watched the day the earth stood still

mozzie (Peter) · #1 26-12-2008, 07:08 PM

hi all merry christmas and a happy new year
watch the sci-fi earth stood still today didnt know what to expect hadent seen the original. the special effects were great but they are like that in most movies know. the story was excellent how it compares to the original i dont know someone will reply .i wouldnt say it was the best movie i,d seen but well worth it those on a tight budget wait till dvd man o man it's dear at the movies now

movies like this get me thinking about the planet we live on and how it's being treated but that is me(maybe the children we bring into this world changes us like that)while observing next time just might see something up there you never know

over all a 7out of 10
mozzie

gel · #2 26-12-2008, 07:21 PM

just saw it and its a complete letdown/no ending?

leinad (Dan) · #3 26-12-2008, 09:26 PM

I was disappointed. They shifted the story to reflect that humans had caused great environmental damage instead of the original being about atomic weapons and aggression being taken into space that would not be tolerated. IMHO they screwed this one. A remake with same cast and story as the original would have been much better. my 2cents.

spaceace · #4 26-12-2008, 09:33 PM

Was there any question that they would screw it up? There are not many remakes/reboots that they dont stuff up

phobos (John) · #5 26-12-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by leinad

....A remake with same cast and story as the original would have been much better. my 2cents.

That would of been a little difficult to manage, most of the actors from the 1951 original film are no longer with us

mozzie (Peter) · #6 27-12-2008, 06:16 AM

sounds like i should try and find a copy of the original and have a watch

renormalised (Carl) · #7 27-12-2008, 09:05 AM

I haven't seen the remake, yet, but the original is a gem. Great Sci-Fi

Kevnool (Kev) · #8 27-12-2008, 09:15 AM

Out of all the like and dislikes I really dont care, At least you all made the effort to go and see the movie........cheers Kev.

Jen · #9 27-12-2008, 01:49 PM

Well it will be new to me cause i havnt seen the original either
I cant wait to see it

gman (Grant) · #10 03-01-2009, 07:24 PM

I went and saw this movie today.
I felt absolutley let down
The script was garbage and Keanu Reeves was miscast.
The only shining light in the whole film was Jennifer Connolly who I thought at least brought a bit of drama to a film that IMHO is a dog
woof woof woof

matt · #11 03-01-2009, 07:44 PM

Went and saw it a few days ago.

Judged on its own merits, I'd put it in the average category....but using the original as a yardstick, it was below par.

I also felt they skewed the story.

It also felt rushed after about the halfway mark. I find this quite common among today's 'blockbusters'. The build-up is often quite good...but then it's all ruined with tons of CGI 'shoot-em-up' effects and a mad scramble to wrap the film up.

I did like the idea of the nano-bot-type technology....and the concept that the human race does not 'own' the Earth, and that the planet's survival is far more important in the grand cosmic scheme of things than that of the human race.

Alchemy (Clive) · #12 03-01-2009, 08:04 PM

cant remember the plot of the first .. so as a standalone movie without reference to the first its good, i like the fact that 1.the Govts are paranoid and dont act sensibly (true),2. that we have destroyed to some degree our planet (true),3. and that we will not check our behaviour in this problem (true). so it touches on several actual relevant issues that face us today.. the ending is lame though, i liked the end of On The Beach where everyone dies, a little more believable and i would have preferred it to finish that way with a new dawn arriving on a restructured planet living in balance, i think that would make more of a point to the three issues above.

Mind you if a contact was made from a "civilization" from elsewhere in the galaxy, they would be so far ahead .. firing guns at them would be so dumb, they could just erase us from orbit or higher. plots such as independance day where we " take them out " is a nice fantasy but thats all.

multiweb (Marc) · #13 03-01-2009, 10:05 PM

Saw it last night with a couple of mates. Visual FX were amazing. But take that away from the movie and it was an empty shell. Interesting concept but streched to death. Nearly fell asleep. Very disappointing.

PeterM · #14 04-01-2009, 08:04 PM

Saw it the other night. A very painful remake of a classic. In my opinion absolute rubbish.
PeterM

mcross · #15 04-01-2009, 10:34 PM

That sums it up for me too, Matt.

I thought his conversion from being on a mission to destroy humans to having some sympathy and understanding was too sudden...

But I did enjoy the nano-bots as well as Keanu Reeves' genuinely puzzled look when he said to the officials "Your planet?" ... Quite poignant-maybe we sometimes forget that it's not "our" planet; we are just lucky to be along for the ride for a short period of time!

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Originally Posted by matt

It also felt rushed after about the halfway mark. I find this quite common among today's 'blockbusters'. The build-up is often quite good...but then it's all ruined with tons of CGI 'shoot-em-up' effects and a mad scramble to wrap the film up.

I did like the idea of the nano-bot-type technology....and the concept that the human race does not 'own' the Earth, and that the planet's survival is far more important in the grand cosmic scheme of things than that of the human race.

RAJAH235 · #16 04-01-2009, 11:40 PM

JIC you can't find it....
This is the original version.
A classic.
The latest one is ab terrible.
No proper ending & the story was rubbish.

> http://video.google.com/googleplayer...=en&autoplay=1

Ian Robinson · #17 05-01-2009, 12:54 PM

Last time I saw the oiginal version it was it was shown on ABC as a late night movie I think.

You could try somewhere like VideoEzy , a bigger one , they may have it or be able to get it.

leinad (Dan) · #18 05-01-2009, 01:20 PM

Its now out on DVD (1951 version); saw it in Sanity Music store (WA) the other day. Possibly video rental stores should have it on the shelf.

allan gould · #19 05-01-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

I haven't seen the remake, yet, but the original is a gem. Great Sci-Fi

Have to agree. The original was good but this remake was stupid. No real story and quite loose. A big dissapointment

Mark · #20 05-01-2009, 06:42 PM

Pleased that these comments have been posted. I saw the trailer and was interested until I noticed that Keanu Reeves is playing Klaatu. I would have thought with his acting ability that playing Gort would have been natural for him.

Anyhoo, after reading these comments I've decided that I'll pass on this one. Sometimes keeping the memory of a classic unsoiled is the best thing to do.