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Friday, December 12, 2008 12:00 AM

"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 06:29 AM

    WHY?

    I don't mind that this movie was made...What I do mind is why did they have to call it THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL?...Judging by this review and from what I've seen in the TV ads it is SORTA reminiscent of the earlier, wonderful film...but I wouldn't call it a remake...The original EARTH STOOD STILL was a wonderful story based film with a great script and directopn.....This sounds and looks like an excuse for Whiz bang Computer graphics...

    It would have been interesting to see a version of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL LITERALLY UPDATED with the added whiz bangs...BUT the story of the original still works today...by all means throw in environmental degradation into the mix but don't change the story...I was looking forward to seeing John Cleese as Sam Jaffe but from what I've seen and heard Cleese may be the only thing worth seeing in this film...WHat a shame..

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