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MCT:August 26, 2008"Klaatu Barata Nikto." This film had some really good special affects seeming that it was made in the 1950's. A sci fi classic. A fantastically told masterpeice which is so simply presented. Robert Wise had some good directing in this film and the actors in this film were amazing. The Day the Earth Stood Still is decades ahead of its time, and is far superior to the typical invasion flicks of the 1950s. A must for science fiction buffs. Highly recommended. One of the best black and white film i have ever seen.
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MCT:August 3, 2008A humanistic and morally ambiguous tale of nuclear tension featuring a benevolent alien visiting our world. A SF masterpiece.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
I saw this movie time ago... with the disbelief of been a sci-fi movie...and i discovered a jewel inside this sci-fi cover...the story is great...they have a lot to offer and it has an interesting message...I hope 2008 remake would be at least half as good as this original movie is!
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Well acted, effective sci fi. Enjoyable even for people who are not fans of typical science fiction.
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MCT:July 18, 2008
This story is absolutely amazing! Michael Rennie is mesmerizing. I am awed by his alien demeanor. And Gort! I love Gort!! Klaatu barada nikto! :) :) :)
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MCT:July 12, 2008
A peaceful protagonist comes to earth from the heavens to tell people to love one another "or else". While on earth, he causes miraculous things to happen which the world sees as threat. In the end he is killed by the very people he is trying to save. But then he is resurrected long enough to give his final message before journeying back to the heavens. There's something very familiar about this story....
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MCT:July 11, 2008
Though old school in technology, and seemingy antiquated this film never ceases to bring the thrilling, hair-raising mood that shows our fear of the unknown. The suspense is electrifying as things are doen slowly and methodically with fanfare and dazzling movie FX. Though it is considered sci-fi, the elemental theme of man's distruct for anything alein to him is heighten and substantially affecting. We are curious and want to know about this novelty but we are able to keep our space because our instinct is to believe it a harm first, thus shot now ask later behavior. It also makes us very aware of our inadequacies and how trivial the group cliques we practice so diligently and rigorously, like nationalism, and gangs, etc are in the scope of humanity and its survival! For this reason, the film is a timeless classic; an opus that resonates with evryone on this earth-survival.
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MCT:July 10, 2008
Some of the best effects and filming i've seen for a film in the 50's. Good cast, well plotted, and a hell of a ride.
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MCT:July 10, 2008
I really likedthis. I mean Yeah it'san ld movie but itstill manges to get you. I was just sitig ther and then the ship opened up and I waslike wooooow that's cool. I really like this movie.
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MCT:July 9, 2008
Robert Wise (who later went to helm Star Trek: The Motion Picture two decades afterward), does this ambitious science fiction thriller about a visit from outer space where aliens demand the Cold War ends, or they will destroy Humanity entirely. Now keep in mind that thrillers in the 50s didn't have the kind of punch or special effects they do now, so view this as a dramatic space action flick if you like, not so much an action thriller. Clearly one of the best flicks of that decade, and maybe one of the best scifi flicks of all time.
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MCT:July 5, 2008
Amazing classic sci fi film. Great dialogue and a message that's probably stronger today than it was 50 years ago.
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MCT:June 27, 2008Great movie! I loved the main guy he was hot! Loved the spaceship! Loved the great monolouge at the end. Great extras on the new updated dvd! Including the directors producers and actors talking about the movie. 4 on the extras scale. No gore. But its a movie that makes you think can't wait for the remake! Very good movie for sci fi fans! Reminds me of Twilight zone.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
The movie was pretty good up until the end, when it seemed to hammer the "moral" message that humanity, in order to prevent destructive violence and cruelty, must subjugate itself to a fascist authority assigned to keep society in check. I don't like the idea that human passions and emotions should come second in priority to safety and harmonious coexistence. We've seen that idea applied by certain governments in real life, and all that resulted was oppressive dictatorship.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
This is without a doubt the best commentary on where our culture may eventually take us. It is still quite relivent today with the discovery of more planets and us finding ice on Mars.
