her shoulders and just replied with an "Eh." I left it on because I was having trouble getting the sound to work with other movies for some reason. Not far into the movie, I was cleaning while she was watching it. I kept hearing her laugh loudly and comment on what was happening. Apparently, she'd forgotten how good it was.One of the classics! If you haven't seen this, you have to! Touching, magical, and hopeful.

I've always loved this movie! A very personal Spielberg story. 4K image is in a word, ASTOUNDING!! This 4K UHD version makes every penny I spent on my OLED TV worth the investment!