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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
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"If you ignore the obvious product placements, bad dialogue and Jaden Smith, this movie was actually pretty entertaining at times and there were some pretty cool visual moments. Also Keanu Reeves was born to play that role, the only time the fact that he can´t act didn´t matter. "
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"I'm never going to get caught up on my reviews. But I'm blaming my husband this time. He got me Roku for Christmas! Now there are too many movies at my fingertips!Enemy Mine is a movie I've been curious about for awhile. I remember it playing in the background of my childhood, but I've never actually watched it until now. And it's interesting, but it hasn't aged that well. Dennis Quaid ("The Express") stars as a soldier who crash lands on a planet with an alien with whom he is at war. Though mortal enemies, they begin to form a bond and learn about each other's cultures. The first half is a really good survival/learning tolerance movie. The second half is terribly cheesy and looses it's effectiveness when Louis Gossett Jr. ("The Perfect Game"), playing the alien, is out of the picture.The Day the Earth Stood Still is another remake that doesn't stack up to the original. Keanu Reeves ("The Lake House") plays the alien sent to Earth to decide whether or not we should be distroyed. An ... "
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"I was extremely skeptical about the idea of a remake of Robert Wise's 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still for two reasons: A.) The original's success was directly tied to its commentary on the political climate of the 1950's, and would be difficult to replicate today for a variety of reasons and B.) it had Keanu Reeves in the lead role. Of course, I still decided to fork over my hard earned money to see it. To my surprise, the movie was better that I expected, but it's just a shade under a good movie. To describe exactly why new movie doesn't quite work means I'll have to give away some key plot material for both films, so you've been warned. The remake begins as Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) a biologist is "detained" by the U.S. government, who is investigating some strange astrological readings. It turns out that those readings are alien spaceship, which lands in New York City's Central Park. The movie takes forever to get through these scenes, as the scientists and mil ... "
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"My review of the new DVD edition of 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still is contained within my Movie Marketing Madness column covering the remake of the movie. The best part about the appearance of the new movie is that it prompted Fox to re-release the 1951 original. Re-watching the film via a review copy provided to me of the new two-disc special edition, I was struck by just how great this movie is. It’s not epic or intensly personal along the lines of classics like Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind or others along those lines. But it is just a really, really good movie that captures the feelings of the era it was produced in while still remaining relevant to contemporary audiences. In the movie, Klaatu arrives on earth with the robot Gort, landing in a Washington D.C. park. Taken into custody after he’s mistakenly shot by a trigger happy soldier, he explains he has a message of importance to the entire world and rejects attempts by single countries to dominate his pres ... "
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"I loved this movie it took sci-fi to a whole new level. I have never seen the original movie but have seen the cover. We see Keanu Reeves play an alien who takes human form to take control of our world but finds hope in a destructive world. His bodyguard elimates all threats that stand in their way but as the government takes action. They seize the opportunity to capture the bodyguard robot to find away destroy it but fall drasticly. As they experiment the bodyguard robot comes apart as a massive swarm eats everything in sight. So Keanu Reeves character must find away to stop it before it is too late. So he joins the sphere that is in New York central park as the chaos is finally neutrolized. I totally recommand this movie to any Sci-fi fan out there. Plus it is a must see movie to end the year. "
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"The Day The Earth Stood Still managed to pull in $30 million dollars this past weekend, which you can mostly attribute to clever marketing, but it’s not a promising number for the much-loathed movie, which is sitting at 21% on Rotten Tomatoes right now. Beyond the wooden acting and the eviscerating of a beloved sci fi classic that most people are talking about, there are some moments in this movie that just make my teeth clench. Moments that are so poorly written, thought out, filmed, and constructed that I just can’t keep myself from venting. Read on to see all five, and just in case it’s not clear enough from the header: there are spoilers below. The Inept U.S. Government Okay, aliens land on our planet, including a spectacular arrival in the middle of Central Park. A huge glowing globe descends from the heavens and out comes a strange alie "
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"One of the biggest travesties about the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still is that Jon Hamm only has a bit part in it. Frankly, if he’d played Klaatu, this might have been a movie worth watching. He’s spent the last two years winning our hearts and wardrobes over as Don Draper on AMC’s Mad Men, and he’s worth a lot more than a small part in a science fiction remake. WIth that in mind, here are five classic science fiction remakes that we’d like to see Jon Hamm take the helm in. If he brings along any of his television co-stars, that would bring some bonus points. But his slicked-back hair and calm demeanor don’t need any assistance. Check out the list after the break and hope that someone at a studio somewhere is paying attention.
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"Keanu Reeves tells Kevin Buist–in very inhuman terms–what it’s like to be an alien getting in touch with his “humanness,” just before Kevin gets melted by a cosmic glare for being near Keanu at Comic-Con. So, what’s up with all these A-list Hollywood types going to a comic book convention? Kevin tells the story of his first Comic-Con visit. Eureka! One of the great documentaries to slip through the cracks in 2004 was released this week through new DVD label, Carnivalesque FIlms. Mardi Gras: Made in China deftly examines globalization by stringing together life in a Chinese bead factory with the drunken, breast-baring party life of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Plus, a listener emails us two movies about female vigilantes. Can you guess what they are? (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed "
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"Keanu Reeves tells Kevin Buist–in very inhuman terms–what it’s like to be an alien getting in touch with his “humanness,” just before Kevin gets melted by a cosmic glare for being near Keanu at Comic-Con. So, what’s up with all these A-list Hollywood types going to a comic book convention? Kevin tells the story of his first Comic-Con visit. Eureka! One of the great documentaries to slip through the cracks in 2004 was released this week through new DVD label, Carnivalesque FIlms. Mardi Gras: Made in China deftly examines globalization by stringing together life in a Chinese bead factory with the drunken, breast-baring party life of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Plus, a listener emails us two movies about female vigilantes. Can you guess what they are? (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed "
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