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NOW IN GLORIOUS QUICKTIME!!! THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Remake Trailer Is Here!!

First!!! And, Yay!! by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:01:52 AM
I'm going to watch it right now to see if it sucks.
Hmmmmm, by brock landers baby	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:02:41 AM
Second?
2nd or 5th or.. something weird and I dont care by MightyOs	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:03:15 AM
So there!
Is This Supposed to be Watchable by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:04:15 AM
Because I'm getting nothing. So far. It's taking forever, at any rate, to load the dang page.
Klaatu, barada.. by rev_skarekroe	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:06:36 AM
...nickel!
And The Site is in Some Strange Made Up Language by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:07:18 AM
Those aren't supposed to be real words, are they?
ditto, kevinwillis. by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:07:52 AM
still spinning.
SIXTH! by solartaco3	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:07:53 AM
YAY!
Still Downloading . . . by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:08:11 AM
I'll Comment On the Likely Suckness in 15 Minutes. ;)
Looks like Spielbergs War Of The Worlds. by DerLanghaarige	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:09:28 AM

pigphart is asleep at the switch by jimmy rabbitte	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:09:48 AM
...no porcine violations today.
what language is that? by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:10:47 AM
lots of Zs.
I think this guy said it best on their talk back... by Alkeoholic77	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:10:55 AM
Po zwiastunie mam nadzieję na porządny remake
I've Seen The First 40% of the Trailer by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:11:05 AM
Man, does it look like ass so far.
Keanu! Barata! Nicto! by Catbarf the 12th	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:11:47 AM
somebody had to, though it can't be original by now.
Hmm, seems to have abandoned the entire... by cool_britannia79	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:12:28 AM
..spirit of the original movie in favour of The Day After Tomorrow II. Colour me unimpressed.
Maratony filmowe w Multikinie: mamy zaproszenia! by DerLanghaarige	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:12:49 AM
Now THAT'S what I call news!
rufus!! by seabiscuits	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:13:13 AM
"klatuu, i have to tell you about the future of the matrix. bowling scores are way up, mini-golf scores are way down, i'm telling you it's excellent, now go catch those damn ex-presidents!"
60% So far, and It Looks Like 100% Ass by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:13:43 AM
But will I watch it on Netflix? Yes.
What is that German? by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:13:56 AM
Funny story, so I'm sitting here waitin fot his foreign websit to load (I have high speed, so what the fuck?) then I have to wait just as god damn long for the actual trailer to load, and whadda ya know? I can't get the fucking thing to play, I d0n't even see anything resembiling "Keanu," "pompuss" "Douchebag" or "Reeves"
Thought this was Gort-less? by cool_britannia79	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:14:15 AM
Last frame says no!
Hey, they stole those names from the guys by I Dunno	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:14:34 AM
in Return of the Jedi! That website can't handle the load. Forget about it and try tonight or something.
Look! There's a Spotlight in the Trees! by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:15:38 AM
Keanu looks the same as ever. Jennifer Connely looks pensive. Kathy Bates looks completely out of place. This movie is going to flop.
powróci do by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:15:52 AM
Shannen Doherty powróci do "Beverly Hills, 90210"?
listen up haters! by 69DUDE	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:16:23 AM
Remakes are ALWAYS better than the originals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
Does Jennifer Connely Teach Keanu How to Love? by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:16:55 AM
I'm afraid so.
This was on Entertainment Tonight last night by Doctor Land	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:17:01 AM
It's mostly Keanu taking a polygraph mumbling ominous things. Tester:"Are you human?" Dude:"My body" Some spherical thing in the ocean. Bright lights over a church. Lotsa people standing around a big light a la CE3K. Meh
listen up Hollywood! by 69DUDE	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:17:19 AM
More remakes please!!!!!!! They are SO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
rozchodzą się by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:18:06 AM
McGowan i Rodriguez rozchodzą się. Co dalej z "Barbarellą"? i could do this all day.
hey they beat aicn to the punch by seabiscuits	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:18:50 AM
Christian Bale nie chce Robina w "Batmanie"
I've Seen The Whole Thing Now by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:20:14 AM
It doesn't look promising. "Are you here now?" "My body is." "Are you phoning it in?" "Damn straight." And the fate of the Earth is based on whether Jennifer Connely dies? What?Love me some Gort, tho. That might get me into the theater.
Klatuu! listen to this dude klatuu, he knows what he's talking a by seabiscuits	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:20:36 AM

KLAATU!!!! BARADA!!!! KLATABARADOONAAA!!!!! by 69DUDE	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:20:44 AM
Written By Akiva Goldsman.
Jesus fucking Christ I was right.. by Alkeoholic77	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:22:19 AM
It's going to be in New York City. I have a great idea, how about they remake the movie Pride of the Yankees but have Lou Gherig play for the San Diego Padres!
.PL by PezQ	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:22:57 AM
sooo...im guessin a Polish site ?
They should give Gort nipples or flames. by DerLanghaarige	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:23:27 AM
Just to fuck with the audience.
Yeah! by Fatdawg	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:23:43 AM
Another preachy movie made to reeducate my feeble mind! Thats right Hollywood, I need you to help me think for myself!
pigphart5000 is gotham_night by MrScientist	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:24:15 AM

They should give Jen Connelly nipples. And her old tits back. by 69DUDE	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:24:51 AM

Sounds like the perfect role for him by Samus Aran	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:24:53 AM
Finally an acting job he can pull off.
Polish by Papa Lazaru	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:24:58 AM
Pretty sure thats a Polish site . Not 100% sure though. Of course ,we all know that all the biggest Hollywood scoops come via Warsaw. Its been that way for years
Er... by Rickey Henderson	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:25:02 AM
Klaatu, who just looks a lot like Keanu Reeves, also looks very disappointingly like the John Constantine who also looked just like Keanu Reeves. This is a problem.
I'd like to teach Jennifer Connely by classyfredblassy	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:26:34 AM
To love my cock, Now fuck off.
Bill? Strange things afoot at the Circle K... by Darth Macchio	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:27:54 AM
...why all the Keanu hate? I get that this is a big sci-fi remake movie that probably shouldn't be happening and I get that a Gort-less TDTESS is shite-personified but that's not Keanu's fault is it? Is the yak shit coming, aka 'Terminator: Salvation', or whatever the fuck its gonna be called Bale's fault? Keanu isn't a great actor but who gives a shit? For the most part, he's in enjoyable films and he does a passable job in my opinion. So, seriously, why the hate? Not defending the guy...just curious as to why so much hate?
It was attached by Cpt. Arnoldo	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:28:02 AM
to my theatre's print of HANCOCK, saw this Tuesday night.
