This weekend wasn’t exactly what I had hoped it would be.  Which isn’t a bad thing, I mean it’s not like I was planning to have a absolutely wonderful weekend or anything.

In Saturday night we watched The Bank Job instead of Shutter, because John is a pussy.  But whatever, John got Reese’s Pieces.  I was instantly filled with the uncontrollable need to watch E.T.

I hadn’t seen the 2002 re-release of E.T., I was completely against the re-release.  I absolutely hated the notion of a CGI E.T.

I don’t know if you know this about me, but I’ve just about completely blocked out my childhood.  There are certain things that people my age remember about pop culture that I don’t.  The reason for this block is  not something I will likely ever discuss here, so don’t ask.

But E.T., I remember E.T. I remember being a kid obsessed with it, I remember watching the VHS until it wouldn’t play anymore.  It’s the first movie that I ever felt belonged to me.  And when I first heard it was being re-released I got really excited.  I hadn’t ever seen it in theaters, or if I did I was just way too young to remember it.  Then I heard about CGI and radio’s in place of guns.  And I refused.

Unfortunately one of the things that I respect the most about Steven Spielberg is ultimately the thing I hate about Steven Spielberg.  He releases a DVD, for the most part, once.  The is no Ultimate Super Collector’s Special Edition of Schindler’s List.  Unfortunately I never bought E.T. on DVD because I was never able to find the Gift Set, a DVD that is not longer made, and the only place you can find the original un-fucked with 1982 edition of E.T.

So I was forced to go to Blockbuster to rent it.  And the only version they rent is the 2002 version.  I decided that it was time to see this version and that it would just have to do.

Boy, was I wrong.  I hate you Steven Spielberg.  You took my movie away from me and gave me a a film with all the wonder taken out in it’s place.  You ruined E.T. and won’t even give me the option of buying the original on DVD so that I can pretend 2002 never happened.

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