The Day the Earth Stood Still
23 November 2008, 05:05 PM
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Anyone know if this is likely to be any good? I only saw the trailer on Xbox live yesterday and it looks like it could be a good un.
Haven't seen the original either.
Anyone know if this is likely to be any good? I only saw the trailer on Xbox live yesterday and it looks like it could be a good un.
Haven't seen the original either.
24 November 2008, 03:02 AM
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I have to say I rather liked the original version. The remake does look interesting, and it does retain the infamous classic line, which is a bonus.
24 November 2008, 09:51 AM
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The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the defining Sci-fi movies! By modern standards the effects are rubbish, but being B&W or not full of huge explosions or x thousand CGI shots doesn't necessarily make a film poor. All IMHO of course
I like the look of the new one, but I fear that it will pale compared to the original simply because it will be a SFX bonanza and Keanu Reaves lack lustre acting ability. What happened to good story telling?
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24 November 2008, 11:35 AM
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Are you 11 years old?
The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the defining Sci-fi movies! By modern standards the effects are rubbish, but being B&W or not full of huge explosions or x thousand CGI shots doesn't necessarily make a film poor. All IMHO of course
I like the look of the new one, but I fear that it will pale compared to the original simply because it will be a SFX bonanza and Keanu Reaves lack lustre acting ability. What happened to good story telling?
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The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the defining Sci-fi movies! By modern standards the effects are rubbish, but being B&W or not full of huge explosions or x thousand CGI shots doesn't necessarily make a film poor. All IMHO of course
I like the look of the new one, but I fear that it will pale compared to the original simply because it will be a SFX bonanza and Keanu Reaves lack lustre acting ability. What happened to good story telling?
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24 November 2008, 12:53 PM
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24 November 2008, 03:18 PM
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Also named some of the Star Wars aliens
The original is fantastic as it was a grim warning tale.
FFS the new one has Keanu Reeves in it as Klaatu ,would anyone take anything he said seriously
Does it still have Gort in it (end of the cinema trailer it looked like it does)?
24 November 2008, 04:02 PM
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From what I've read, yes, Gort does make an appearance, but has a more biological form than a mechanical one, as in the original film.
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24 November 2008, 06:48 PM
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It looked laden with ludicrously bad CGI on the advert I saw the other day - like a computer game more than a movie...
Add to that the acting inadequacies of Mr Reeves and it is game over
Add to that the acting inadequacies of Mr Reeves and it is game over
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