Seriously...edit button by Darth Macchio	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:28:32 AM
You know why....TAK!!!
Not Sure by DarthCorns	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:30:16 AM
i might give it a shot
Why by Uncle_Pooch	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:31:01 AM
They think Keanu can play Sci-Fi just cuz he acts like a robot?
FORBIDDEN PLANET REMAKE NEXT!! by classyfredblassy	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:32:11 AM
From Visionary director Tim Story.....
It's just beeen done too many times. by I Dunno	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:33:44 AM
Wise aliens telling us to knock it off with the warfare shit, it's been so over-used since the original TDTESS. It's like they're finally doing Neuromancer. Since that book was written, a dozen movies mined most of the ideas from it. We're running out of actresses to play bad ass black vinyl wearing vixens in sunglasses. Too little, too late.
having not seen the original, by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:37:57 AM
this doesn't look bad.
Polish. by cyrenaic	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:38:17 AM
From Google Translate: "The day on which stood the Earth" is a remake of the classic image of the SF 1951. When the ship lands on Earth space, humanity faces the first ever contact with envoys pozaziemskiej civilization. Warn you that in the case continue the policy of aggression, our species will be destroyed. Reżyseruje Scott Derrickson ( "Egzorcyzmy Emily Rose") screenplay by David Scarpy ( "last bastion"). In Poland, you see the film in January next year.
I'm not convinced... by Crow3711	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:38:30 AM
either way. It doesn't exactly have me on the edge of my seat waiting for it, but I don't think it looks awful. I'm not sure why Keanu gets to play every role exactly the same and still be a big deal, but the giant smoke attacking the stadiums, etc looks pretty cool. It's just going to have some terrible "save the planet" where they want us dead because we are killing Earth but in the end we realize our mistakes and lear to co-exist with our planet, which is disappointing. I'll probably still check it out.
Doesn't look bad by GregoryHarbin	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:40:25 AM
I can't say I've seen the original since I was nine, but this new movie looks cool. December's usually full of Ocsar-type films, it'll be nice to get a good sci-fi in the absence of Star Trek.
Its like the opposite of the Metropolis news by Larry of Arabia	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:40:27 AM
Nothing in there looks original or interesting.
This Looks More Like a Sequel to the Happening by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:41:19 AM
Watch the trailer again and tell me I'm wrong.
Polish response to Keanu. by cyrenaic	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:42:15 AM
From Kazioo on the www.filmweb.pl takback: Keanu is, therefore, such a style is suited to their specific roles. Not all actors are as uniwersalni Deep whether Cohen. For the Deep would be worse than Keanu as Neo ... Once it chooses roles for actors, because everyone has some uniqueness there. Keanu is fun but only in very narrow range. A film heralds a pretty good. Such bajeczka with tension. I think that will be around
Turning a classic into a CGI shitfest by Nico Toscani	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:42:51 AM
Seriously. Why make this? The original is perfect. It's one of the greatest science fiction films ever made. I am so sick of remakes I could puke.
New Title: The Stand Stillening by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:43:34 AM
This time, it's Keanu AND the plants!
I've got a bad feeling about this... by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:44:14 AM
and not in a good way.
I saw Jennifer Connely by Series7	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:44:35 AM
and then I started falling asleep. I don't get her appeal.
Sorry, There's Just No Way This Could Be Good by kevinwillis.net	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:45:36 AM
It was doomed from the get-go. Next, they remake Casablanca with Jack Black stepping into Humphrey Bogart's signature role, and Megan Fox or Jessica Alba taking on Ingrid Bergman's classic part.
It looks a lot different from the original by I Dunno	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:46:34 AM
I don't remamber that much shit egtting blown up or Keanu telling some chick she has to die. I'll be called an ADD Michael Bay fan but the original was pretty boring. It had a decent message at the end but it mostly consisted of Keanu's character hanging out with a kid and asking him all these questions about earth. And then a long ass monolog at the end.
Yep. The HAPPENING meets SIGNS meets WotW by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:47:18 AM
meets INDEPENDENCE DAY meets MONKEY BOY. Hopefully they'll at least include a funny monkey sidekick.
Blows by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:47:35 AM
CGI mutes the message. And, unlike the anti-war tract of the original, the political diatribe will be belabored (Hollywood worship of the hypocritical energy guzzler, Al Gore). The concluding speech of Robert Wise's original still reverberates (Earth's infectious corruption)--it always will. What's the point of this lame echo?
Jennifer Connely : If doesn't appeal to you: by classyfredblassy	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:47:39 AM
http://www.travelingthephilipp ines.c om/connely.jpg
I don't know what will by classyfredblassy	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:48:22 AM
Ok maybe you like John Stamos? Now fuck off!
Keanu should be in T4 as a robot! by FILMFUNK	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:49:39 AM
Sheesh this guy just doesn't seem to improve over a lump of fucking wood! D'you think he was offended they cast him because of his distinctly alien(read shit) delivery or more likly he was honoured because he thinks they cast him as a supreme intelligence! Looks like I am Legend mixed with WofTWorlds. Yawn
kevinwillis by SilentP	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:50:45 AM
I don't think he's saying the fate of the Earth depends on Jennifer Connely. He's saying that if the Earth dies, mankind dies, but if mankind dies, the Earth will live. The trailer looks decent, I think people are just dying to hate this thing because it's a remake of a classic. The trailer does not look better than the original movie, and there's no way the movie will be - it might not even be close. But it could still be a good movie. I don't think remakes are such a bad thing when they don't suck, but they should really only be made if you really think you have a different, interesting approach to the material. If that's what was behind this movie, then even if it sucks it was at least a little worth it, but if it was just about making money, then yeah, it's a stupid idea.
I Dunno by Nico Toscani	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:50:49 AM
You are an ADD Michael Bay fan. Go watch your DVD of Armegeddon.
classyfredblassy by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:51:53 AM
one of my favorites. great googly moogly.
The Day The Earth Should Still 2: The Suckening by LaserPants	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:54:48 AM
Can't wait for the multi-million dollar remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey featuring Paris Hilton and some rapper.
Looks allright by masteryoda007	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:55:53 AM
nuff said
Somehow a link to actual file... by jimmy rabbitte	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:57:32 AM
...speeds up the whole process ...so try this... hope it helps http://tinyurl.com/57wdw9
I am, however by SilentP	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:57:54 AM
sick of movies where aliens tell humanity to get along and be good or they'll kill everyone. Aliens who prefer to commit mass genocide rather then try to let humanity work out its own problems would be, plain and simple, evil. Not wise or benevolent. Murdering everyone makes them just as bad if not worse than humanity itself.
