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As Good As It Gets

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It's been almost 30 years ago since Mac And Me was released, and to this day it still seems to be a laughingstock of cinema history. I feel as if this was the battered child of film as we know it, constantly getting dubbed as an "ET knock off". So I rise today to tell you, despite the critics bashing this movie around for years, and many other users jumping on the band wagon along with the haters...this was actually quite a good family movie for all ages. First of all, let's clear the air with this movie being compared to ET. It's nothing like ET. If Mac And Me was interested in cashing on the whole "ET" cash grab, they would have done it right around the time when that was released. That's not the case. ET was released in 1982, Mac And Me was released in 1988. And what exactly was the comparison between these two movies that people thought that Mac And Me was trying to be an ET rip off, anyways? ET had a lot of scary elements to it, including the night time scenes. Mac And Me is almost entirely shot during the day, giving it a more light, friendly feeling to it all. Not to mention the fact that the aliens don't look anything alike. ET, in my opinion, is an over rated film anyway, I didn't think it was worthy of all the attention ( not to mention the money) that it got when it was released. Love it or hate it, it earned it's respect, and Mac And Me did not. So unfortunate. ET was even laced with quite a bit profanity, and Mac And Me had absolutely NONE! Another point I would like to talk about, is that Mac And Me is virtually violence free, whereas ET had it's moments ( the cutting of the finger on the saw blade alone in ET, and blood dripping down? Yikes!) So is it fair to really compare the two together, when it's obvious they are not. People like looking in smoking mirrors, I suppose. Second of all, I don't like all the razzies this movie was awarded. Worst director? If you haven't seen all the films released in 1988, then you cannot possibly tell me Stewert as the worst director. Worst movie of 1988? No. Apparently they have never seen or heard of Rabid Grannies or Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, so I can't think of why this would be the worst movie of 1988 ( don't torque with me, I'm good with the years!) I really look forward to the remake of this movie in 2018~the sypnosis for this? Geez, even IMDb hates Mac and Me!

That's right folks! That's why our cute little alien buddy is spelled "Mac" instead of "Mack." There's even have a scene where we get to see a crowd of young adults singing & dancing in a McDonald's restaurant while Mac is attempting to escape some men-in-black! Mac and Me is the ultimate product placement movie! Sheer evil genius! I lost track of how many times they mentioned something about McDonald's in this film. It's so pervasive Mac and Me should be considered one long commercial and it should have been free to watch when the film was released! On a more somber note. This could have been a great movie. Sure it's an E.T. carbon copy. But so what! You could tell somebody was trying hard to write a meaningful story. What a shame! Too bad corporate backed insanity won the day!

First off I'd like to state that haven't seen this film since 1990 on HBO. But even the trailers warned of doom. When the trailer isn't narrated by Don LaFontaine but by Ronald McDonald (not kidding) you know this film isn't even trying to be taken seriously! 'Mac and Me' was obviously trying to exploit the phenomenal success of 'E.T.' which remained playing in theaters for over 3 years into 1984! But it was only available on VHS in bootleg format until 1989. Hence, in 1988 there was a void that needed to be filled. America was E.T.less until 'Mac and Me.' Well first off this film isn't nearly as bad as everyone says. It's just rightfully one of the most hated films of all time because it's such an obvious rip off of 'E.T.'!!! Right down to scene by scene! Not kidding, some scenes are identical to 'E.T.' like the G men chasing the school kids.It's pointless to describe the plot because it's exactly like 'E.T.'!!! I can't stress this enough! From how the boy meets the alien to how the single mom finds out her sons have been hiding it, it's exactly like 'E.T.' Except not good. But not really that bad.Imagine if the Lifetime network was given the screenplay for 'E.T.' rather than Steven Spielberg.The cartoonish action violence is also WAY over done. Sure E.T. himself took some Tom & Jerry style blows but here poor Mac gets the full Ren & Stimpy treatment. Getting sucked through vacuum cleaners more than once and getting bounced off car windshields.If all this is supposed to be comical, it's NOT. Poor Mac is like the Wiley Coyote of cute aliens.The only other difference is that this time Elliot is in a wheelchair. This way McDonald's which produced the film can boast about how the Ronald McDonald House helps the families of crippled kids.In conclusion I can think of no reason to watch this film other than the fact that 'E.T.'s Blue Ray release has been totally bastardized by new shoddy CGI FX and reedited to be more friendly. Such as removing the G men's hand guns and changing some dialogue. WHY? 'E.T.' was perfect! Just leave it the fxxx alone! Once again the clear solution to this problem is to simply watch a bootleg VHS of 'E.T.'

This movie was rated as the worst ever, but I thought is was done quite well. You'd have to think of the target audience: Eighties kids, teenagers. They didn't mind the clumsy muppet play, it's a compelling story at a nice pace. A family of aliens gets taken from god knows where, could be a moon of Saturn by the looks of it, back to Earth by an automated NASA explorer spacecraft. They get into a big turmoil at the NASA base, but escape in the confusion. The youngest one gets separated and lands with a family which is just moving in the state. After that, things indeed look somewhat like E.T. There are folks here saying it is all stolen from E.T., well that must be true, though there wasn't anything really reminding me of ET - it is only when I consciously compare the scripts, certain things look similar. There were some really weird things yes like the obvious referring to McDonalds (must be a sponsor), Coca Cola as the beverage of choice for the aliens - it even brought them back to life. the McDonalds scene is pretty weird but hey - nobody said this movie shouldn't be. Dancers all around, even on the parking lot, freaking out on a kids party - Ronald McDonald is there too. The funniest goof is when the waitress hands out empty cups with straws, one falls on the ground, the younger girl picks it up - they didn't even bother to redo that scene, probably because it was a ridiculous scene anyway. Finally, all ends brilliantly, the aliens adept really well, and become true Americans!The acting, screenplay, music and general production were of genuine B- movie quality. Only the special effects were not as good as one would expect in production with a reasonable budget like this one. Bud kids, in the time of the release, weren't that picky like they are now in this 3d animated era. Did I find this movie entertaining? Surprisingly, yes I did!