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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.

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  • Friday, December 12, 2008 01:58 PM

    But Klytus...

    ...isn't arguing over trivial stuff what we _do_ around here? :) And btw, I'm not a bro...;)

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