e.t.: the rerelease

[rggkjg1]

1st of all might i go on note saying that yes it's cool that universal rereleased e.t. into theaters, but whats the point? yes so the younger generation can get the chance to see it in theaters and maybe for the deleted scenes and all the other features. like i said, whats the point? way pay 6 dollars to see a movie that was #1 at the box office 20 years ago in the movie theaters. of course, all the special features. why pay the 6 dollars when you can rent the original version for only 3 dollars. how much of a differnce will the movie really be? you might be able to even get it for free if it is a blockbuster favorite. whats the point? well the point is that in my opinoin, universal hasn't put out a good movie in a long time. universal is broke. the last movie universal put out that was good was mallrats, but universal went broke because of mallrats. all for the money. e.t.'s name is on pretty much every thing! action figures, games, snacks, every thing! all for the money. oh well, you got to make money anymeans possible.

i would also like to say that my brother happens to be scared of e.t.! whats up with that? how can you be scared of a friendly alien old man or kid or what ever age e.t. is. my brother even says e.t.'s finger kills people instead of healing.

[Sandoz]

Personally, I never liked E.T. I think the editing Speilburg and Universal did on it due to 9/11 was silly and pointless. I mean, God forbid a member of this country's FBI or miliatary caries a gun, or a child innocentlly wishes to dress like a terrorist for Halloween... :rolleyes:

[Calhoun07]

why pay the 6 dollars when you can rent the original version for only 3 dollars. how much of a differnce will the movie really be?

I mean this in the most non insulting way possible, so nobody please mis read my tone here, k? That statement has got to be one of the most ignorant statements I've heard regarding a movie. And it's nothing personal, rggkjg1, trust me. I have heard people say that exact same thing every time a movie gets a re-release. If you or anybody else has to ask what the difference in seeing a movie on a wide screen in a theater compared to a pan and scan cut up piece of crap at home, then I just have to hang my head hopelessly. There is something about that theater experience that NOTHING can compare to. Not even a widescreen HDTV with surround sound. While a widescreen HDTV would come close to re-creating a theater-like atmosphere, you have to admit there is something really special about seeing a movie on a wide screen again.

Remember those trailers for the re-release of Star Wars? It started out with a small TV screen with the Star Wars movie playing on it and the narrator said, "For a generation, people have only seen Star Wars this way." Then it shows the movie in it's glorious widescreen resolution (the trailer is a helluva lot more effective in the theater, of course) and it goes to show audiences what they have been missing.

If you think sitting at home can ever capture the gradure and majesty of seeing a great movie in a theater, then I guess you have yet to see a good movie in a theater. I don't go to the theaters myself, I will admit, only for really good movies I really want to see, but I will speak from personal experience, if I had a chance to see a good movie again at the theater, I would jump all over it, even if I already owned the DVD. Iron Giant is one I went to the theater to see and the animation is so utterly breathtaking on a widescreen. Watching at home cannot touch that. I still love the movie, don't get me wrong, but there is an added dimension seeing it at the theater.

If you can't understand that, then keep the six bucks in your pocket and go rent ET at Blockbuster. But while you are watching a pan and scan version that is probably worn out cuz VHS sucks as a format anyway, the rest of us will be at the theater getting our breath taken away when we see how truly beautiful this movie is on the widescreen.

[Jedigreedo]

I watched my copy of E.T. the other day since I hadn't seen it in awhile, even if you got a copy that hasn't ever been opened, the quality of the film used would not be able to compare to the re-mastered release of it, I can't wait for it to come to DVD. :cool:

[Failure]

Why ever go to the theaters in the first place? I mean why waste $8 to see a film, when you can wait a year til it's out on video and you can watch it over and over in the comfort in your own home? Why do people go to the theaters for re-releases or any movies for that matter? Basically Cal said it perfect, it's all about the experience. Getting together a bunch of friends around a TV is all well and good, but to enjoy the pure gradiose majesty of a film, there's nothing like A-V experience a theater provides.

And kids are afraid of ET because he looks strange. He looks like a monster, young children don't have the cognitive ability to understand the motive of a character. If it looks weird, grotesque or abnormal, they'll often regard it as scary.

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by Sandoz
Personally, I never liked E.T. I think the editing Speilburg and Universal did on it due to 9/11 was silly and pointless. I mean, God forbid a member of this country's FBI or miliatary caries a gun, or a child innocentlly wishes to dress like a terrorist for Halloween... :rolleyes:

wha? They edited the guns because Spielberg ORIGINALLY wanted walkie talkies, not guns. It was HIS decision. 9/11 had nothing to do with it.

and Cal, I agree w/ you 100%....the movie theater has an expierience that you can't get with a home video. Heck, do you REALLY wanna watch the new Star Wars movie on a little 32" TV, when you could go see it in the theater in glorious dolby surround sound? I'd pay $12 to see it in the theaters..but, luckily for my wallet, it's only $5.50 around here.. :)

-BB

[Anyone00]

Originally posted by Sandoz
Personally, I never liked E.T. I think the editing Speilburg and Universal did on it due to 9/11 was silly and pointless. I mean, God forbid a member of this country's FBI or miliatary caries a gun, or a child innocentlly wishes to dress like a terrorist for Halloween... :rolleyes:

I saw part of an interview shown on Access Hollywood a few week ago where Spielburg addressed that.
He said the "terrorist" -> "hippie" was a response to 9/11; the removal of guns is something he said he wanted to do for 10-12 years.

EDIT: I need to learn to type faster.

[rggkjg1]

Originally posted by Jedigreedo
I watched my copy of E.T. the other day since I hadn't seen it in awhile, even if you got a copy that hasn't ever been opened, the quality of the film used would not be able to compare to the re-mastered release of it, I can't wait for it to come to DVD. :cool:

yeah, i'd pay 22 dollars for the dvd since there would be way more special features than on the big screen. e.t. is one of those movies that would have the mother load of special features like the men in black limited edition dvd, but hearing about the edits due to 9-11 i would work my hardest to find an original copy. of course the edited scenes might be on the dvd.

[Calhoun07]

Relax, both cuts will be on the DVD.