Oh, dear by DennisMM	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:58:10 AM
I'd thought this production fell apart. Don't know why. Just thought it had. It had to sink under the weight of its own pretentiousness, right? Guess not.
hey Jim by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 3rd, 2008 10:59:04 AM
how about releasing an Avatar trailer so we can actually have something to look forward to?
"Do You Feel Pain?" by LaserPants	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:00:23 AM
"Uhh, no science dude, I'm too stoned. Plus uh, I'm like, the uh, One and stuff. Also, I uh no kung-fu. Uh. Uhhhhhhhhhhhh. Huhhuh. Fu."
Oh fuck off, Nico Toscani by I Dunno	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:02:10 AM
Don't be so predictable with your petty insults. The movie had a good message but there was a helluva lot of filler in between.
Klaatu's mission by DennisMM	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:03:13 AM
Actually, in the original Klaatu says that his interstellar confederation doesn't care if any planet destroys itself. That is the business of that planet. But if they take the aggression offworld and threaten the safety of the larger galaxy/universe, the Gort robots will reduce the planet to ash. Which is a bit tough on the non-human species, but does end the immediate problem.
next up Keanu plays Morphius in Matrix remake by g-ride9000	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:05:36 AM
its call the the rematrix.
did smoky from lost just eat that truck? by postalpez	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:05:41 AM
did smoky from lost just eat that truck?
Where are Bill & Ted when you need them? by Mr_Incredible	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:07:26 AM
"Hey, dudes! My name is Klaatu and I'm from outer space. No, really. Anyway, this planet is totally going down the shithole unless you dudes do something about it. So, be excellent to each other, and... party on, dudes!"
I was going to dismiss the mere idea of a by peterhengl	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:08:26 AM
Remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" as blasphemous, but in all honesty, this trailer looks like the filmmaker has had some interesting ideas. Consider me cautiously curious.
Some Movies They Just Shouldn't Try To Remake by Real Deal	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:09:53 AM
This could be a really cool remake however as always happens the director wants to change it not enhance it. Big mistake. The original has more than stood the test of time. So what makes these yahoos think they have a better spin? They could have made a movie based on the same principles and ideas with better FX and a chance to go more indepth but oh no. We couldn't do that could we. Oh well.
The Happening 2: I Know Kung-Fu by aceattorney	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:11:24 AM
Wow.
You know... by fzammetti	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:13:00 AM
I just watched the trailer, and for me, if you take the same tact as I took with the recent Andromeda Strain remake, which is to forget that the title and underlying story is from a classic work on sci-fi goodness, I don't think it looks all that bad. I'm actually interested after watching the trailer, and I was most definitely NOT interested before then. No, I don't expect it to be a classic... no, I don't expect it to be even remotely on the level of the original... but if you just detach in your mind the original from this, pretend the original simply doesn't exist, then for me, the trailer makes me interested at least... just like The Andromeda Strain... it wasn't great, heck it was just OK, but I found myself forcing my brain to pretend there never was an original and all of a sudden it was much more watchable... still flawed in many ways, but better. Same thing here I suspect. By the way, I actually like the "You should let me go" line... I think Keanu actually delivered it well and it looks to be a good scene.
Uh-Oh by Kentucky Colonel	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:13:06 AM
Somebody is going to get canned over this one. AND RIGHTLY SO!!! Looks like a remake in name only. What's next...Hanna Montana as Alta in "Disney's Forbidden Planet"? Please god....NOOOOOOOOO!!!
NEXT SUMMER: THE REMAKTRIX by g-ride9000	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:14:32 AM

I demand a remake of Tobor The Great by hank henshaw	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:14:59 AM
Just make Tobor a CG character this time, not some guy in a clunky costume.
uhhhhhh.....nope by bacci40	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:16:03 AM
aint gonna see it
The Original Was Absolutely Flawless IMHO by NoHubris	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:16:12 AM
These are just enormous shoes for any filmmaker to fill.
Looks really good by nathan0774	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:18:44 AM
Give it a chance... I don't believe they would desecrate the original. It may not be quite as good... but it won't desecreate... I have that much faith.
looks pretty good by theneonsamurai	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:19:09 AM
seriously, it's a movie. can't we all just get along.
The Day The Earth said Woaaah by palewook	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:24:12 AM
still not sold on this
god help me....that looks like something I'd watch... by FlickaPoo	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:26:04 AM
...I WANT to hate it and be cool like Fonzie...but I kind of want to see it....
CGI is neccessary in this case by terry1978	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:26:12 AM
The f/x from back then are what they had...now if this same scenario took place in this day and age, the shit that goes down as well as the technology used by the alien would look a tad more advanced.
No Gort!!!! by Frankenbastard	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:29:13 AM
No Gort and an eco-friendly message = none of my money. As if we all get along on the planet now so the eco thing is better subject matter? How does that affect an alien world? How about sticking to the original movie where we all still hate and fear each other. There isn't even any reason to remake the film in the first place. Hope it tanks at the box office.
The Day The Dialogue Was Horrible... by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:33:39 AM
Yeesh! I could have written that dialogue on the toilet. And I don't write good dialogue on the toilet. Usually.
Why does Hollywood hate Robert Wise? by judderman	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:35:37 AM
What has that guy done to deserve the posthumous desecration that Hollywood has committed against him? First we had Jan de Bont's execrable remake of "The Haunting". Then that godawful "Andromeda Strain" mini. Soon we'll have Keanu effing Reeves gormlessly aping Klaatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and after that, JJ bloody Abrams's "new" first Star Trek movie.
The Script by Scytherius	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:36:03 AM
As usual it all comes down to the script. From what I hear I'm not impressed but, well, will wait and see.
the keanu hate by bobbywatts	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:37:34 AM
i think it comes from him generaly coasting for entire career playing himself over and over, putting him in some geek bait and shoving him in our face because he was in a decent movie called the matrix 10 years ago. thanks. oh and if you dont understand the appeal of jennifer connely, then klaatu, barrata, your gay.
looks like pureed ass by Aquatarkusman	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:38:10 AM
an abomination
Pureed ass=Bitter! by santi01	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:42:54 AM

Wow, this is going to be stupid... by Judge Briggs	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:45:50 AM
But as long as Klaatu has a wacky sidekick like Shia LeBeouf, I am down!