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MCT:June 13, 2008
For a guy who claims he doens't really like 50's sci-fi, I am reviewing quite a few of them very well.
I stand by that. Most 50's sci-fi is absolutely terrible. It's boring and dull and made on a shoe-string budget without any real heart. I watched the Monsters and Madmen box set that Criterion put out a few years ago and I was bored to tears. But Robert Wise (I'm sorry what he did to Magnificent Ambersons) is a very talented director. He's impressed me time and time again, even though he does borrow a lot.
Don't watch this one for special effects. This is one of those great sci-fi's that follows the pattern I really like of character drama. Most of the movie involves a regular looking (if not a little tall) man dressed in a suit talking to other people. Laser-beams be damned (although you will get your fair share of them...and a robot too!). I really like sci-fis that come off as character dramas. Normally, I'd say it is ordinary people in extraordinary situations, but this kind of flips it on its head. This is really is an extraordinary individual in an ordinary situation. An alien talking to scared people. I can deal with that.
The commentary on this movie isn't very subtle, but I think it is masterfully handled. We get the red scare going on at the time and the fear of the bomb. It was a terrifying time in U.S. history and people were just close-minded enough to kill anything that said Russian on it within seconds. I can't say we've necessarily jumped forward so much that this movie couldn't really apply to today's climate, but it makes a mighty fine fit for the fifties. This is one of those movies that caught me yelling at the screen at the people in their paranoia. The one thing we do have now, however, is a much more liberal based media. Yes, scare-tactics are still the best way to get ratings and that game is still played today, but this time period was just based on playing on people's fears. This movie could have been preachier, but left a certain class behind it. It took you to that line and let you at least somewhat decide for yourself.
Robert Wise plays it smart. While making clearly a message movie about the state of paranoid in America, he doesn't completely avoid the sci-fi genre at all. The end of the film provides a thrilling sci-fi action sequence that still gets the blood pumping and people interested in the entertainment aspect of film. Really, this movie could be boring, but held my intrest for the entire time. It's a very nice balance to see in a film and I think it is done marvelously. Sure, you have to ignore the very basic special effects (which are surprisingly effective), but you know what is going on the entire time. Also, the fact that the effects are consistant and conservatively used is a brilliant choice. One of the best images in the movie is the solitary, statuesque robot guarding the space ship. No trickery there (except for wires used to carry the female lead) but still a powerful image.
The one thing that I hate to say about myself is that I'm the product of contemporary popular culture. When Klatu asks her to repeat "Klatu Verata Nikto," I couldn't help but say "I got it! I GOT IT!" Thanks Mr. Raimi and Mr. Campbell. -
MCT:June 2, 2008
"I am leaving soon, and you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated"
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A sci fi classic. A fantastically told masterpeice which is so simply presented you can't help but love it.
This works almost completly on Michael Rennie's performance. Klaatu is just a character you get behind. He doesn't really do anything outstanding, or say anything mind blowing, he just is the man/alien he is. He knows more than us and he's essentailly here to help.
It almost totally captures the diffrence between classic and modern cinema. Our heroes almost always have to show us something to side with them. Older movies rely much more on just how the characters are.
I've loved this movie for the longest time and watching it again recently was a joy. I love just how straight forward it is. How the crowds around the ship are modest at best, how the world don't go bug nut over the smallest thing. Everything is handled subtly and you side with the Alien almost immidiatly without being told to.
it HAS signs of it's age of course. The kid is super gee wiz, Gort ain't exactly hi tech. But it don't matter. This is the world it's set in. You get by it. And it's not like movieS still pretty much stink when it comes to the most basic elements of child actors and bad SFX now is it.
The day the earth stod still is a great movie and talk of a remake both fascinates me and makes me shudder. Is there anyway they can capture the simplicity of this movie nowadays? doubtful. Is keanu reeves able to pull off te charm of Klattu? dountful Will the simple message be piled on with modern bulLshit. Of course. Yet i still find my self getting excited.
A pure classic.
