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mamamiasweetpeaches · 03-27-2002, 11:59 AM

well,my daughter has seen all the E.T. commercials,his picture on cookie packages,cracker packages.....finally said "Mommy,I want to see E.T."(she's 3) I said "well,we HAVE that video at home...so instead of going to the movie theatre we'll cuddle up on the couch and watch E.T. together" Do I even have to tell you that the second she got a good look at E.T. she was half-begging me to turn it off?!! I saw this movie when I was 10..but I guess to a little kid he's kinda freaky!!!!Just a warning before you go shelling out big money to take your little ones to see it!!!!

XoVanillaRain90oX · 03-27-2002, 02:38 PM

i feel your daughters pain!!!!!!!!

I was about that age when I saw ET and i starting to cry and run out of the room!! heh heh. But now Im better

Plata · 03-27-2002, 05:51 PM

I was never scared of E.T., but I was scared of another alien movie that I saw when I was about 8 or so called "Mack And Me". The aliens in that movie were so freaky looking I could hardly sleep the following night. That movie just scared me so much.

XoVanillaRain90oX · 03-27-2002, 05:59 PM

the ride is fun but he is scaray looking!!!!

I like the movie "Mars Attacks" ok OT but. . .

Chocoholic · 03-27-2002, 06:21 PM

I was about 2 or 3 years old when my cousins, who were teens at the time, thought it would be really fun if we all watched ET together. They learned that, in a toddler's eyes, puppets or costumes can be very scary. And then, when Independence Day came out, they thought we should go see that....

I don't let my cousins take me to the movies anymore.

Ewan's My Man · 03-27-2002, 09:52 PM

I remember I was like 5 when I saw that. I was scared for days...

Babes_Cat · 03-27-2002, 09:56 PM

ET SCARES ME!

LOL, I dunno he's just freaky!

Lynn · 03-28-2002, 01:30 AM

When ET first came out, my parents took me to see it at the drive-in. I was 5 years old but I wasn't scared. I thought it was so cool how ET made their bikes fly. I wanted ET to make my bike fly.

Anyways, I don't remember being scared but I can definitely see how this movie could scare kids!

This is off topic but that same night, following ET, I can remember the opening scene of the next movie. It showed a young girl and her little black puppy walking down a dirt road. This is all I remember and I was wondering if anyone knows what movie this might be. I don't think it was a movie for kids because we didn't stay to see the whole thing. I've just always wondered what that movie was. It's probably some long forgotten movie that no one has ever heard of.

Cokies · 03-28-2002, 02:14 AM

How could you be scared of E.T.? I mean, my little sisters (ages 3 and 5) came along with my mom, my older sister and I to see the Special Edition on Saturday. They were totally into it.
Actually, the scariest part for them was when the big THX logo came up before the movie. They both closed their eyes and covered their ears. They do that everytime. It's pretty funny.

DJM77 · 03-28-2002, 07:55 PM

E.T. was the first movie that I ever saw in a theatre. I was like 4 or 5. I don't think it scared me.

TJL · 03-29-2002, 01:05 PM

My Nephew and niece (6 and 5) saw the re-release of "E.T." the other day and they weren't bothered by it a bit. Hell, my niece used to watch that "Godzilla" movie over and over again and it never bothered her. She's an odd one.

I remember back when "Poltergeist" was released. Parents took their little kids to see it, thinking it was going to be another sweet kiddie flick like "E.T." because it had Spielberg's name attached to it.
Man there were a lot of screaming kids in that theater!
It was really funny.
I can't help it, I'm sadistic.

Kristina · 03-29-2002, 02:42 PM

I thought he was cute hehe.

Mossopp · 03-29-2002, 02:50 PM

1. E.T. is not scary - he looks like a giant turd (sorry to be crude but it's true!)
2. The movie is so overrated. It's watchable for about 30 mins and then it just gets waaaaaaay too sappy
3. The only decent bit in the movie is that bit when Drew Barrymore finds E.T. in the cupboard
4. E.T. has been shown on BBC1 here every Christmas since I was about 5! It's one of the most reliable events in history. The year that the BBC doesn't show E.T. at Christmas I will personally go and eat my baseball caps - all 7 of 'em!

angelofmusic · 03-29-2002, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by Lynn

This is off topic but that same night, following ET, I can remember the opening scene of the next movie. It showed a young girl and her little black puppy walking down a dirt road. This is all I remember and I was wondering if anyone knows what movie this might be. I don't think it was a movie for kids because we didn't stay to see the whole thing. I've just always wondered what that movie was. It's probably some long forgotten movie that no one has ever heard of.

I have no idea movie that was, but,
Don't you hate it when stuff like that happens? I saw this one movie on TV when I was six, and I thought this little girl in it looked like me, but it never showed the title, and even now I still wonder what movie it was. I tried to find it on the internet a few months ago, but I could only remember a few things about the plot so I didn't have any luck.