"Give it a chance, you bad persons!" Yeah, right. by Uncapie	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:47:53 AM
Have any of you read the original short story, "Farewell To the Master?" the template of the original story? And how can you improve on Mr. Robert Wise's work(Winner of 4 ACADEMY AWARDS FOR BEST DIRECTOR whose films have garnished 80 AWARDS in other catagories!) Yeah, this movie needs to be remade. Warner's remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" was a big hit last summer too. Blink and you missed it which is the same way this film will go. Development just doesn't get it. Just because a studio owns the rights to a classic, doesn't mean it has to be remade for the unwashed masses. The public is not stupid. Then again, there is that element out there where people have got to stop peeing in the gene pool.
The original was fascist propaganda... by Raymar	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:48:14 AM
and I'm sure this will be too, but it did look very impressive.
Keanu gets more shit than he deserves by ChocolateJesus	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:49:06 AM
"i think it comes from him generaly coasting for entire career playing himself over and over" You could and should say the same thing about Morgan Freeman. Keanu Reeves picks some cool roles, which is more than I can say for a lot of supposedly "great" actors, and is a major mark of an actor's integrity. And he's not THAT bad an actor, people blow it out of proportion.
Not the horror of horrors I was expecting by drewlicious	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:50:19 AM
In terms of tone I'm intrigued and they have me semi-intrigued on whether or not Keanu can pull this off. Detachment is kind of his bread and butter. Now if they switch it up from the enivronmentalist crap and keep Gort in there somewhere they might be able to sell me a ticket.
I wish that remakes would... by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:50:57 AM
honored the intent/spirit of the original instead of simply trying to leverage name recognition. RIP Robert Wise.
Well I'll have my balls twisted and put on a stove! by saggyballsack	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:51:49 AM
Now that's cool news!
Having seen the original. Only the main theme is still there by Damien Chowder	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:53:18 AM
I downloaded the original after learning that this was a remake. Judging by this trailer it's basically a 90% different take on the original. But saying that they probably would have made the original like this if they had the resources back then. And you have to take in mind even the original was taken from a short story so we can't really complain.
Wouldn't it be funny if the Necronomicon were in it? by DerLanghaarige	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:54:08 AM
The Day The Earth Stood Still And Got Taken Over By The Army Od Darkness Until A Guy With A Chainsaw As A Hand Accidently Saved Us All. Groovy.
Ummmm... by One Nation Under Zod	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:57:45 AM
I know kung fu?
"anyone notice that the circular space ship shot has been lifted by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:59:14 AM
I was thinking it looked too interesting to be in this film.
Well maybe I didn't say every little teeny tiny syllable... by Zeke25:17	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:00:02 PM
But...YEAH! Pretty much...I said 'em.
Fascist propaganda? by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:01:22 PM
How so? Is it a fascist move to stop Iran and North Korea developing Nuclear weapons and providing the flashpoint for a third World War? Well if you're Iranian or North Korean maybe.
whoa. by Yeti	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:02:54 PM
me likey.
Robert Wise is alive by matineer	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:04:10 PM
In response to a poster above. I doubt he would comment on remakes, though.
That looks fucking great. by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:06:40 PM
I loved the tone. Count me in.
Robert Wise by matineer	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:08:58 PM
Sorry, IMDB says he died in 2005. Great director.
Looks like Shamalamadingding shite. by fiester	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:09:43 PM
Did he direct this dog? Will the trees attack us again?
The Kid--Isn't that Will Smith's kid? by MJAYACE	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:09:51 PM
Maybe he's GORT? Or is he just a token insertion?
Robert Wise passed away in 2005 by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:09:54 PM
Google is your friend.
Thanks for the link Classfredblassy! by MRJONZ72	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:10:03 PM
Nuff said!
link to "Farewell to the Master" short story by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:13:47 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6xaxd5
Michael Rennie is rolling over in his grave by apenn12	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:17:08 PM
Sometimes, certain films SHOULD NOT have a remake
KEANU PHONING IT IN IS..... by JaPra	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:17:15 PM
Exactly what's going on with the character he's playing. His character is inhabiting a foreign entity and thus his reactions are distant, his mannerisms decidedly non-human-like in their responses and familiarity. I'm no Keanu apologist, but like his role in the Matrix films, they made a good choice using him in this one This new role requires minimal efforts at emoting which only helps him perform Klaatu better.
by PedroM	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:18:45 PM
Number of people in TB who saw the original movie raise your hands!
...? by RevengeOfJobu	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:21:41 PM
Not sure what everyone is crying about. Looks pretty cool to me...
I instantly lose interest by Bricktops hammer	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:26:06 PM
When Keanu is in a movie. He ruined Coppola's Dracula in my opinion. A movie that could have been perfect (Winona was a little shaky, too)
I love Jennifer Connelly by stuatfunnyordie	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:31:49 PM
and I love Keanu, just not in the same way...so...this actually looks pretty cool, when Keanu is in the right movie in the right part(Bill and Ted, Matrix, Constantine), he nails it, when he's not (Dracula, whatever that movie was with Diane Keaton), pure suckage. I think he'll own this.
/raises hand by Atomica	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:36:43 PM
yes i saw the first one when i was a child, on some scifi like masterpiece theater tyoe show where every week there was another classic scifi movie. i remember loving it and being intigued by it, just as i am with this one.
"Klaatu Barada Whoa!" by disfigurehead	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:37:49 PM
looks like ass.
JaPra by DennisMM	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:37:59 PM
Klaatu as a walk-in is an interesting idea. While it's been done in a number of sf films the last 20 years, it's always nice to point out to viewers that an alien is not likely to look like a human. As for Keanu, his detachment usually strikes me as a detachment from his own brain rather than a detachment from those around him, but YMMV.
TheCTM by Bricktops hammer	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:38:37 PM
I like it. Maybe Rachel Weisz? Johnny Depp? (I literally think you could replace Depp for Keanu in all his movies and make them better, even Matrix)
We're sorry, this video is no lobger available by ATARI	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:40:20 PM

That was Gort at the end of the trailer by terry1978	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:40:56 PM
http://img386.imageshack.us/im g386/6183/gortmi9.png
Stop playing my emotions you emotionless fuck! by ltgalloway	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:42:45 PM
I was all set to hate this, but this new trailer is making it harder to stand by my knee jerking. If they don't have Gort at this point I'll feel better and fall back on my original feeling.
I still love Bill&Ted's better half... by Billyeveryteen	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:43:38 PM
Let's see, dofus, surf cop, bus protector, Hell AWOL, geek Jesus, and now alien Capt Buzzkill? I'm down.
I've loved the original since I was a child... by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Gooder	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:45:33 PM
....but I love the short story more. And the two are not the same story. Close, but decidedly different angles, and a BIG difference in the ending. So maybe what we have here is a remake of the short story, not the movie. Kinda like that, ohh, whazzizname - "Frankensomething"? Keanu - who gives a shit, really? I'm with JaPra on this one. When Jeff Bridges did it in "Starman", he was fucking great. I also love weirdo cover versions of "classic" rock songs. Somethin' wrong with that? If the original's got enough juice, there's a lotta wiggle room, y'know? Quit treating this stuff like it's the fucking bible, people......
