lol, I vaguely remember being freaked out by parts of the movie as a 3rd grader (perhaps, that was why I never saw the end...).
I also remember ET scaring the royal spit out of me, especially when he's 'dead' and all white; I still get twitchy about the subject. XD Having a neurotic childhood sure makes for interesting stories later in life, I still laugh about hiding behind my seat during Little Mermaid...