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"The Day the Earth Stood Still"

This supremely lame update of the sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves, is assembled out of bits of every movie where an unknown whatzit threatens our way of life.
By Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Friday, December 12, 2008 08:51 AM

    enderjed

    Forbidden Planet is not a remake. It was based on Shakespeare, but wasn't a remake of the Tempest. A remake of Forbidden Planet will simply be new actors and new special efects with a slightly changed script. The same characters, events, location and situations will all be there.

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