The Day The Earth Stood Still Movie
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12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood Still
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
| Josue Aguirre | Humvee soldier |
| Daniel Bacon | Winslow |
| Sverrir Björgvinsson | Guardsman #2 |
| Chris Bradford | Checkpoint Marine |
| John Cleese | Dr. Barnhardt |
| Joshua Close | Flash Chamber Engineer |
| Ben Cotton | Trucker |
| Aaron Craven | Technician |
| Roger R. Cross | General Quinn |
| Terence Dament | NYPD #3 |
| Mike Dopud | Helicopter Pilot |
| Aaron Douglas | Sgt. Winter |
| Brad Dryborough | Train Passenger #2 |
| Victor Favrin | Flame thrower operator |
| Jon Hamm | Dr. Granier |
| Scott Derrickson |
5.70 out of 10 (20302 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Absolutely Disappointing
posted on 30 Aug 2009For a movie that was such a classic in 1951, in a time when communication was so hard to come by especially for world leaders and the common public, in the time of radio glory and TV not having as many broadcasters as today, and produced by an empire of visual effects and owner of Fox News for example, let's see a few points that probably went through the screenwriter's head, or probably the producer's zero to none creativity restraining the screen writing in what could have been an epic movie.1.- The president of the USA would have been one of the first characters that we would have been, it's not 1951, put simply with a fictional movie, ID4, Bill Pullman doing some even not presidential things, added so much to the movie like the speech, however in this case, Kathy Bates is placed in a character that is neither there nor there, a servant to the president where they are treating the "Greatest discovery of mankind".2.- The message. The 1951 movie was all about the message Klaatu was bringing to the world, and at the start even Gort was a lot more violent than what we see at first, simply desintegrating, literally all arms and potential dangers when Klaatu is shot. Now not only he is biological which was a good point, which "seemed" more threatening but there's no payback, since this one simply stays still as they pull him underground and even lets itself be "drilled". But back to the message, some parts of the movie were effective as what an arrogant race we are to think that we pose any obstacle to anyone who might arrive to earth with such technology, and does it even more magnificently so (no offense to the USA) by portraying Kathy Bates telling him about the President of the USA as if Klaatu should have heard of him, let alone of the way our planet works.However when they are to pass the message, in the meeting where Klaatu passes the epic "We have created a race of robots..." speech, simply goes by as if the whole production crew, director, screenwriter and anyone forgot that was the point of the movie! a Second chance but having showed they would make the earth stand still, instead they do it with these nanos which would have been better used if they did that to a couple of areas, then back to Gort, however Gort "disappears" when the nanos go flying out! The earth stands still, and he leaves... What message then? What did the world learn? which world leaders heeded to the message? ID4 even had more success at this than this fiasco of a remake so promising from the trailers.And one last point, why giving such an annoying kid (which the actor is so badly chosen) such a preponderant role? Seems that was the quirk they wanted to poise since in 1951 the kid was Klaatu's friend from the beginning. Professor Barnhardt, who is a major figure in the original film only lasts a few minutes while they reach his place and the obnoxious kid calls the cop on him, I think Scott Derrickson had just seen X-Men 2 but has to realize that it takes a good director to pull an epic movie off, someone like Bryan Singer at least.
Disappointing
posted on 30 Aug 2009Let's be blunt: this is definitely not a good movie; it's not horrid either, it's just somewhere between average and bad. There are quite a few problems. First, with the script, which tries to incorporate all elements of the 1951 movie into a new, updated whole. The end result lacks cohesion and plays more like a sequence of 5 to 10 minutes scenes badly sewn together, the prime objective of each scene being either to introduce an element taken from the original movie or, on the contrary, an idea absent form the1951 original, instead of simply advancing the story. Second, the direction: poor, poor, poor. Third, some of the worst acting I have seen in a mainstream movie for a long time; I found the leads, especially Keanu, quite good but the other actors are decent at best, with Katie Bates delivering a frighteningly catastrophic 'performance'. I was not shocked (positively or negatively) by all the other aspects of the film.Coming out of the theater, I found myself pondering about this remake and the 1951 original. I find the Robert Wise movie quite good, but not the masterpiece some claim it to be. I was therefore ready to accept a remake and the few new ideas offered by the 2008 movie made me painfully aware that a remake could indeed have been interesting, had it been put in better hands or, if I dare say so, in much better hands. So, to me, it's another sadly missed opportunity.
