The Day the Earth Stood Still - Grading & Discussion

[Agent Richard07]

Welcome to the grading & discussion thread for The Day the Earth Stood Still.
[highlight]***SPOILERS AHEAD***[/highlight]​

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL​

The Day the Earth Stood Still is 20th Century Fox's contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission - and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described "friend to the Earth". - MovieWeb.com

Links for the 2008 movie...

• Official Site
• Trailers
• IMDb Entry
• Wikipedia Entry
• Rotten Tomatoes Page
• Box Office Mojo Page

Links for the 1951 movie...

• IMDb Entry
• Wikipedia Entry
• Rotten Tomatoes Page
• Box Office Mojo Page
  
• Special Edition on Blu-Ray, available at Amazon.com

 

[Agent Richard07]

The movie starts opening tomorrow in parts of Europe and Asia, and in North America on December 12th.

 

[Borgminister]

My 16 yo son wants to see it in IMAX and actually likes Keannu Reeves.

.... grumble ...

Actually I liked KR in the Matrix trilogy, and the movie is a classic, so it'll be interesting to see the remake.

 

[Captain Craig]

I'm going to catch this in IMAX. When I looked over the free screeners at the site I get so many passes for I was dissapointed that Nashville wasn't getting a screener!

 

[Ethros]

I'm gonna go see it on my day off on Thursday.
We shall see

 

[davejames]

I thought the trailers have looked great, but the fact there haven't been any reviews yet is definitely not a good sign...

 

[Siwilliams]

Looking forward to the movie and also the X-Men Origins - Wolverine trailer

 

[Maurice]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Is it too much to ask for decent sci-fi?

 

[Captain Craig]

Is it too much to ask for decent sci-fi?

Well the jury is still out on TDTESS however there is a strong contender for "decent sci-fi" next May I do believe.

 

[davejames]

Is it too much to ask for decent sci-fi?

I know what you mean. I'm tired of seeing so many great story ideas being wasted on crappy directors who don't have a clue what they're doing.

The annoying thing is if this movie sucks, people will just blame it on the fact it's a remake. When likely it was just poorly executed by the director and nothing more.

 

[Roshi]

I'm going to catch this in IMAX. When I looked over the free screeners at the site I get so many passes for I was dissapointed that Nashville wasn't getting a screener!

Maybe you meant "screenings". Screeners are ... something else!

 

[Admiral_Young]

I'll be seeing it with friends on Saturday hopefully...if not this weekend then next weekend. It seems like Sci-Fi Fluff but oh well. I'm a big Jen Connelly fan so I'm seeing it mostly because of her.

 

[A beaker full of death]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

How can a remake of a 60 year old movie that is ingrained in the popular culture have surprises?

 

[Captain Craig]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

How can a remake of a 60 year old movie that is ingrained in the popular culture have surprises?

You'd be surprised at the cinematic culture illiterate so to speak.

 

[Siwilliams]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

How can a remake of a 60 year old movie that is ingrained in the popular culture have surprises?

If it has a different ending

 

[Cutter John]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

How can a remake of a 60 year old movie that is ingrained in the popular culture have surprises?

You rewrite it to the point where it resembles the original in name only.

 

[Siwilliams]

Well, there's a least one spoiler-laden review, but it's pretty negative.

How can a remake of a 60 year old movie that is ingrained in the popular culture have surprises?

You rewrite it to the point where it resembles the original in name only.

hee hee exactly

 

[indranee]

we'll be going opening weekend.

 

[Siwilliams]

Trailers with this are 'X-Men Origins - Wolverine' and 'Terminator (4) Salvation'