Ah, E.T. – I relentless mocked that movie as a kid. At the time, I found stories centred wholly around friendly aliens insipid and lame; from my POV, aliens had to be evil or neutral, not peace-loving space hippies.
I really should revisit the movie one of these days. My tastes have evolved by leaps and bounds since then; it’d be an interesting experience to view the film through matured eyes.