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"Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you." -
MCT:May 17, 2008
This 1950s sci-fi classic is intelligent and sophisticated unlike most sci-fi movies made during this period!
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MCT:May 10, 2008
One of the groundbreaking and trend setting science fiction films of the fifties, the film works not for the visuals which are quite outdated, but the great story, and acting. The film really grabbed me for the incredibly symphonic and high pitched score which Bernard Herrmann in all his genius composed for it. It is a theme that can be heard in quite a few following science fiction films. The film?s affects not nearly as overblown or eye popping as nowadays science fiction films tend to go is nonetheless effective for its believability. I can believe that a superior race of beings would show up and not attack, but offer salutations and greetings. Wouldn?t we if we were exploring or visiting a far off planet? Still it features a few affects like the robot Gort and the nullifying of all power.
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MCT:May 3, 2008THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
directed by Robert Wise
starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy GrayA spaceship lands in Washington, the human-like alien, in a ridiculous tin foil suit comes out and says he is coming in peace, but gets shot. He later runs away from the hospital and rent a room using the name Carpenter. He has a mission here which the film keeps silent until the end, but when everything is finally told, its a little diappointing.The Day the Earth Stood Still is less a science-fiction film than a lampoonist story about peace. It has good intentions and trying to put yourself back in 1951, a few years after WWII, it all comes as valuable and even today the massage is still worth a lot. But the film didnt age well.
Robert Wise's direction is precise, Bernard Hermann's music is fun and the visual effects are pretty good for the time but the film feels a bit campy over some 50 years. Its often funny when it should be, and the message at the end of the film is quite cheesy, but that doesnt make the film bad, its still very enjoyable, probably just not as good as it used to be.
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MCT:April 27, 2008
Oh my god, an amazing movie with a great strong message. Definitely one of the best classic films of all time.
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MCT:April 26, 2008
"...repeat after me: gort klattu barada nikto...try it again..." you already know the words? this film is why.
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MCT:April 22, 2008
"Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!"
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a brilliant, influential landmark science fiction production that stands the test of time. Many will see the film as dated and unnecessary, but truth be told the film has lost essentially none of its original impact. It delivers an exceptional message (that couldn't have come at a better time, I might add) and ends without outstaying its welcome.
This classic story marks one of the first alien invasion films, and it set the bar for things to come.
On one seemingly normal day in Washington, the army detects and unidentified aircraft moving at incredible speed. The alien spacecraft lands in the middle of Washington, and a humanoid alien named Klaatu (Rennie) heads out into civilisation. His mission is to warn the human race about their use of atomic weapons and its threat towards life-forms from other planets.
Klaatu places himself in the typical city to orient himself with the surrounding species, and try to talk some sense into humans. If humans do not cease atomic activities, the Earth faces obliteration as they threaten peace within the solar system.
The Day the Earth Stood Still is not only one of the greatest and most innovative science fiction films in existence, but one of the best films released by Hollywood during the 1950s. The imagination of the filmmakers is incredible. Made during the period when mankind actually was experimenting with such weapons, the film delivers a strong and powerful message about its stance on the whole situation.
Although it would be impossible for aliens to threaten us as strongly as they do in the movie, it gives the audience a true perspective of the capabilities of atomic weapons.
The direction by Robert Wise is exemplary. His direction allows the movie to move at a perfect pace over the reasonably short running time of 88 minutes. There was never a dull moment for me.
The whole cast did a commendable effort in bringing their characters to life. Michael Rennie especially delivered a downright ideal performance as the humanoid alien. As the central character, he breathes live into every line delivered and has a charming screen presence.
The special effects look amazing for its time. They are still hard to fault even by today's standards. And of course the eerie, atmospheric score by Bernard Herrman suited the tone of the film superbly.
The Day the Earth Stood Still is decades ahead of its time, and is far superior to the typical invasion flicks of the 1950s. A must for science fiction buffs. Highly recommended. -
MCT:April 22, 2008
A very good old film with a message. I would recommend it to anyone. Simple plot and good acting. Watch it.
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