I know by Series7	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:46:41 PM
sci-fi.
doesn't look completely terrible... by JimCurry	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:55:45 PM
but trailers are deceiving, lying bitches sometimes...
Even if this could be good it would be bad by Sparhawk38	Jul 3rd, 2008 12:58:53 PM
Leave the freaking classics alone! For the love of God, studios, pull your heads out of your asses and gain some perspective. Rip it off if you must, but do NOT suck the life out of classics like this! Have an original thought! Take a risk! If you love it, leave it alone. Do you just see the heritage of past films as a big bloated tit filled with cash. If you go to see this piece of illconceived money grabbing...check your souls at the door. Maybe that was too much. I don't care... "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" "I am now leaving for no raison!" Futurama rules.
This will make 150 million domestic. by V'Shael	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:01:19 PM
Based on the publics love of that woodpecker Keanu. I predict he will be nominated for a Razzie.
the original had Aunt Bee by Groothewarrior	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:01:42 PM
you cannot recast Aunt Bee, it is an abomination to everyone in Mayberry!!!
never seen the original by Cedar_Room	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:02:33 PM
but this didn't seem too bad. And maybe we'll at last find the right role to employ and easily explain Keanu's wooden acting style.
if i was the studio, i wouldve removed that pos too by bacci40	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:03:58 PM
this never shouldve gotten made...end of story
God Keanu blows. by HoboCode	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:07:18 PM
Other than that this looks somewhat interesting.
Cautiously Curious by rogueleader66	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:09:32 PM
Is what I am with this. The original is one of my favorite sci-fi movies, and when I heard they were doing a remake i was totally against it. After watching the trailer I will say I am curious. I am not a Keanu hater, I feel he has been average to once in a while above average in everything he has done, though I still have concerns with him taking this classic role. I will see this, but I am not going to go into it thinking it can in any way top the original, so hopefully I won't come away too dissapointed.
by cgccomics	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:11:15 PM
Will Billy "BUD" Gray make a cameo?
For those who have not seen the original by rogueleader66	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:16:41 PM
If you plan to see this remake, hell even if you don't, rent the original, it's classic sci-fi.
Jennifer Connelly sure dresses up pretty: by classyfredblassy	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:21:18 PM
http://images.askmen.co m/galleries/actress/jennifer-c onnelly/pictures/jennifer-conn elly-picture-1.jpg
not as bad as i thought it would look by Conans Sword	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:23:03 PM
not sayin it looks like a classic or anything but im quietly optimistic, ill give it a chance
TheCTM by Bricktops hammer	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:27:20 PM
I still really love the movie but man Keanu stunk "I know where the baastaad sleeps" yeesh Never saw Sirens, good?
Tara Fitzgerald by Bricktops hammer	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:30:07 PM
She def looks the part (back then at least). She's smokin hot too
Michael Rennie was THE SHIT as "THE KEEPER" in L.I.S. by Kentucky Colonel	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:31:42 PM
You bubble-headed boobie!
'78 Body Snatchers Was Very Good by Aquatarkusman	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:37:00 PM
But the social commentary of the first, plus Kevin McCarthy greatest freakout in movie history puts the original over the top.
I've only seen one scene from the original... by eXcommunicated	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:40:16 PM
I've only seen one scene from the original. But whatever. Hollywood has been making remakes for 80 years. Is everyone aware that "The Wizard of Oz" with Judy Garland is a remake of a vaudeville play musical and a silent-era motion picture? Anyway, this doesn't look half bad. Color me interested. Will probably see it.
78 Body Snatchers by MRJONZ72	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:41:25 PM
yeah I remember that dog with the human face creeped the hell out of me. I know they didnt have PG-13 back then, but that me if rerated should be PG-13 though it was too intense/disturbing for a PG not to mention a booby shot..he we hardly get a booby shot in PG-13 anymore..Damn PG movies with booby shots - memories!
sigh by Clumzor	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:50:42 PM
I hate it when they make it so advanced technological alien civilizations never had rough spots in their history. Apparently they jumped directly from pond scum to perfume farting angelic beings without all the dirty strife in between. And of course they have an illogical interest in all the lower life forms on the planet that's never explained beyond humans being solidified evil and nature being pure and good. At least in the original the alien's interest was purely out of them not wanting the humans getting in the way of their business. They could have cared less if humanity destroyed their insignificant planet.
Script for Day Earth Stood Still by Muaddib64	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:51:31 PM
I have read the script and found it very lackluster at best. ** Minor Spoilers Ahead The central theme instead of nuclear weapons, as in the Wise version, it deals more with Global warming and man's mismanagement of the planet...(You've got to be kidding me)As for the appearance of Gort. It is more like a spider and only appears in one scene. ** End of mild spoilers. Why can't Hollywood just leave the great alone? What's next? A remake of JAWS?
The Day the Earth Stood Stupid by Sans Souci	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:51:44 PM
Looks like Keanu Barada Nikto didn't get here in type to avoid the Giant Brains' stupefaction rays. Hopefully the alien menace will be defeated by a lone human's imagination--becoming trapped in a world of gaping plot holes and spelling errors! Looks like they went overboard with the alien threat. At least the original pretty much left most of the menace to human fear and misunderstanding...and one cycloptic robot with a talent for disintegration.
Alternate Link Here by LittleDudes	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:52:40 PM
http://tinyurl.com/498urk
http://tinyurl.com/498urk by LittleDudes	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:52:51 PM
http://tinyurl.com/498urk
Type for time! by Sans Souci	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:54:36 PM
Guess I've been hit by said stupefaction rays. Now where's that Mr. Brainly from London? I hear he's a shocking cad.
muaddib64 by Bricktops hammer	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:57:17 PM
They already remade Jaws. Sam Jackson got eaten
Dear Hollywood: Stop it with the Eco-Friendly Themes by Freakemovie	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:07:24 PM
We get it! It's gone from mildly interesting to annoying as hell in about six seconds. Now I hear even Avatar has a "save the environment" theme behind it. Give me a freaking break.
TDTESSINO! TDTESSINO! TDTESSINO! by bobjustbob	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:09:29 PM
Had to be said. (again)
Stop destroying yourselves....or we'll kill you all by drewlicious	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:11:11 PM
The global warming threat doesn't make any sesne. How can humanity destroying itself be of any concern to a superior race? The cold war theme made sense in the original, what if one day in the future our wars pull them in too? Makes sense. Why go with the environmentalist theme when we have a perfectly good war on terror to use as subtext?