Ho-Hum
posted on 30 Aug 2009I was overly generous giving this film 5 stars out of 10.There were times when I was actually bored during this movie, the pace seemed to drag frequently.At least Keanu Reeves finally got a part that was handmade for him - playing a character that did not have to exhibit any expressions or emotions.Like many films, this one had to have an annoying, know-it-all kid. This time the kid was played by Jaden Smith (son of Will and Jada Smith)and the kid is cute as a bug's ear, you couldn't ask for a cuter kid, but damn - his character was irritating! The alien spheres seem to be pretty much all over the globe, but the fact they are, comes to absolutely nothing. The only alien who seems to be doing anything is Klaatu.**This next paragraph may contain a spoiler** The aliens have decided humans are destroying the Earth and they need to save the Earth. No big surprise that Klaatu's mind is changed by some sentimental tears by Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly)and her step-son, little Jacob Benson (Jaden Smith).Watch only if you have nothing better to do.
This is one of those films that make you think "Damn it, I could have been cleaning the toilet"... Even if the toilet was clean.
posted on 28 Aug 2009This was one bad movie. I had goosebumps all over due to how silly the dialog was in some scenes. The Hollywood clichés were all there and the storyline was cheap. No surprising twists, just easily predictable garbage. I don't understand why Jennifer and Keanu signed up for this. I really don't. At some point when making a film.. Why isn't there someone who stands up and says.. "Hey guys.. This is just.. a REALLY REALLY bad idea!" ??? Actually, there's a simple answer to that question. Money. It's always about money. Success in Hollywood is not making a good film. It's about making a film people will go and see. At least in most cases. And this film here is an excellent example of that.And if you really HAVE TO do product placements... You filthy filthy film makers... Make sure it's something OTHER THAN Windows Vista. For the love of Goooood!
weakened by conventional elements yet still raises some interesting questions
posted on 28 Aug 2009Intriguing, but not altogether fascinating sci-fi thriller takes a familiar premise and plays it for all it's worth. Eighty years ago an alien being came to Earth and inhabited a human body. Fast forward to the present day where that same being returns on a mission to "protect" the Earth from the destructive nature of the human race, that is unless an empathetic scientist and single mother (Connelly) can convince him that they're capable of change. When it goes through all the obligatory chase scenes, spotlights the unyielding government characters, and tries to coast solely on special effects it doesn't provide much that you haven't seen already, but the inquiries and observations about the very essence of human nature do manage to hit close to home. Reeves' stoicism is actually perfect for the part and Connelly's sympathetic performance adds a big boost, but Bates seems out of place as a no-nonsense White House official. Lacks some important exposition, but for the most part holds your interest. **
The Day the Earth Stood Still and so did I.
