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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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Thursday, December 11, 2008 07:34 PM

Watching Jennifer Connelly in anything it is own reward

Who's cares about that other stuff?

Well, maybe except the tuna salad sandwich.

Thursday, December 11, 2008 07:27 PM

Keanu Nikto Boffo

"extract tuna-salad sandwiches from train-station vending machines without paying."

WHOOOOOAHH!

Thats Kewl!

That alone is worth ten bucks.

Does it have a theremin?

Thursday, December 11, 2008 07:24 PM

You make it sound bad enough to be good

Did you mean to do that?

Thursday, December 11, 2008 07:08 PM

I wouldn't give this standin' still update a wooden penny

Cos Gort won't work

Without Michael Rennie...

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