"E.T." came out when I was in 3rd or 4th grade and is one of the few movies I remember seeing in the theater as a kid. Since M is that age now, we decided it would be fun to watch it again, so we checked it out from the library.P & I remembered about 3 scenes from the movie: the Reeses pieces, E.T. hiding with the stuffed animals, and the flying bicycle scenes.
Wow, there was so much I didn't remember...like the swearing, for instance! I had no idea there was language like that in movies when I was a kid! Fortunately, M only commented once, "She just said God's name in vain." But there were other words, too...I was a little shocked!
I also didn't remember how intense the near-the-ending was, when it looks like E.T. died. The girls loved the very ending and M was jumping up and down with excitement, so I guess it all turned out alright.
It left me feeling pretty unsettled, though. I mean, what else from my childhood do I not remember, or not remember accurately?! Maybe my brothers didn't actually tease me, afterall?!