posted on 28 Aug 2009This comment will contain a few spoilers. First off, lets start with what this movie is about. It's a remake from the famous and fantastic film that was made in 1951. Does the remake live up to the original? Not a chance! This movie had me wondering what I was even watching and the main problem is a poor written script and terrible acting. Though the thing that got to me most was the horrid plot holes. I don't think I've experienced that many silly and stupid plot holes in a movie ever. Lets mention a few.The beginning of the movie, when we see Klaatu or whoever he was at the beginning first seeing the sphere. What was the point of that? Why show us something that makes no sense at all without giving us some information.The scientists. Helen studies fossils or something, so why is SHE so important to have if an asteroid is heading towards earth. I didn't get why she was so important? When they first have contact the alien/Klatuu at the time reaches out his hand. This is a sign of peace. In this movie the military just gun him down like they always do, cliché.Klatuu then gets rushed to a hospital or something and we see him being born into a human. After some minutes the Secretary of Defence walks in. She wants to ask him some questions and boy they are stupid. As the Americans already know, is that the aliens have a hell lot more power than them, though that doesn't seem to stop miss "America rocks the entire world with weapons and bombs". Her character is so flat and so dumb that even a five year old kid wouldn't be convinced.It appears in this film that America is the world? I hate watching movies where every other single country is just some trash, and America is the ruler of the world? Why is this?. And of course, the only thing America can answer with is a war crazy general that just wants to bomb and do damage to the alien sphere. Cliché.Klatuu tells Helen why they are here. Exterminating the human race because they are ruining earth. Alright, good point indeed. Though love saved the day one more time. Because Klatuu got convinced by Jennifer Connely's bad acting so fast that it didn't make sense at all.Though the biggest tragic in the whole movie is the spoiled little kid. Why is he there? What is his purpose? I got so annoyed in every scene that kid was. And the way it was planned just tells another thing about this garbage of a script.All in all the acting was pretty horrid. None of the characters were believable and did not have a connection to anyone. Reeve's almost looked like a lifeless robot. But the biggest mistake was Kathy Bates. Why did you do this movie? You did not fit in the role at all, and it made the entire movie look cheesy as hell.All in all this movie was horrid. So many plot holes and bad script writing that you could take a bath in it. If you add the bad acting and over-dramatic visual effects you can't even imagine how bad this is to the original. Use your money to watch another film, because this was a waste of life!
The day the kid ruined the movie...
posted on 28 Aug 2009Why must they continue to put annoying children into sci-fi movies??? Every time they try to add some street wise back talking kid with emotional problems it destroys every film their in. Is this entire movie about this dumb kid and his daddy issues? Nowhere in real life (not that this film even attempted real life) would a 10 yr old kid be in control of the adults actions, why doesn't she just leave him with a friend or neighbor while she goes to save the world??? I was actually hoping that something disastrous would happen to him so we could get him off the screen. Jaden Smith may be the most annoying child actor I have seen in some time, daddy Smith has been trying to push this wooden puppet on us and it's just not working, the kid acts like his crap doesn't stink, but he sure does. Look at the publicity photos of him, he's so special, wait 5 years when he's a spoiled handful. Oh, and the movie itself? Some of the worst film making in many a year, they took a great story and dumb it down so badly I could not wait for it to be over. Awful CGI, cardboard acting, stupid plot, and did I mention the kid?
Visual f/x are the only thing worth mentioning in this addled remake of the sci-fi classic
posted on 28 Aug 2009THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (2008) ** Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong. Visual effects laden remake of the '50s sci-fi classic about a visitor from outer space named Klaatu (Reeves at his most - yet appropriately here – wooden) whose message of saving Earth is more than meets the eye. Connelly is the scientist attempting to aid the cosmic traveler in his quest but finds herself at odds with the government and military (natch). While the impressive special effects are light years away from the original, the ham-fisted screenplay by David Scarpa and rather pedestrian direction by Scott Derickson leaves the viewer wanting (and expecting) more.
Bad..Worse..Worst IMAX experience ever...
posted on 26 Aug 2009And I thought "WAR OF THE WORLDS" was bad!!! I'm not a huge fan of science fiction movies as a whole. But when I see movies like "Aliens", "A.I", "The Matrix"..Somehow I wanted to believe that if made right, this genre could be much more than what is shown to us. This movie is so bad that at one point I was considering asking for money back in the IMAX. No plot, very badly edited, cheap special effects, & above all the characters are so irritating..you cannot even imagine. I have never seen the original. But this one sucked in a big way. It started being bad...got worse & ended being one of the worst alien movies of all time.
