I reviewed the original 1951 movie The Day The Earth Stood Still back in December, and in that post I wrote that I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the remake because the original is just so darn good, and because reviews of the theatrical release were so negative.
So, when Click asked for reviewers for the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still on DVD, I said yes. And you know what? I have to respectfully disagree with everyone who posted a “oh god this is the worst movie ever” review on Amazon. Okay, it’s not the best movie ever, and the changes made from the original are pretty drastic, but I enjoyed watching it.
If you aren’t familiar with the story, The Day The Earth Stood Still is about an alien sent to Earth with the mission of telling everyone on Earth that they need to stop destroying the planet or else the rest of the Universe is going to have to take action. In order to prove how serious they are, the alien makes, well, the earth stand still by shutting down every single bit of electricity.
But even before that happens, the U.S. government gets freaked out about an alien and his “bodyguard”, a giant metal robot who is standing in front of their spaceship not moving. They try to take the alien prisoner and destroy the robot, because it’s all so threatening to our “peaceful” existence. In the remake, this point is hammered home even more strongly by having the Secretary of Defense argue that no good can come from letting the alien discuss anything with anyone.
This movie has a terrific cast- Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connolly, Jaden Smith, Kyle Chandler, Jon Hamm, John Cleese. It gets overly dramatic at the end (Jennifer Connolly pleading with Keanu Reeves not to destroy Earth, sobbing “we can change, we can change”), but like I said, I found it enjoyable to watch. You can get a two-disc set, a three-disc set that includes the original movie and a digital copy, plus it’s available on Blu-Ray. Rent or buy it and decide for yourself!
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Why do people make remakes? They are generally so awful.
I slept after 15 minutes of this film. It was rather boring and pretty dull for me but I know a few that enjoyed it. If you liked it maybe you should watch “the knowing” with N. Cage.