TDTESS2: ELECTRIC KLAATUBARADANIKTOO by KurtLockwood	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:12:20 PM
SAT Question: Keanu is to "whoa" as: a) Will Smith is to "Awww Hayyilll Nawww" b) Ahnold is to "I'll be back" c)Sly Stallone is to "Yo." d) W. is to "Duh.." e) All of the above (add your own)
No tension, no suspense, no nothing... by Grinning White Skull	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:14:37 PM
Drab and unappealing. Even the music sucked.
No Gort????????????? by Norm3	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:19:35 PM
How dumb could they be to not include Gort. I want a Gort that even looks almost the same. Bad move!
As stated above by skimn	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:23:07 PM
The earth has been around for a kagillion years. If we mess up the environment to the point that the planet becomes uninhabitable, we kill ourselves off as a species, and the earth will adapt and survive. How that is an intergalactic threat, I'll never know.
Huh... by ThomasServo	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:23:45 PM
Looks a lot better than I was expecting. I have no great attachment to the original.
Trout Mask Replicant-- by Raymar	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:29:34 PM
The original is a fascist propaganda because the stated policy of Klaatu's people is the immediate extermination of any race deemed inferior because they don't accept the totalitarian rule of genocidal Gort robots.
seems OK to me... by cifra	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:37:34 PM
... and a good aproach to a really camp original.
Eco theme?!! WTF?!! by Damien Chowder	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:38:14 PM
I didn't know that has taken over from nuclear weapons! WHAT THE FUCK! SHIT! The original movie was meant to teach man to make good and stop killing each other! Now it's GLOBAL FUCKING WARMING!!! FUCK THIS SHIT! Tomorrow I will drop more litter just to counteract my seething rage! If it really turns out to be this bastardized then I will shit in the mouth a nun! FUCK! It's ok to nuke eachother but don't pollute!? FUCK YOU!!!!
by cgccomics	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:46:47 PM
Will Billy "BUD" Gray make a cameo?
Well at least we have... by Reznik	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:59:37 PM
The original to watch.
The Original was a Remake... by KidCthulhu	Jul 3rd, 2008 02:59:42 PM
The original movie was just a sci-fi remake of the story of Jesus. Keanu has a bit of a complex, me thinks...
Global warming and terrorism... by TiVo1138	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:01:26 PM
are today's Atomic/Soviet Paranoia. Using global warming is perfect if you're going to update The Day the Earth Stood Still. I'm interesting in seeing this.
How could they not put Gort in it? by Knobules	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:03:31 PM
Thats like Jaws without a shark.
Ugh. by msspurlock	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:04:51 PM
If it's just propaganda, why steal a classic name? They could've been honest and called it "Hollywood Eco-Brain Fart" and it would've been a hit with the drivel-lapping hippies.
Gort is at the end of the trailer by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:06:13 PM
Who else would that be?
How can you not SEE GORT? by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:15:45 PM
He's right fucking there at the end, lasering the camera. Are you people fucking blind, or just retarded?
Amazing that no one talks about "Stranger From Venus." by Uncapie	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:19:04 PM
Made in 1954, directed by Bill Balaban in England. Even had Patricia Neal in it.
That is 'ol laser-beamin' Gort by skimn	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:23:26 PM
at the end. Still not enough to get me in the theater though. Look for DVD rental March '09.
Raymar, but if you remember what Klatuu said.. by Uncapie	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:25:21 PM
...he stated that it was a system that worked for them, but not necessarily would it work for another planet. He wasn't forcing Earth to adpot his ways, just don't fly out to the outer planets and threaten us or we'll obliterate you. Basically, come in peace or we'll turn your Earth into a burned out cinder if you come with force. Also, Google 1951 flying saucers over the White House. Very wild stuff there.
Eco-Torture Porn by JackieJokeman	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:28:16 PM
Double feature this with The Happening. Somewhere an enviromental activist is hoping the human race is decimated (except for himself of course) and is jerking off to this movie.
Keanu acts like a stuffed animal by AhnoldsBicep	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:32:39 PM
Good trailer. Wonder what Keanu's like in real life, I mean not acting... still a monotone fuck? Ted Theodore Logan displayed the range of his talents it seems. Still, the trailer makes we want to see more.
That Looks Great!!! by Media Messiah	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:34:49 PM
Nice work!!!
keanu reeves costume by jacksparness	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:35:22 PM
why is it that i see reeves in a black tie, white shirt, black suit combo in nearly every movie?
Gotta admit... by SergioGiorgini	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:42:56 PM
...the trailer doesn't look bad, but then usually only THE most steaming piles or dogshit make bad trailers. Going to reserve judgement on this until the reviews hit, as if it's done properly it could be the nuts. I agree that Keanu could be perfect for this. As in I also agree that sometimes he looks as if someone left a prop in centre screen.
"I, am a C - G - I...alien!" by joe90025	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:46:34 PM
The price we pay for An Inconvenient Truth keeps getting higher and higher.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:57:10 PM
Damn You Michael Bay
"What's with the little Boondocks kid in the trailer?" by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 3rd, 2008 03:59:49 PM
Add to Friends, you said: "Is he there to appeal to the "urban" demographic and provide smart aleck comments." Just an FYI: that's Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, playing Jacob, the 8-year old stepson of Jennifer Connelly. TO be honest, I had totally forgotten he was even in this. I don't think he's in there for the urban smart aleck contingent, but given everything else that's so groan inducingly wrong about this remake, my fear is that he IS only in there to add to the overall political correctness of this entire fiasco...
I'd be more apt to see this if.... by alienindisguise	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:03:13 PM
Keanu wasn't in it..jeez, that dude can't act for shit!!!!
Original was NOT Fascist by tk 421	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:08:45 PM
Anyone who says it was is and always will be a dumb fucking retard who's never seen the original movie. Or they just love nuclear weapons and then, you're still a retard. And I totally hate the fucking environment. Fucking people who care about are such pussies. I'm gonna hop in my Ford Excursion and drive across country this weekend throwing fucking styrofoam out my window because this eco shit is so stupid. Anyone who cares about the environment is a fascist fuck who only wants to control my mind. Don't believe the hype, pollute all you want!!! Fucking enviro-fascists.
LOL ~no longer available by Aethyrr	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:09:43 PM
I can't believe I click an article about a Keanu Reeves movie.. I must be REALLY bored..
¨officialer¨ = furiouser and fastriouser by Ray Gamma	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:23:43 PM
The Death The Earth Stood Fastriouslier
I never typed ¨death¨ by Ray Gamma	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:25:13 PM
i swear
Jon Hamm!! by flickchick85	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:29:02 PM
I like Connely, hate Keanu, hate these kind of remakes, but we need more Jon Hamm in movies dammit, so I'll be there.