Don't listen to the "remake" purists
posted on 26 Aug 2009My heavens, I have rarely seen so many sci-fi purists who think the 1950s were untouchable. Sure, they had the best actors, the least cheesy story lines, and by far the best computer graphics back then, right? We believe so strongly in the ethic of saving the world that we should try to discourage anyone from liking this film, right? It's better if the moral of the film never reaches people's ears? Hardly. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a ride that is both important and moving. It's just not a parroting of the original and that angers some people. The underlying theme, about global pollution, is understated and entirely avoids being preachy. Keanu Reeves is marvelous as the flat affect alien, and while he comes to love humanity that is also understated so it avoids being campy. There are no "Hasta La Vista Baby" moments in the film.The aliens are superbly... alien. There are some special effects we haven't seen before in other films and a creative take. The one criticism I might make is the handling of the government (similar to Terminator 3) does not feel at all realistic, with the dialogue and the settings feeling hollow. That being said, the decisions that the government takes make sense. The pacing is good as well, and the scene with John Cleese could have been milked for minutes but was compact and made its point all the better for it. The ending is wrapped up without the corny-sounding "Klaatu Barada Niktu".Do you believe that humanity needs to save itself? This is a film you should see. Are you skeptical given all the reviews you've read? If you are a thinker: just go see it.
Dumber than a plank of wood
posted on 26 Aug 2009Great expectations must have accompanied this: wow, remake of one of the greatest ever, they couldn't possibly...Oh, couldn't they? This is a confusing mess, with so many loose ends they could start a loose end factory and still have a stock sale....Awful lines and unintentionally funny, plus special effects that aren't in any way special...All in all the one line review is: what a let down! If you love Sci-Fi then sure, otherwise take two Tylenol and a friend who does and prepare for a great argument on its merits afterwards.If you're still confused, so were we....Only for fanboys, may I suggest?
This IS a great movie! People are too hypocritical.
posted on 26 Aug 2009For someone who have never heard of the original, such as myself, I found this movie to be very entertaining. Having nothing to base this on, I find it creative, unexpected and the cinematography was superb. CGI creatives were convincing. A nice refreshing storyline that gives reason to what is happening, how and why it is happening. In my opinion, I find it to accurately portray how things may unfold in a real life scenario of events.Keanu is perfect for his role in this movie. As is Jennifer Connelly. My only gripe would be the kid. But more or less him as a character, not his acting.
decent sci fi movie
posted on 24 Aug 2009this updated remake of the classic original;day the earth stood still(1951)is not as bad as people were saying it was,its pretty well done. although i'm not a fan of Keanu Reeves as an actor,but he does a capable job as klatuu.gort the giant robot should've been shown more in the movie but nevertheless is very menacing and convincing.Jennifer Connolly plays the Patricia Neal part,lets say updated for the new version.Haden Smith(son of Will and Jada Smith)plays her stepson.and John Cleese(Monty python,fish called Wanda)plays the Sam Jaffe part.and also on hand is Kathy Bates as the presidents defense secretary.i would say she is pretty much the baddie in the film.great character actor;James Hong has a small role in the film.i think this version is very well done but it will never top the 1951 original,much like all the king Kong remakes failed to do.the cg effects were not overdone like most movies of this type.the plot is basically the same but some things are different.when i first heard of this remake,i was thinking not again.Hollywood seems to have run out of fresh ideas.whats next a remake of the godfather?twin peaks?you'll never know.i really enjoyed day the earth stood still.although its not a great movie,but its pretty good.I'm going to give it 7 out of 10.as for Keanu Reeves performance not bad,sort of like his matrix films.if you hav'nt seen the original one i recommend it,its a sci fi classic.
This wasn't worth the time...
posted on 24 Aug 2009Another anti-humanity movie touting a pathetic lie of mankind destroying the Earth. The whole plot was an obvious politically correct fable. I almost half expected the whale Algore to come out and bore us with his lies. The actress who played Helen was a babe, but other than that, I wouldn't waste my time with this piece of garbage. Another anti-humanity movie touting a pathetic lie of mankind destroying the Earth. The whole plot was an obvious politically correct fable. I almost half expected the whale Algore to come out and bore us with his lies. The actress who played Helen was a babe, but other than that, I wouldn't waste my time with this piece of garbage.
