The Day the Earth Stood Still

[Dean]

Whoever has seen the original Click Here
knows it is a true classic. They are remaking it with Keanu Reeves as Klaatu and it has me wondering if it will do the original any justice. I feel it was a movie they should have left alone as it will be very difficult to capture the essence of the original.

Here is the link to the new one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/

What are your thoughts?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Klaatu Barada NO NO NO!

 

[Nitemare]

Keanu?


Dude.....Dude, no

 

[BoomerD]

Wow...talk about fucking up a classic...

Today's special effects technology has the potential to do great things with some of the classics, but I'd hope they would cast better than that.



On a different subject...anyone read "Rendevouz with Rama?"

It appears they're working on a movie version of this...FINALLY!
Rumors say Morgan Freeman will play the lead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134933/

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Great film!

Remake, not so good!

 

[irishScott]

Remakes, with a few exceptions, tend to suck regardless of the cast.

 

[Cold Steel]

I guess I don't really have a problem with them remaking it, but Keanu Reeves?? That's just wrong.

On second thought, don't remake it. It's just too damn good as is.

 

[sandorski]

I probably saw this a long time ago, but for the life of me I recall nothing.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Cold Steel
I guess I don't really have a problem with them remaking it, but Keanu Reeves?? That's just wrong.

Unless he's playing Gort. Keanu has the proper talent to play a robot with no lines.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: sandorski
I probably saw this a long time ago, but for the life of me I recall nothing.

Same here. They couldn't possibly fuck that up. :laugh:

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wow...talk about fucking up a classic...

Today's special effects technology has the potential to do great things with some of the classics, but I'd hope they would cast better than that.



On a different subject...anyone read "Rendevouz with Rama?"

It appears they're working on a movie version of this...FINALLY!
Rumors say Morgan Freeman will play the lead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134933/

Sweet - if it goes well there are just a few more plot lines to pursue...

 

[Kaieye]

Klaatu Barada Niktu ...

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Keanu?


Dude.....Dude, no

he was great in Constantine. And in A Scanner Darkly.

 

[sonambulo]

This bothers me. There a lot of good new stories being penned but Hollywood won't take risks. I hope this tanks.

 

[Born2bwire]

They got it right when they called it "The Day The Earth Stood Stupid."

 

[Squisher]

I can remember watching this when it aired for the first time on network TV back in the sixties. I had to be somewhere between 5 and 8 years old, I don't know if I got to sleep that night.

It is such a classic to me and such a simple story I wonder if this remake will pan out?

 

[Kadarin]

They couldn't find someone other than Keanu? He's SUCH a great and talented actor...

 

[lupi]

I bought some relatives a toshiba A2 player during the walmart sale. Went over there house during christmas and they played this movie to show how nice it played older stuff. Although a scifi guy it was the first time I had seen that movie. A pretty good movie with a bit of twilight zone feel. An update toit would be interesting as I'm sure many current viewers haven't seen or heard about it.

 

[jjones]

I've been hoping Hollywood would get around to remaking this sometime. Just don't like the idea of Reeves playing Klaatu.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Hmm, Keanu ... meh
Jennifer Connelly.... ooooh
remaking a "perfect" classic ... wtf

Thus. my comment about this remake is: mooof?

 

[shiner]

Whoa

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wow...talk about fucking up a classic...

Today's special effects technology has the potential to do great things with some of the classics, but I'd hope they would cast better than that.



On a different subject...anyone read "Rendevouz with Rama?"

It appears they're working on a movie version of this...FINALLY!
Rumors say Morgan Freeman will play the lead.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134933/

Now that is something to look forward to. Great series of books

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wow...talk about fucking up a classic...

Today's special effects technology has the potential to do great things with some of the classics, but I'd hope they would cast better than that.



On a different subject...anyone read "Rendevouz with Rama?"

It appears they're working on a movie version of this...FINALLY!
Rumors say Morgan Freeman will play the lead.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134933/

Now that is something to look forward to. Great series of books

The original is perhaps my all-time favorite Arthur C. Clarke novel. I've been hoping they'd make it into a movie for quite a while. Someone like George Lucas or Spielberg..so that it gets done right.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Wow...talk about fucking up a classic...

Today's special effects technology has the potential to do great things with some of the classics, but I'd hope they would cast better than that.



On a different subject...anyone read "Rendevouz with Rama?"

It appears they're working on a movie version of this...FINALLY!
Rumors say Morgan Freeman will play the lead.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134933/

Now that is something to look forward to. Great series of books

The original is perhaps my all-time favorite Arthur C. Clarke novel. I've been hoping they'd make it into a movie for quite a while. Hopefully not by someone like George Lucas ..so that it gets done right.

You had a bit of an error there....fixed it for ya.

 

[BoomerD]

heh-heh...Spielberg did a pretty good job with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and some of his other movies.