In the DVD re - release of ` ` E.T . '' , Spielberg switched out the rifles held by the soldiers with walkie - radios . Spielberg himself even admitted he regretted making the changes . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . In the 30th - anniversary Blu - ray edition of the film , those walkie - talkies are no more .
In the DVD re - release of ` ` E.T . '' , Spielberg switched out the rifles held by the soldiers with walkie - radios . Spielberg himself even admitted he regretted making the changes . In the 30th - anniversary Blu - ray edition of the film , those walkie - talkies are no more .