I don't think they could have tried any harder to screw-up this movie.
posted on 24 Aug 2009All I can say is... What were they thinking? I guess I can understand them changing the premise of why Klatuu came here, but they completely and utterly destroyed my vision of GORT. It seems as if he added GORT into the movie just out of necessity because of the original. As far as I was concerned, GORT was a major character. And what's with the BUGS??? I could have done without that as well! If this was not a remake, I probably would have a better rating for it, but I would have never thought that someone could decimate a movie, that was my childhood favorite to this day, so completely and thoroughly. If you like the original, go ahead and watch this, but, just forget anything about the original. And if you saw the original, see the remake first… It may be somewhat enjoyable that way.
some interesting ideas, but ultimately it sucked
posted on 24 Aug 2009i watched this movie based on all the negative feedback i heart about it. it started off interesting- it's got this *SPOILER- huge guardian cyborg protecting keanu, that later in the movie comes apart into millions upon millions of microscopic robotic locust like creatures that consumes every material object they come into contact with. But it turned dull real quick.there wasn't enough character development, or coverage of the aliens or their origions. keanu is like this really dull boring starman for the 21st century. this movie would have been better suited as a straight to video release (With not so many special FX & CGI jazz)... which you could find repeated regularly on some crappy cable channel like zone sc-fi or horror or something. I'm sure even a b-movie actor on a salary of $150k could deliver a more interesting performance than Neo (aka Keanu Reeves) the movie ended really abruptly also. keanu reeves redeems his role as the savior of the human race, 'Neo', in almost every movie he does (is kinda funny). keanu's acting is on a similar level to schwatzenegger's all he has to do is turn up, be himself and at the most, act icy cold.so yeah on the whole this movie sucked. i give it 4/10 for some of the creature designs and ideas. not worth watching though, it'll just leave you feeling depressed at the end of it (not because it's a beautiful sad melancholy piece of work, but because of how badly written the thing is, and also for Keanu reprising his role as Neo for like the 9th time now.
The Day the Audience Shrugged Their Shoulders
posted on 22 Aug 2009"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a stunningly inept remake of the 1950's classic of the same name. It's one of those big-budget films so unfathomably dull and inane, you wonder how it ever got made. Whereas the original warned of the dangers of nuclear armament, this modern update boldly chides us for being mean to each other and not taking care of the environment. Gee, Hollywood, thanks for the swell insight! This Christmas season Hollywood teaches us that people can sometimes suck, but only that special kind of film can suck totally. Although the entire production is horrible from top to bottom, the inert direction of Scott Derrickson and the randomly asinine script from David Scarpa bear most of the blame. The screenplay clearly went through arbitrary rewrites, perhaps after being focus-grouped to death, and shows not a single breath of imagination. Around every turn, it wastes opportunities and insults the intelligence of the audience and gives us not one authentic character or moment to connect to. Even when it thinks it's being cool (like the lame reveal that those alien spheres are actually "arks" trying to save animal life before the world is annihilated) the script fails miserably. One sphere that is shown on the back of a pick-up truck being attacked by flame-throwers in some foreign desert town inexplicably contains squid, because, well, the shadows of squid inside a giant sphere look kinda neat, that's why! At least the script teaches us one thing. Apparently all you need to do in order to survive an apocalyptic robotic alien insect attack that devours everything in sight is to hide under a bridge in Central Park!The saddest part of the film is how the director wastes his talented cast. The always wooden Keanu Reeves was perfectly chosen to play the alien Klaatu, but even he seems to be disbelieving the words that are coming out of his mouth. Poor Jennifer Connelly, an immensely emotive and alluring actress, appears to be in physical pain or constipated for most the film, obviously stunned she agreed to star in this junk. Kathy Bates and John Cleese apparently showed up only for their paychecks and sleepwalk through their lines, and at one pivotal moment where Bates' Secretary of State attempts to show regret for some bad decisions made, she actually appears to fall asleep in her chair. And then there's poor little Jaden Smith, who appears bored to tears throughout the film and is given no direction from Derrickson except when he is asked to cry on cue in the supposed emotional climax of the picture that left me feeling sorry for all involved.However, if anyone should be hung for this travesty, it's the producers, who must've run out of money at some point and filled the gap in funds with some nauseating product placement. How else do we explain Klaatu's trip to McDonald's for an important meeting with another of his kind? "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is easily the worst film of the year. At least "The Happening" had its accidentally humorous moments. This clunker offers no such relief. Even the special effects are done in a lazy and unimaginative manner. It's so awful, I was stunned into stillness while the rest of the audience seemed to shrug their shoulders.
