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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 12:48 AM

    Kleanu

    Environmental message movie using recycled and reused bits of other, better movie: brilliant metaphor or brilliant stupidity?

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