Watching the original 1951 "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

[Kutjara]

When I saw it 20 years ago, it looked very dated, with its paranoia, bigoted radio personalities, ignorant populace, and hair-trigger military.

20 years later and it seems as if it could have been made yesterday. Back to the future, indeed.

[Graybeard]

1. I loved it then as a 10 year old and

...I still love it today every time I watch it.

To think a film made 50+ years ago can have such relevance today. Meanwhile the recent remake has been relegated to the trash bin never to be seen again.

[Ikonoklast]

2. There has been no 'recent remake'.

Please never mention such a thing, as it never happened.

It. Never. Happened.

Are we square on this?






God almighty that remake of a classic was a huge stinkin' turd, wasn't it?


:puke:

[kentauros]

3. I didn't bother, just from the little bit I read on it.

I don't understand why the threat of nuclear weapons is passé, especially with regard to the idea that we would be taking them into space and being a threat to other civilizations. Space is being weaponized, so it's still a legitimate concern. Any alien civilization should be intelligent and advanced enough to realize that if humanity warms the planet too much, the eco-system will still survive, with or without humans. It may take a hundred years or more to wipe us out, but the environment will win in the end anyway ;)

[old mark]

4. Like a re-make of Casablanca staring

Will Farrell.

Where's my gun?

mark

[Moondog]

7. Oh, yeah.

A steaming turd, with corn kernels imbedded. That was tossed into the proverbial punch bowl, while it was still steaming. And now it is floating in the punch bowl ....

[Ikonoklast]

8. "Please direct me to a man named, uh, hold on...oh yeah, 'Keanu Reeves'."

"I am here to kill him."

[kixat2550]

5. Great film

[Graybeard]

6. Hi kixat2550! Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[Vidar]

9. It was a great flick.

[leeroysphitz]

10. You should check out last years remake. It's even better.

Keanu Reeves' portrayal of Klaatu is spot on while the flashy CGI special effects are a wonderful upgrade for the dreary and soul-less black and white effects of the original.

[Kutjara]

11. It was on TV last night, and was everything I expected.

Keanu was miscast, however. He should have been Gort. Or a chair.