Day the Earth Stood Still Remake

[Monsters For Sale]

Did everybody see the lengthy "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake preview over the weekend?

It looked very special effects heavy. 

Much of the charm of the original movie for me lies in its simplicity.  The special effects do not dominate the story.

I'm not too sure what I think of Keanu Reeves as the star. 

"Klaatu's Excellent Adventure"

[Mike Scott]

Did everybody see the lengthy "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake preview over the weekend?

Looks like crap! "Keanu, Barada, Nikto!"

[Monsterkid71]

I didnt see the preview and I have no interest whatsoever in seeing it. The casting of Reeves alone makes me steer clear of this one!

[Bogey]

Much of the charm of the original movie for me lies in its simplicity. 

That is all that needs to be written....you may lock the thread.  Oh, and the "crap" quote from Mike.  That's important as well. 

[GeekDragon]

I'm taking a wait and see attitude to this one. 

[CreepysFan]

I'm not too sure what I think of Keanu Reeves as the star. 

Enough said , not even considering wasting my money.

[Jscareshock]

I have to wait and see as well.  Maybe they'll try to follow the original story: Farewell to the Master?

[josie monster]

Can't improve on the original, so I'm gonna say, NO WAY IN HELL on this one.  Keanu Reeves?  No don't think so.

[DBCrader]

     Hmmm.... why do I get "douche-chills" when I think about Keanu Reeves as Klaatu???

      The trailer seems to show a lot of mass destructon, which is NOT what the movie is about!  And you just KNOW that Gort will be some over-done CGI effect...

      You know, Julian Blaustein made a tough decision when he decided not to allow Spencer Tracy to portray Klaatu... he knew that if that helmet came off and it was Spencer Tracy underneath, the movie was over...  the same could be said for Keanu...

[Wicked Lester]

If it ain't broke , don't fix it.

[Monsters For Sale]

I watched some of the original movie on broadcast TV last night.  I didn't make it all the way through the film, though.

They kept interrupting it with pointless chatter by the "hosts" and commercials for the remake.  The previews showed way more than I really wanted to see of the current version of this classic.

Here is the first review I've seen:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28166691/

[Nightmares in plastic]

"Klaatu, Barada , Stinko."

I love that headline !

Rainer E.

[Anton Phibes]

You know what would've been better than a straight remake?  A re-make type of sequel.  Kind of like Psycho 2.  We were given a warning in the 1950's to get our crap together or we were going to be destroyed.  Instead of getting it together...things are worse than ever.  So they decide to "scold" us for our greed, stupidity, barbarism and wantonness.  At least it wouldn't stink up the original so badly.

[depressedlarrytalbot]

A re-make type of sequel.

Several years back that was in fact the plan, if I recall the reports. It would have been "Son Of Klaatu" and I think we may even have been supposed to swallow the possibility that Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal had done the wild thing.

Technically they could have; there's a dead zone between the last and second-last scenes where they've been alone on the ship together, and Klaatu has changed back to his spacesuit, and there's this funny little look on her face when he hails her farewell, that is pregnant with, er, possibilty. But he'd been resurrected, so it would all be a bit necro. Doesn't preclude the possibility. Hmmm. 

"Thirty years ago my dad said, knock it off, you hosers, and he's dead now, so I'm here to..... oh, there she is ! Hey, mom!!!"

Probably just as well it was never made, but still, I had some hopes for this one. 

[CreepysFan]

 Don't forget Klaatu and Patricia were stranded on the elevator for thirty minutes too.