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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 08:50 AM

    @Greeneyedkzin - oops

    For some reason I mixed up Jackson and Straczynski. Nevertheless, Strac is an "A-list" writer and does excellent work.

    I just read too that he is working with Plan-B productions (Brad Pitt) to adapt World War Z to film. Good book, given the subject matter.

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