THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Plot:

In this remake of the classic 1951 movie of the same title, Keanu Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien sent to Earth along with a giant robot to destroy the inhabitants because they are living destructive lives anyway.Helen Benson (Connelly), a scientist summoned to assist with understanding the intentions of the extraterrestrial visitor along with her step-son Jacob (Smith) are the only ones with any chances in trying to convince Klaatu to spare the humans from extermination. With the giant robot standing guard of the enormous sphere that landed in the middle of Central Park, no holds barred Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson (Bates), feeling that the alien's intentions are hostile must do whatever she can to prevent any attack on the civilians of the United States.

Reel Talk:

I remember seeing the original as a little boy and being that it was the first movie enticing me with the idea of aliens from other planets, I was curious to see if the remake would have any renewed impact. Wee ell, they tried! They were not able to sell me on the alien issues. Although Keanu, with his robotic style acting was a good fit to play Klaatu, the rest of the acting was flat. It was like the film was just bouncing around trying to find the right direction to go into without succeeding. The special effects were decent, not spectacular. There was nothing about this movie that wowed me, it was just another day at the movies.

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese and Jon Hamm
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 corndogs

By: Corndog - The Reel HustlerREMEMBER: IF IT'S NOT GROSSLYSTATED YOU AINT SAYING NOTHING