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MadGez
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 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) The Day the Earth Stood Still Quote: The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H. North.
Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, this version replaces the Cold War theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of humankind's environmental damage to the planet. It follows Klaatu, an alien sent to try to change human behavior or eradicate them from Earth.
The film was originally scheduled for release on May 9, 2008, but was released on a roll-out schedule beginning December 12, 2008, screening in both conventional and IMAX theaters. The critical reviews were mixed; typically the film was found to be "heavy on special effects, but without a coherent story at its base". In its opening week, the film took top spot at the U.S. box office and has since grossed over $230 million worldwide. The Day the Earth Stood Still was released on home video on April 7, 2009.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Seeing this in 3 hours! Yay IMAX!
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: Seeing this in 3 hours! Yay IMAX! suicidal, the film is toxic. _________________The Force Awakens
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] You haven't even seen it!
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: You haven't even seen it! I think it looks beyond bad, ill have to be paid to watch it. _________________The Force Awakens
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Keanu was keanu. connelly was amazing as always. smith was actually surprisingly decent. not that action packed. simple story. amazing effects. gort was awesome. overall, another very very enjoyable film. a solid a-
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Let's go with a B+.
A little too much paint by numbers destruction movie.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: Let's go with a B+.
A little too much paint by numbers destruction movie. what a snob!
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] No where near as good as the original 1951 classic. This one is just kind of there and kind of pointless. Didn't hate but didn't really find that much to like about it as well.
Grade C-/D+
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] radioactiveness confirmed.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] BJ wrote: radioactiveness confirmed. A C- from Pink is like a B+ in normal people speak. _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Fox has really kept this thing well-hidden. It must be an epic turd.
But who cares? Robert Wise's original wasn't very good to begin with.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] How does the original end?
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] He delivers his arrogant speech about the dangers of violence and war, and says how cool things are back home because they are lorded over by crazy police robots who will destroy them all at the slightest hint of aggression. He suggests Earth abide by the same rules, and warns everyone that they are inviting annihilation should they continue on their war-y path.
Then they leave.
I can only imagine what sort of hackneyed environmental parable it's probably become, particularly with that awful liberal do-gooder Jennifer Connelly involved. She probably thinks she has a social conscience. I think she can't read.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] ^ Yep.
The short story is a lot better.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] 5/10 -> C-
I can't say it's an awful or a bad movie. It's just pretty blah one. Pointless as someone already mentioned. I'm gonna puke from all the environmental crap we are being bombarded recently. Everyone is suddenly pro-green and speak about effin carbon footprint.
Acting is OK (apart from Smith Jr. who is probably even more annoying than that other black kid in 24: Redemption I saw today), effects are OK.
It's just that I don't get the point of this movie. The environmental thing/humans being a threat to all of the other life forms could've been a sporadic story to a much bigger and better one.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] I forgot to mention my favorite part.
Giants stadium was destroyed.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: I forgot to mention my favorite part.
Giants stadium was destroyed. was it occupied? What's the body count in the film? 100,000. 1,000,000?
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Hopefully just one...
BOOM!
But no... People freak out when impending doom is upon them for some reason.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: Hopefully just one...
BOOM!
But no... People freak out when impending doom is upon them for some reason. wait, so no one actually dies?
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Lots of people die.
Just none in the stadium. Why would there be people in the stadium? It's not sunday! And even if it was... there wouldn't have been any fans there...
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] munkyfromlondon wrote: Lots of people die.
Just none in the stadium. Why would there be people in the stadium? It's not sunday! And even if it was... there wouldn't have been any fans there... you're light on details. Did you actually see the film or are you filling in the blanks? I know Gort uses nanotechnology. Does he nano a building or all of Brooklyn?
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] He nano's everything. It's awesome.
I did think it was odd that they took some time to devour humans over other objects...
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] Merely average. It's occasionally diverting but then you just leave wondering what the point really was. Keanu Reeves' blank acting style makes him perfectly cast for the role of Klaatu, while Jennifer Connelly is solid in a thankless role for which I assume she got a good paycheck. Jaden Smith's child character is highly irritating but I think that has more to do with the way he's written, while talented actors like Kathy Bates and Jon Hamm are given nothing whatsoever to do. What the movie lacks in intelligence or overall oomph is made up by the special effects, which are indeed impressive, even if they do recall other disaster movies at certain points. This isn't exactly a bad film, it's just rather bland and inconsequential. C
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] What's the point of ANY movie
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