The Day the Earth Stood Still

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Samara H I loved this movie i think this sheds a important light on situations going on right now and how we really do need to focus more on helping the earth and saving por planet Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/25 Full Review Ralph R The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) is a movie that got plenty of criticism when it first came out, and honestly, most of it is fair. The story feels clunky at times, the pacing is uneven, and the script doesn’t really do justice to the weight of its original 1951 classic. But despite all that, a big part of its draw is Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. Keanu’s calm, almost alien-like presence fits Klaatu perfectly, while Connelly brings enough emotional weight to balance out the coldness of the narrative. Without them, I doubt the film would stick with many people beyond a single viewing. Visually, it has its moments. The effects may not have aged flawlessly, but the design of GORT and the atmosphere around the bigger set pieces do have a certain impact. The directing feels serviceable, not standout, and the score tries to elevate what the script sometimes fails to deliver. For me, it’s not great sci-fi, but it does have that strange rewatchable pull, mostly thanks to the cast. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review Ann C I loved it brilliant what a remake of this classic movie available on Prime Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Jason C Movie was ok. Decent sci-fi. But wow.. the child actor was terrrrible. Hopefully, he left acting and went into some sort of trade work. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/25 Full Review Audience Member Huh 2 bad scores. Corny as f. But good/fun corn. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review M. S We just came across this last night while looking for another movie. I loved the original and really was excited that they had remade it. But even with a great cast it was so disappointing. The whole point of the movie was that Klatu got to make a big speech to earth telling us all to clean up our act and stop fighting and polluting (likely at the time more about war) or the other beings would save earth from us. I can just imagine the spin in this modern scenario. All the "bugs" just fell to the sky and the aliens just went away. Our politicians would say they defeated them and carry on as usual. The big message wasn't there and it was a huge let down. I wish there was a Klatu as we need someone to save us from ourselves. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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