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The Day the Earth Stood Still

User rating: 3.48 110 Reviews | Write a Review

In Theaters: December 12, 2008

PG-13 | Fantasy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 1h 43m

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User rating: January 9, 2009

ok movie, Keanu always plays these type of roles well, he is not average/human

User rating: January 9, 2009

loved it

User rating: January 9, 2009

Background sound ie music, far too loud throughout the movie, very distracting, difficult understanding characters. Special effects were good, but not fantastic, and rather simple to todays standards. Keanu Reeves performance looked more like a man on drugs, totally spaced out. I appreciate the fact that the story line tried to keep to the original, but in this case, the child star could have been left out completely. Maybe this movie will view better on a smaller screen, but unfortunately a smaller screen can't change the performance of the actors. Too bad, I was really excited that this movie was being remade, especially with Keanu Reeves, too bad Mr Reeves let this viewer down.

User rating: January 7, 2009

It was a ok movie but it wasn't good as I thought it would be.

User rating: January 6, 2009

It was a decent movie, but I think I preferred the original. Keanu did a good job as the alien, with some hints that there was deeper emotion than he showed, but I really wish he would step outside his comfort zone and show us that he's capable of more, if he is. Jennifer Connelly was terrific, but in all, the 'humanization' of the alien didn't really happen as much as it did in the original. Worth seeing, but not necessarily on the big screen.

User rating: January 5, 2009

It all comes down to what you were expecting. Look, the title didn't say "The day the earth stood still, then Neo returns" now did it? So wake up people, there weren't going to be any squidys, no agent smiths, no kung fu ok... ok, it got close though when Keanu got released from the gooey encasement eh? Easy matrix fans, that's where the similarities stopped. So assuming you knew approximately what the original movie was about, the modern day adaptation of this movie has done justice. Chill out, leave your expectations at the door and just enjoy a modern remake of an old classic.

User rating: January 4, 2009

IT was a Stupid Movie and I wasnt'd my time sitting threw all that. The Ending felt like it wasnt completed!

User rating: January 4, 2009

the earth stands still. and time stands still because not a darn thing happens. except keanu proves he still can't act.

User rating: January 3, 2009

Good movie. Time to wake up.

User rating: January 3, 2009

Okay, not great. Pretty good special effects & true to the orginal (well almost)