Day the Earth Stood Still Remake

[palitoy]

Michael Rennie just spun so hard in his grave he struck oil

http://www.variety.com/VR1117970896.html

[ABMAC]

My heart is crying inside.

[The Bat]

This might not be a popular thing to say:smile:....but I'm a Keanu Reeves Fan...so I'll give it a chance.:wink:

[ramsey37]

Why oh why remake a movie that was done right the first time? The original is arguably one of the best science fiction movies of the last century.
George

[Earth 2 Chris]

Most Heinous.

Chris

[The Bat]

Most Heinous.

Chris



:grin::smiley1:

[David Lee]

Klaatu Barada... ***!:no:

[Werewolf]

You just know they are going to make Gort a CGI monstrosity.

[Wee67]

I usually don't like to pre-judge remakes. Many times they are very well done. But Keanu Reeves?!?!?!?!?!?

[The Bat]

I usually don't like to pre-judge remakes. Many times they are very well done. But Keanu Reeves?!?!?!?!?!?


Hey...let Me say something in Keanu's defense! Keanu got an excellent review, for His Stage Portrayal of "HAMLET"...from the London Times. Now that's no small feat...the Brit's take Thier Shakespear VERY seriously!:wink:

[The Toyroom]

...sigh....

[HardyGirl]

Do any of the producers, writers and directors in Hollywood know the definition of originality? I don't think so.:no: Where is the movie industry gonna be 20 years from now when there's nothing left to remake b/c no one has had an original thought in 2 decades?

This won't be a movie I'll be forking over my hard earned money to see. No one tops Michael Rennie.

[thunderbolt]

^^ They will just re remake the same movies. We are on the 2nd Kong remake already.

[The Bat]

^^ They will just re remake the same movies. We are on the 2nd Kong remake already.


And Peter Jackson has already stated..." He wants to remake Son of Kong".

[phil]

I had to choke back bile as I read this. When is this trend of pointless remakes ever going to end?!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Hey...let Me say something in Keanu's defense! Keanu got an excellent review, for His Stage Portrayal of "HAMLET"...from the London Times. Now that's no small feat...the Brit's take Thier Shakespear VERY seriously!

Really. That's kind of a shock. His "dudeness" totally sucked me out of Bram Stoker's Dracula several times. Of course that was 15 or so years ago.

Reeves isn't the worst actor in Hollywood. His range just seems very limited from what I've seen. He's actually quite likeable though. I think that pulls him through a lot of movies.

Chris

[The Bat]

Really. That's kind of a shock. His "dudeness" totally sucked me out of Bram Stoker's Dracula several times. Of course that was 15 or so years ago.

Reeves isn't the worst actor in Hollywood. His range just seems very limited from what I've seen. He's actually quite likeable though. I think that pulls him through a lot of movies.

Chris


Well...He did have Kenneth Brangh Directing Him.:wink_y: The London Times said..."That He embodied the little Boy lost quality of Hamlet". High praise I'd say.

[ABMAC]

Yeah, I can see Hamlet as confused, stupid, and clueless. That doesn't mean Reeves can act.

[The Bat]

Yeah, I can see Hamlet as confused, stupid, and clueless.


Hamlet Stupid, and Clueless? You've obviously never read the Play.:sarky:

[Mikey]

I'm sure it's just me ......
But I never cared for the original.
Loved Gort, but thought the movie was slow moving as hell.

If they make a remake---- I wont watch that either :)

[palitoy]

In the right hands it could be an amazing allegory for our modern world but this is the same Hollywood who took the all too relevant "corporations own us" subtext out of the remake of Rollerball.

[The Bat]

In the right hands it could be an amazing allegory for our modern world but this is the same Hollywood who took the all too relevant "corporations own us" subtext out of the remake of Rollerball.


You're right Brian! What will make or break this Movie...is wether or not, They get a good Script Writer & Director.

[ABMAC]

Hamlet Stupid, and Clueless? You've obviously never read the Play.:sarky:

I've even read it in the original Klingon.

[The Bat]

I've even read it in the original Klingon.


General Chang...Star Trek 6!:wink_y:

[toys2cool]

This might not be a popular thing to say:smile:....but I'm a Keanu Reeves Fan...so I'll give it a chance.:wink:

I'm with you dude,I like Keanu alot and think the movie will do good :grin:

[Hulk]

The Day the Box Office Stood Still.



And yes, Keanu Reeves IS the WORST actor in Hollywood.

[mego73]

I don't think about Reeves one way or another. I like remakes when they are good.

But I have just about lost faith in Hollywood to produce anything that has socio-political undertones in a way that transcends thier one sided and myopic worldview.

One great thing about the original TDTESS is that it's arguable that Klattu is not exactly a hero.

He is part of an advanced alien race that has studied Earth and knows that they are in a period of high tension.

