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The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008

DVD - 2009 DVD Science-Fiction Day 4 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3 out of 5

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On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Disc 1: The day the Earth stood still (2008 version) -- Disc 2: The day the Earth stood still (1951 version) / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; story by Harry Bates ; screenplay by Edmund H. North ; directed by Robert Wise.
Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates.
1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Not as Good As the Original submitted by Chris82 on July 31, 2011, 9:34pm This movie replaces the mystery of the spaceman by having telling us a lot about him. In addition the message of the movie went from a nuclear war warning to a heavy handed environmental message.

not bad submitted by a2sue on July 25, 2013, 10:37pm not bad for a remake... just not as good as the original

Pointless remake submitted by beeniepie on August 11, 2013, 2:26pm This remake takes itself way too seriously, which results in a poorly paced, boring film. The end of the film is so anti-climatic. Very disappointing.

Too dragging submitted by desuka81 on July 26, 2021, 11:22pm The story is great but the movie a bit slow and draggy