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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) -- Aliens land on Earth with an important message for its citizens. A remake of the classic 1951 sci-fi film directed by Robert Wise.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) -- An alien and a robot come to earth in this remake of a 1951 classic.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) -- This is the first trailer for The Day the Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Derrickson.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) -- Keanu Reeves stars in the remake of the classic science fiction film

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Scarpa (screenplay)
Edmund H. North (1951 screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 December 2008 (USA) more
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12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood Still
Plot:
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
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Also Known As:
D.T.E.S.S. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.
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104 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The line "Klaatu barada nikto" from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), was reused in this film at Keanu Reeves's insistence. In both films, the line is used to stop Gort from attacking the humans. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Klaatu is walking in the train station, the "VIA Rail" signs make it clear he is in Canada. more
Quotes:
Professor Barnhardt: There must be alternatives. You must have some technology that could solve our problem.
Klaatu: Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change.
Professor Barnhardt: Then help us change.
Klaatu: I cannot change your nature. You treat the world as you treat each other.
Professor Barnhardt: But every civilization reaches a crisis point eventually.
Klaatu: Most of them don't make it.
Professor Barnhardt: Yours did. How?
Klaatu: Our sun was dying. We had to evolve in order to survive.
Professor Barnhardt: So it was only when your world was threated with destruction that you became what you are now.
Klaatu: Yes.
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References Spawn (1997) more
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The Goldberg Variations: Aria Da Capo and Variation No. 1 more

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326 out of 463 people found the following review useful.
Disappointing, 10 December 2008
5/10
Author: FabD1 from France

Let'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.

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