He lands in the middle of a public place and goes out of his way to be alarming by coming out in a spacesuit that covers his face so you can't even see that he is similar to humans until he activates something that could be a weapon and gets shot at. It always seems to me that Klatuu was trying to inspire a hostile response. Either he was incompetant or making sure he had an excuse to put the hammer down on the people of Earth.

Then he smugly demands that all the world leaders meet with him when he knows darn well (if he has studdied the socio political landscape as he has said he did) that it is about 2% likely to happen.

His final message, far from being a message of peace and wisdom seems more like a threat.

It's almost as if Robert Wise was telling us, we'd better get our socio-political act together or some other more powerful alien society will impose thier own repulsive dictums upon us.

Klattu boasts of his society being non-violent but only because they are under the control of a whole bunch of Gorts. Apparently Klatuu views this as all societies should be.

Finally, when he has the ability to stop all electrical power, that would render us harmless without turning us to a cinder. Klatuu could do so to protect us from the Gorts (and ourselves).

I have a feeling all these nuances will be lost in the new version but will make up for it with CGI :smile:

[The Bat]

And yes, Keanu Reeves IS the WORST actor in Hollywood.


The London Times disagrees with You.:biggrin:

And I'd rather watch "The Matrix"...over "The Day the Earth Stood Still"...any Day of the Week!

[The Toyroom]

^ I've yet to see any of the Matrix movies but "The Day The Earth Stood Still" is a classic!

[The Bat]

^ I've yet to see any of the Matrix movies but "The Day The Earth Stood Still" is a classic!


I enjoyed "The Day the Earth Stood Still"...when I was a Kid. But when I look at it now...it's dated. I'm spoiled by Today's modern Movie making technology.

As for "The Matrix"...just watch the first one! It's a complete Movie in itself...and didn't need Sequel's.

[thunderbolt]

^^^ Today's movie making technology doesn't excite me too much. In the wrong hands it looks fake, and is used to make up for a weak premise or talent on the film. The Day the Earths Stood Still is a weak SF movie, compared to others of the era, like the Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Them!! But it is still better crafted than a lot of today's stuff.

[Goblin19]

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic. If put in the right hands, a remake could be very good, considering today's political climate. Of course, I'd rather see it not done, because I don't think it will be in the right hands. I also don't hate Keanu Reeves, but I do think his voice limits the parts he should play. He should never be in period pieces.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Even odds Gort is either a superbusy pipework cgi monstrosity, or a superhot Terminator chick.

Either way; I'm scared. Have the "we're all big fans of the original and have decided to stay true to it" press releases started yet?

Don C.

[Grendel]

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/3/9/1/gort2.jpg

Did someone call?

I happened to upload this pic awhile back. FREAKY!!!

[batmanmc]

with keanua reeves it will probally do ok. i wont watch it but a lot of people will. mike

[MegoGeek]

This is the reason I only go to the movies 2 or 3 times a year.

[DocDrako]

Why oh why remake a movie that was done right the first time? The original is arguably one of the best science fiction movies of the last century.
George

Exactly.

I've got nothing against Keanu, but I'd have chosen someone else. But then, I'm not in the movie business so what do I know? I just know what I like and there are few if any remakes that I like.

[danadoll]

I'm of the mind that...Just as written fiction has been made into plays, films, TV shows, etc...And remade several times over. The same will be true for screen fiction (big or small screens). Nearly everything will be remade at some point (for good or ill, is up to those remaking it)...I don't have a problem with remakes, as long as they are well-made and attempt to keep the spirit of the original. Granted, that doesn't happen very often, unfortunately.

A fellow on another board suggested that Space:1999 should never be remade and that the original series is sacrosact...I basically asked him if he was delusional. If we start believing that every major or minor "classic" fiction (whether it be on the written page or on the screen) is untouchable and should not be remade, then we should also feel the same about Shakespeare, Dickens and any other classic written fiction. It's a bit silly to be so choosy about what can be "remade" and what is "sacrosact"...In the end, all fiction is the same.

As far as today's movie-making tech goes...I'd rather see miniature models, Matte Paintings and green screen work, than badly done CGI any day...Bleh!

Dana

[The Bat]

Good point danadoll! Ya know...I'm glad Peter Jackson remade "King Kong"! I thought Kong really looked alive...like I was watching a real Gorilla. However...I think it could have been about 30 Minute's shorter(take out the Running with Dinosaur's & Giant Bug's Sceen's).:please_y:

[thunderbolt]

^^ Nahh, the Skull Island stuff was the best part of the movie, Kong sort of went flat when the scene shifted back to NY.

[Sowth]

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/3/9/1/gort2.jpg

"Be excellent to each other"

:smiley1:

Will

[joshvox]

Haven't seen the movie, and I'm not a Robert Wise fan, but this just proves once again that there are no original thoughts occuring in Hollywood. As far as Keanu, again, I haven't seen the original, but casting him as anything but a rock or pole can't be a good idea.