Once upon a time...
posted on 20 Aug 2009Okay I will be fair and give this movie a 5. It's a ridiculous cinematic piece. The characters are very underdeveloped. The story is extremely ridiculous and childish. Keanu Reeves should receive an Oscar for this role because all he does is recite stupid lines from time to time and without any facial expressions (is that acting? seriously..) Anyways if you want a good laugh and have 10$ to spend... go see it.It's disappointing to see good movie stars throw themselves at such lousy projects. This movie is full of self contradictory mistakes.. anyways...If not buy the DVD and smash it over the wall.
Low expectations, pleasantly surprised.
posted on 20 Aug 2009I have never seen the original movie and probably never will as I have been spoilt severely by overexposure to modern day special effects. I therefore have no desire to see cardboard sets and egg-carton robots with 'scary' light-bulb lasers (sorry original film fans).Having nothing to compare this film to I think gives me an advantage.I wanted to see this film purely because I always enjoy watching Keanu Reeves and was interested to see him paired with Jennifer Connelly as he always seems to work the chemistry well with his leading ladies. I wasn't expecting much from this film as I'm not a huge fan of 50's sci-fi, however I was gripped from the first appearance of the space bubble and the scenes of apocalyptic Manhatten (where else!) to the 'nail biting to the quick' finish. I rarely watch a film that I don't criticise at least a little when it's over but this just did it for me. It entertained me from start to finish, what more can you ask.I even enjoyed Will Smith's kid's performance, he was so cute and funny standing up to Claatu.Hurrah to the cast and crew. Don't let the haters get you down, this film will do well on DVD and stand the test of time to become a modern sci-fi classic.
An opportunity Lost
posted on 30 Aug 2009I so wanted this film to be different from other remakes and be decent rendition of either the original 1951 film or the short story 'Farewell to the Master,' but it was neither. Adding superior effects does not make a better movie because, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' is a movie with a message and the message was lost in this hopeless remake.As humans we have to learn to understand our way out of problems rather than use violence to change hearts and minds and as we eventually reach other planets and stars other possible Alien races would see us as a terrible threat to peace. This film does ably illustrate this as the first reaction in the film is to shoot and bomb anything that moves and the military characters are flat idiotic caricatures. The Politicians are just as bad, they are badly drawn and unlike most 'real' politicians have no concept of negotiation or bargaining that would be the case in the real world. The original film had the secretary of defence as an apologist for human immaturity and our propensity for violence. This film has violence on both Klaatu's side and the human side and this displays the message that violence is necessary when it is not.Klaatu is a portrayed as a violent entity and a harbinger of destruction whereas in the original film violence in all its forms was abhorred and Gort was the ultimate weapon against this violence not Klaatu.The actors in this movie were unconvincing with no real empathy for the situation although to be fair the script is terrible with all characters being caricatures with no depth. The secretary is a caricature based on Condeleezza Rice who is known to be hawkish in her attitude is one example.This film fails to convince due to an awful script, poor acting and direction that loses the message that we as humans need to change before we destroy our environment and ourselves; also that we will not be allowed to export our violent nature to other star systems.