The Day the Earth Stood Still (DVD 2009) John Cleese 5039036040945

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Good: An item that has been used but is good condition. May have minor damage to jewel case or item cover, including scuffs, cracks, or scratches. The cover art and liner notes are included for a CD. VHS or DVD box is included. Video game instructions are included. No skipping on the CD or DVD, when played. No fuzzy or snowy frames on VHS tape, when played. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions– opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition

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DVD

Actor:

Kathy Bates

Release Year:

2009

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DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)

Genre:

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

AudienceRating:

Suitable for 12 years and over

Rating:

12A/12

Manufacturer:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

ReleaseDate:

2009-04-20

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A remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL follows astrobiologist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) as she is unceremoniously plucked from her everyday life with her stepson (Jaden Smith), and whisked away to consult the government on a top-secret matter. That matter happens to be the arrival of a massive glowing sphere in Central Park, accompanied by a towering robot-like protector dubbed Gort and an alien ambassador named Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who takes up human form to communicate with the people of Earth. When Klaatu finds himself faced with hawkish, uncompromising officials, he goes on the run with Benson and her son as the fate of the world gradually becomes clear. Directed by Scott Derrickson (THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE), this reimagining of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is fairly reverent to the original film, while adding a number of 21st-century elements, most notably a darker tone embodied by a more threatening Gort and the chilly, contemplative Klaatu, who is portrayed with pitch-perfect remove by Reeves. While the film--and the fate of humanity--rests on Reeves's shoulders, the cast is impressively filled out by Connelly and Smith, along with Kathy Bates, John Cleese, and familiar TV actors Jon Hamm (MAD MEN) and Kyle Chandler (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS). Derrickson also tempers excellent special effects with a bleak colour palette and plenty of existential turmoil, making this EARTH a thoughtful and fascinatingly moody blockbuster.

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Producer	Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman
EAN	5039036040945
eBay Product ID (ePID)	72544475

Product Key Features
Format	DVD
Release Year	2009
Genre	Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rating	12A/12
Language	English

Additional Product Features
Running Time	99 Minutes
Leading Role	Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates, Jennifer Connelly, John Cleese, Keanu Reeves, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler
Director	Scott Derrickson
Additional Roles by	Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Keanu Reeves, Jon Hamm
Sub-Genre	General
Screenwriter	Edmund H. North, David Scarpa

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by the-luthier 02 Oct, 2012

Entertaining, but only just!

I gave this 3* simply because it's not really possible to best the original! The original 1951 version was made before I was born (only a year later) but as a kid I saw it, and as a teen I saw it again... and yes, I have seen it a few times since. Whilst the original's theme was more or less followed, it somehow lacks the distinct warning message, that was intended in the post-war 1951 version of the original: "You lot really are the cretins of the universe! Stop your purile warfare and aggression now, or we'll just have to destroy you [before your aggression spreads like a destructive virus throughout the universe!" I like Keanu Reeves (he was excellent in The Matrix series and just about everything he's done... Bill & Ted included), and he played his part in this film very well... but... the script-writers let him down! Klaatu barada nikto! Where was that? The original film's concept (as far as I understood it and enjoyed it) was that the heroine was able to come to terms with impending doom, and in order to avoid it, learn from the injured Klaatu the one phrase that had the only chance of saving the Earth... she must communicate with the all-powerful Gort in order to save our planet from destruction! Three words: "KLaatu barada nikto!" There have been many postulations on what these three words mean, in the 'created language' of the film. Most popular is "Heal Klaatu, do not destroy [anything]!" 3/5 stars from me, but if you want 5/5, watch the 1951 original! Gordon

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by leslie1553 24 Jul, 2019

A great remake of a true classic.

Great remake of a rather tame original. Super performances from all concerned. A must for any true sc-fi lover`s shelf.

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by 0114*smith 07 Oct, 2009

earth stood still

This film is good with respect to the special effects etc. However having seen the original(starring Michael Renny) many times this new film is quite poor in comparison. If it had stuck to the original storyline it would have been an improvement. I will keep on whatching and see if my views change.

by happyflowergirl... 07 Apr, 2013

great sci/fy film

fanastic film,well worth the money, wanted this for awhile,have not compared this to other as keep enjoying this one

by munday53 18 Dec, 2014

a glossy remake lacking substance

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 2008 Scott Derrickson. A radical remake of the 1951 film. And though this looks very slick, impressive and technologically advanced, its message is rather crude, didactic and unengaging. The film starts confusingly in the in the snowy Himalayas at the beginning of the 20th C where Keanu Reeves comes across a glowing globe in the ice, chips at it with his ice-pick and gets swamped by a great light. Cut to time present, human interest: an astro-biologist, Jennifer Connolly, is commandeered by the secret service and taken to a military base with other scientists. The reason being an object has been discovered hurtling through the solar system at great speed; initially its trajectory was going to miss earth but then changes and heads straight for it. Its speed is such that it will destroy the earth on impact but then slows down at the last minute (second?) and a globe lands in Central Park. (Needless to say all this occurs in America since, as we all know nothing of note occurs anywhere else in the world). Now surrounded by the military, a figure emerges from the globe but is immediately shot. (No change there then). Then behind the wounded alien emerges a giant robot, that is apparently activated by threat, and sends out a beam that makes all technology ineffective temporarily. The shot alien is taken to hospital and operated on and the bullet removed. It appears the alien is encased in a jelly-like substance much like a symbiotic fluid. Inside is Keanu Reeves. (Now I can see why they would have wanted to cast Reeves when he was as a young man as he was a perfect human specimen without flaw or characteristic, but in this film he is too old and it shows, thus this super alien is flawed. Anyway the alien becomes a pawn of the American Government and administration, the administration fronted by Kathy Bates as secretary of state. Eventually the alien escapes and becomes a fugitive. He is helped by the astro-biologist who has a pug-faced step-son who has such a chip on his shoulder that he is nothing but a pain in the butt and needs a good slap. (He is a device for showing mankind’s ability to change, but he is so unsympathetic that he alienates the audience). The alien has come to save the world from man. There are other globes positioned around the earth that are to act as an “ark” for the rest of the species saving them from mankind. Meanwhile the military have captured the robot. But it seems he is merely a composite of techno-bugs that feed off and destroy metal. He transforms into cloud of metal devouring bugs and starts encircling the earth consuming and destroying everything in its path. However at the 11th hour the alien (Reeves) has 2nd thoughts and decides to give man a 2nd chance and destroys the techno-bugs, gets in his globe and clears off. Even the ending is as unsatisfactory the rest of this rather unfulfilling film.

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