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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 07:33 AM

    @lynx

    The fact that it is Straczynski doing the Forbidden Planet remake allays any fears I have. He did well by Tolkien, he does well period. His own comments (from the link below which leads to another link in comments) tells me he takes it very seriously, as he should.

    Easily one of THE best sci-fi movies of all time and Straczynski has the skilz to do it right.

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