Earth... by REDD	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:47:26 PM
This is your fucking wake up call! I..am..a..A.L.F. Agent!
it doesn't look HORRIBLE by Greenleaf1	Jul 3rd, 2008 04:48:15 PM
but i don't see how it'll end up being any good. i like keanu reeves at times but he's wrong for this role.
REAL WORKING LINK by The Reef	Jul 3rd, 2008 05:08:15 PM
http://the-day-the-earth-stood -still-trailer.blog spot.com/
For the Keanu naysayers, something to remember... by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 3rd, 2008 05:29:46 PM
For all the people bagging on how bad Keanu will be as Klaatu (and based on the trailer and that interrogation scene it already feels like he'll be playing the dazed stoner alien who comes to Earth to say "Dudes, don't pollute!") keep this thought in mind. The person who initially tried to develop a remake through his production company and wanted to be Klaatu, since he's a big self-confessed sci-fi film fan... ...Was Tim Allen. Though to his credit, as I seem to recall, Allen wanted to play it straight to prove he could do more than comedy.
'nother link by BongoBox	Jul 3rd, 2008 05:55:21 PM
http://tinyurl.com/57vjv5
About that DOG by j_difool	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:01:56 PM
I've already seen this, so NAH-NAH! But I hope you assholes realize there's probably nothing at all about a DOG in this film... It's fucking FOG !! Gort has been updated to NANO-FOG! Beware the grey slime !
INVASION/BODY SNATCHERS remake sucked by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:02:26 PM
Sucked big time. Special effects compromised the patchy script. The '56 original succeeded as a result of its non-cosmetic appeal: flawless direction, performances, et al (a simple kiss, for God's sake, was a catalyst for the film's most impacting shock). The '78 remake turned the original's strengths into weaknesses, losing all subtlety. As for THE THING; the Carpenter remake was better? Dumb. The original functioned on a non-visceral level (i.e. the circumvention of violence; everything was deliberately hidden in shadow). Carpenter's THING was similarly impressive though it negotiated a polar vision; carnage so graphic that it was pretty much abstract (Universal later admitted that their Ivory Tower brass gauged the film as "pornographic"!). Personally, I think both versions of THE THING kicked ass. As for the DAY/EARTH remake, it's appears to be a lame echo of the original. I admire Jennifer Connelly--conceding to a breast reduction because her cans earned more attention than her acting aptitude. She'll be acting for another quarter of a century. Pam Anderson's "fame" concluded centuries ago; now she's the "new Edy Williams" (a parasitic p.r. whore). As for Robert Wise, check-out his wonderful BODY SNATCHER with Boris Karloff and Henry Daniell (the film was considered rather provocative during its original release)--performances fuel the movie. Wonder when some asshole will remake this classic?
Wise's "Body Snatcher" they tried, greatwhatsit. by Uncapie	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:11:44 PM
About ten years ago, they had Brian De Palma attached to direct at the new RKO they were trying to get off the ground. Thank God, that it never did! Then again, I tried pitching them a contemporary version of "The Enchanted Cottage," and the woman in charge said, "Is that one of ours?" Scary, to say the least!
Wise's "Body Snatcher" they tried, greatwhatsit. by Uncapie	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:11:45 PM
About ten years ago, they had Brian De Palma attached to direct at the new RKO they were trying to get off the ground. Thank God, that it never did! Then again, I tried pitching them a contemporary version of "The Enchanted Cottage," and the woman in charge said, "Is that one of ours?" Scary, to say the least!
Jon Hamm IS 'Kingdom Come' Superman by wilsonfisk89	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:17:53 PM
He is the spitting image. F Brandon Routh.
Uncapie... by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:22:14 PM
"Scary" is the operative word. De Palma was tagged to a BODY SNATCHERS remake (shudder)??; it would have been another blood bath (the Legion of Decency branded the original movie with a B-rating ["Morally objectionable in part for all"] because of the "violent" content!). Who could possibly substitute for Karloff (Cabman Gray is, disputably, the best performance of his career). And who could substitute for the very underrated Henry Daniell? I sincerely wish you best of luck with THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE (the "new" RKO notwithstanding). Take care, amigo.
I know i'm not the first to say this... by phaedrus007	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:42:48 PM
But seriously... this "cashing-in on well known titles while totally disrespecting the original" thing is getting really tiresome, and kind of depressing.
Gore Verbinski's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE by wilsonfisk89	Jul 3rd, 2008 06:54:51 PM
Starring Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, and Jaden Pinkett-Smith
Argh....it's gone by googamooga	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:20:55 PM
I waited all day (can't watch vids on the crappy work computer) only to come home and find it's been pulled. Any mirrors anywhere?
Good trailer, stop sipping the haterade, AICN by TallBoy66	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:45:50 PM
Keanu, from those clips, works as an otherworldly space dude...mainly because he always sounds like an otherworldly space dude anyway, so might as well roll with it. Other stuff: Jennifer Conelly is a good actress and very hot, shit getting torn to shreds looks cool, and mutha-fuckin GORT muthafuckas!! Actually think this may turn out alright.
Thy link for trailer... by WIBoomer1	Jul 3rd, 2008 08:16:12 PM
http://the-day-the-earth-stood -still-trailer.blogspot.com/
One of the huge stupid flaws of the original by zekmoe	Jul 3rd, 2008 08:40:36 PM
which I own and have seen dozens of times over the years, is when they show the 2 guards behind a saw horse "guarding" the ship and night, and no one is near, looking or trying to get to the saucer. "Yes, a spaceship has landed in NYC, but there's a sale at Sephora. Which to attend?"
Bozo kacked it today... by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Gooder	Jul 3rd, 2008 09:13:18 PM
Larry Harmon, 1925-2008... Top THAT, Keanu!
KEANU GOTTA EAT! by KurtLockwood	Jul 3rd, 2008 09:25:42 PM
Now he has an excuse for his robotic acting. Brilliant casting.
Glorious QT by RumpleWho	Jul 3rd, 2008 09:35:36 PM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/ fox/thedaytheearthstoodstill/
Just Saw It Before Hancock - In HD by BojTrek	Jul 3rd, 2008 09:59:26 PM
I just saw the trailer before Hancock in Rosemont, IL... on the all-digital (I think the are all digital theaters). Muvico Theaters are really great. The preview looked great during the destruction scenes. And Hancock blows away Indy IV.
