I have never seen E.T. either. I've seen bits and pieces but I was never interested in seeing the whole movie. I agree. He was kind of creepy. For an alien that is supposed to appeal to kids, he's kind of a failure. I was bringing up the fact that I had never seen E.T. with some friends of mine the other day and they couldn't believe. They were going on about how it is such a good movie and I should see it. Good to know there are other E.T. haters out there. Stay strong, compadres.
Although, I do agree with the sentiment that you might be getting jaded with all the movie watching. Lawrence of Arabia 3 stars? Although to be fair, I can see why you might feel that way. I wasn't too eager to see the movie again the first time I watched it. But, after some time passed, it began to grow on me and I finally watched it again and I liked it a whole lot more than that first viewing. Although, I find I like the movie more up to the intermission. After the intermission, the movie seems to meander and isn't as focused as before. Plus, it is just nothing but trouble for Lawrence. After rooting for him to succeed in the first part of the movie, it isn't that fun to watch the hero suffer for a long time. Once the march for Damascus begins, the movie picks up once more and the ending is good. I love that shot of him riding home.
Oh well. To each his own. I should really start rating movies again. I've fallen behind so much. Not that it really matters.