Chocoholic · 03-29-2002, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by TJL

I remember back when "Poltergeist" was released. Parents took their little kids to see it, thinking it was going to be another sweet kiddie flick like "E.T." because it had Spielberg's name attached to it.
Man there were a lot of screaming kids in that theater!
It was really funny.
I can't help it, I'm sadistic.

One of my biggest pet peeves is parents who take little kids to movies that are not suitable for them. I've been to quite a few movies where parents brought their little kids in and the kid either cried the whole time because it was too scary for them or ran around talking all the time because it was too boring for them. I don't understand why the parents cant just take the kids to a movie they can sit through or leave them at home with the babysitter. I have so many pet peeves about movie theaters that I refuse to go anymore.

03-27-2002, 11:59 AM	#1
mamamiasweetpeaches Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2002 Location: Middle Village,NY Posts: 390	E.T. and little kids..... well,my daughter has seen all the E.T. commercials,his picture on cookie packages,cracker packages.....finally said "Mommy,I want to see E.T."(she's 3) I said "well,we HAVE that video at home...so instead of going to the movie theatre we'll cuddle up on the couch and watch E.T. together" Do I even have to tell you that the second she got a good look at E.T. she was half-begging me to turn it off?!! I saw this movie when I was 10..but I guess to a little kid he's kinda freaky!!!!Just a warning before you go shelling out big money to take your little ones to see it!!!!

03-27-2002, 02:38 PM	#2
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03-27-2002, 09:52 PM	#6
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03-28-2002, 02:14 AM	#9
Cokies Head Goonie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2000 Location: Benicia, CA USA Posts: 1,719	How could you be scared of E.T.? I mean, my little sisters (ages 3 and 5) came along with my mom, my older sister and I to see the Special Edition on Saturday. They were totally into it. Actually, the scariest part for them was when the big THX logo came up before the movie. They both closed their eyes and covered their ears. They do that everytime. It's pretty funny.
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03-28-2002, 07:55 PM	#10
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,563	E.T. was the first movie that I ever saw in a theatre. I was like 4 or 5. I don't think it scared me.
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03-27-2002, 05:51 PM	#3
Plata Member Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,201	I was never scared of E.T., but I was scared of another alien movie that I saw when I was about 8 or so called "Mack And Me". The aliens in that movie were so freaky looking I could hardly sleep the following night. That movie just scared me so much.

03-27-2002, 05:59 PM	#4
XoVanillaRain90oX youre RAD <3<3 Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2001 Location: SwEdEn BaBii! Posts: 3,416	the ride is fun but he is scaray looking!!!! I like the movie "Mars Attacks" ok OT but. . .

03-27-2002, 06:21 PM	#5
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I was about 2 or 3 years old when my cousins, who were teens at the time, thought it would be really fun if we all watched ET together. They learned that, in a toddler's eyes, puppets or costumes can be very scary. And then, when Independence Day came out, they thought we should go see that.... I don't let my cousins take me to the movies anymore.

03-27-2002, 09:56 PM	#7
Babes_Cat Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: massachusetts Posts: 34,145	ET SCARES ME! LOL, I dunno he's just freaky!

03-28-2002, 01:30 AM	#8
Lynn Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 07, 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 744	When ET first came out, my parents took me to see it at the drive-in. I was 5 years old but I wasn't scared. I thought it was so cool how ET made their bikes fly. I wanted ET to make my bike fly. Anyways, I don't remember being scared but I can definitely see how this movie could scare kids! This is off topic but that same night, following ET, I can remember the opening scene of the next movie. It showed a young girl and her little black puppy walking down a dirt road. This is all I remember and I was wondering if anyone knows what movie this might be. I don't think it was a movie for kids because we didn't stay to see the whole thing. I've just always wondered what that movie was. It's probably some long forgotten movie that no one has ever heard of.

03-29-2002, 01:05 PM	#11
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	My Nephew and niece (6 and 5) saw the re-release of "E.T." the other day and they weren't bothered by it a bit. Hell, my niece used to watch that "Godzilla" movie over and over again and it never bothered her. She's an odd one. I remember back when "Poltergeist" was released. Parents took their little kids to see it, thinking it was going to be another sweet kiddie flick like "E.T." because it had Spielberg's name attached to it. Man there were a lot of screaming kids in that theater! It was really funny. I can't help it, I'm sadistic.
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03-29-2002, 02:42 PM	#12
Kristina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 27, 2001 Location: CaLiFoRnIa, UsA Posts: 8,890	I thought he was cute hehe.

03-29-2002, 02:50 PM	#13
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	1. E.T. is not scary - he looks like a giant turd (sorry to be crude but it's true!) 2. The movie is so overrated. It's watchable for about 30 mins and then it just gets waaaaaaay too sappy 3. The only decent bit in the movie is that bit when Drew Barrymore finds E.T. in the cupboard 4. E.T. has been shown on BBC1 here every Christmas since I was about 5! It's one of the most reliable events in history. The year that the BBC doesn't show E.T. at Christmas I will personally go and eat my baseball caps - all 7 of 'em!
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