The Day The Earth Stood Still (1 Viewer)

[Johnnyc]

The original is one of my earliest movie memories. The remake with Keanu is out this Friday and here be 7.5 minutes of it...

http://www.music-movie-reviews.com/2008/12/day-earth-stood-stilltrailer-and.html

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

The original is one of my earliest movie memories. The remake with Keanu is out this Friday and here be 12 minutes of it...

http://www.music-movie-reviews.com/2008/12/day-earth-stood-stilltrailer-and.html

I saw it last night.

Fairly promising start but loses its way after the initial mystery. The central premise is very basic and gives a very flat feeling overall.
Kinda short too.

C+

 

[Johnnyc]

Cool, might still check it out. Aliens are deadly.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Oh, and Jennifer Connolly is way too thin.

B-

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Does she get probed?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Does she get probed?

Not that we see.

Off-screen I think she's probing her throat with the handle of a toothbrush after every meal.

 

[Goff]

It was shit. what was a brilliant SF B-Movie about the dangers of atomic energy has become a washed-out pointless Z-movie with a weak environmental message and some heavy religious overtones. And Keanu was dire.

Jennifer was a bit thin alright, but at least they're still there. And I still would.

I was looking forward to this one and I was let down. I'm never wasting money in a cinema again.

Oh, the humanity!

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

It was shit. what was a brilliant SF B-Movie about the dangers of atomic energy has become a washed-out pointless Z-movie with a weak environmental message and some heavy religious overtones. And Keanu was dire.

Jennifer was a bit thin alright, but at least they're still there. And I still would.

I was looking forward to this one and I was let down. I'm never wasting money in a cinema again.

Oh, the humanity!

I was stuck in front of two morons who couldn't follow the story (??!!?) and had to ask each other what was going on. I mean really.

Spoiler

The Luddite final solution was a bit iffy.
Did he change the laws of physics or something?
Like how can he end electricity and mechanics etc?
And why didn't he just do that in the first fecking place?
So no more movies?
No more Bach unless you have your own orchestra?
Balls to that.

 

[Goff]

I was stuck in front of two morons who couldn't follow the story (??!!?) and had to ask each other what was going on. I mean really.

Spoiler

The Luddite final solution was a bit iffy.
Did he change the laws of physics or something?
Like how can he end electricity and mechanics etc?
And why didn't he just do that in the first fecking place?
So no more movies?
No more Bach unless you have your own orchestra?
Balls to that.

No more movies in the cinema. That's gas. Two gobshites asking each other the story and niether having a clue. In fairness to them, it was all over the shop.

The original is doing the rounds on torrent sites and rapidshare. I'd advise people to watch that first.

In reference to your spoiler question: the original answers that. And doesn't seem related to the new one at all. I just didn't see the point. I mean, WHY? What was the reason?

And I really didn't like the UFO.

 

[therealjohnny]

Klaatu Barada Nikto was the first alien language phrase i ever learned

I'll go to this but I'm not expecting much after reading Goffs review

::clef::Michael Rennie was there the day the earth stood still and he told us where we stand::clef::

 

[Goff]

Klaatu Barada Nikto was the first alien language phrase i ever learned

Re that (don't read if you hate spoilers:

Spoiler

The best part of the original movie and it's not even in it.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I loved the original.
I also liked This Island Earth, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, The Day The Earth Caught Fire, Day Of The Triffids, War Of The Worlds, and several others of that vintage.

I'd love to see Panic In Year Zero. Anyone ever seen it?

Remakes of decent films can fuck right off.


Anyone ever see Flying Saucer Rock n Roll with Ardal O'Hanlon in it? I saw it years ago and can't remember much about it.

 

[therealjohnny]

Re that (don't read if you hate spoilers:

ah for fucks sake!

what next? Moby Dick without ""From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."?"

 

[Scientician 0.8]

This ain't bad neither. Now where did that Apocalyptic film thread go?

 

[therealjohnny]

ah for fucks sake!

what next? Moby Dick without ""From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."?"

shit- meant to add spoilertags there

 

[Alan Remorse]

I can't believe Jennifer Connolly has gone skinny. Terrible news.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

whats the word on keanu reeves' cheekbones in this?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

whats the word on keanu reeves' cheekbones in this?

evident

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

i dunno, i want to see this but i heard jen connolly is a bit thin in it.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

i dunno, i want to see this but i heard jen connolly is a bit thin in it.

yeah