That interview had "Misterrr Anderrsonnnn" written ALL over it! by YotzVonFrelnik	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:39:46 PM

...and the big sphere on the ground reminded me of STARMAN. by YotzVonFrelnik	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:40:08 PM

If the movie blows, I will be bored.... by TVguy4566	Jul 3rd, 2008 11:55:33 PM
If I skip the movie all together, the movie will still blow. I don't think "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is really a remakable film to begin with. But I am already tired of the disaster/sci-fi film with a global warming message movies already. Besides, the general theme of this movie has been overdone by every Twilight Zone clone series that it is too cliche at this point.
I was convinced... by scrivener	Jul 4th, 2008 12:15:55 AM
that this movie was going to be a huge pile of shit, but now I'm actually really looking forward to it. The only thing that concerns me is the shot of the little kid. Little kids are generally a bad sign for any movie that looks like it may try to play it straight and serious since it generally means the filmaker is trying to reach out to a younger audience, and that in turn means the movie won't play it straight and serious - which, based on this trailer, it wants to be. There's a lot of awesomeness potential, but also a lot of fuck-up potential. I'm so torn!
Well I'll be translatin' some Yeti by shran	Jul 4th, 2008 12:19:24 AM
Looks Great! Actually I liked the trailer. I like to see shit get blowed up. Blowed up real good. And Gort! C'mon! They have what is supposed to be a life sized recreation of Gort at the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. He was a big mother fucker.
Looks like TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 4th, 2008 12:48:41 AM
And I love Keanu! This will be a great motion picture.
Robert Wise... by codymr	Jul 4th, 2008 01:57:28 AM
is rolling in his grave.
Haters are trying too hard on this one by random dude	Jul 4th, 2008 03:17:32 AM
Because this trailer kicked them in the balls and slapped them on the head.
this trailer by BALTIMOREJACK	Jul 4th, 2008 03:27:59 AM
is playing before Hancock b/c will smith's kid is in the movie. he's the Black kid (obviously) in the trailer. i wonder if he says "aww hell naw!" at least once in this one. never saw the original, i'm assuming its about alien invasion? looks like Contact+WofW+The Lake House...yikes.
So it appears not even a 10 year Kid is safe here. by The Founder	Jul 4th, 2008 03:50:37 AM
For those posting commets on the border of negative about Will Smith's kid, you really need to get a life if you have to even go to that level. I'm positive some of guys are waiting in the wings to go full hater mode on little Jaden Smith, but no one (thank god) wants to be the first one to do it, but is waiting for someone to start so the pile on can begin.
IF THE EARTH DIES, YOU DIE by BenBraddock	Jul 4th, 2008 03:51:06 AM
IF YOU DIE, THE EARTH SURVIVES. Very well put. We are doomed.
BALTIMOREJACK you're funny and....... by The Founder	Jul 4th, 2008 03:55:21 AM
terriably pathetic.I can list a dozen things that I think is wrong with the film, but Will Smith's kid isn't one of them. someone always gotta make something racial no matter what. If it were a little white kid you wouldn't have made that "Aww Hell nah" comment. Phucking loser. Usually don't insult p the asses here, but kids should be off limits.
The music is awful and it's from FOX. Maybe be a turkey. by The Founder	Jul 4th, 2008 03:58:26 AM
I just can't get worked up over anything coming from FOX. The fx looks good, but I haveno faith that FOX can put out a good film.
As a fan of the original... by BendersShinyAss	Jul 4th, 2008 04:20:34 AM
... this looks pretty shit!
Cool Breeze Reeves... by Finding Forrestal	Jul 4th, 2008 04:48:08 AM
...isn't the cinematic poison you all seem to think he is. He is by no means a great actor, but put him in the right role and he's pretty damn solid (see THE MATRIX and CONSTANTINE). Personally, I think this role suits him nicely. Oh, and as previously mentioned by another Talkbacker, I'll support any film with the good sense to include Jon Hamm in its cast.
Maybe this is the official UK website? by SenatorNado	Jul 4th, 2008 04:58:02 AM
http://tinyurl.com/6gw8lf No reference of aliens, though...
This being the internet... by emeraldboy	Jul 4th, 2008 05:59:17 AM
Fox wont mind if you call it a turkey. Movie companies dont mind the internet. Its the rest of the press they hate. more and more Movie companies are becoming more censorius in their attitude to movie press. They used to hold Press screenings 10 days before films came out. now its three days, if at all. ie film companies just release the movie without a press screening. but then there is whole thing of selective positive reviews. and in the UK they have clamped down on that sort of thing.
Movie companies by emeraldboy	Jul 4th, 2008 06:11:51 AM
Do access the net and they know that some people on message boards. cant string coherent sentences together. The net is a very powerfull tool. Piracy brings film companies and music companies out in a rash. Look how quickly Viva la vida went platinum. or double. its a control thing. I see a future where film companies will have premieres on line. that will cut out the film critic completely. of the broadsheet kind i mean.
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea ought to be shot dead. by jae683	Jul 4th, 2008 06:44:49 AM
Hollywood should collectively put a gun to their mouths and pull the trigger. They're creatively bankrupt. Sad thing is, this will probably make money because there are a lot of 'slack-jawed rednecks' out there, with an IQ of a pencil, and they'll just eat this crap up because it's 'enlightened.' How else can you explain ID4 and anything Nicholas Cage has done since Leaving Las Vegas?
I want to lick and caress Jennifer Connelly's full, bushy, HAIRY by BurnHollywood	Jul 4th, 2008 07:29:45 AM
...EYEBROWS! Hell yeah, it's creepy. That's why it's called a fetish. Oh, and the movie looks aces. I'd drop a dime on it.
Michael Rennie/ Klaatu...I apologise ... by Carl's hat	Jul 4th, 2008 08:17:57 AM
...on behalf of the planet Earth, for the impending travesty that is about to be inflicted on humankind.
Even to this day that final scene by emeraldboy	Jul 4th, 2008 08:29:03 AM
put shivers down my spine. one of the most eloquent speeches ever written for the silver screen. I dont know what this version is like. but I suspoect that some rumsfeld clone of a general will try to have Klaatu tortured. There is a scene in the original film where they Imprison Klaatu and he escapes. Robert Wise was a great filmmaker. How many other filmmakers from his his era were able to jump from genre to genre, without missing a beat.
It looks awesome by dr sauch	Jul 4th, 2008 08:39:36 AM
Sorry to the remake-gestapo, but it does look pretty cool. It might even gasp inspire me to see the original! If a remake has that effect, is it a success?
Come and get me jae683 by dr sauch	Jul 4th, 2008 08:40:58 AM
you fat fuck. go have your mother make you a sandwich.
If it's an 'Eco-themed' ordeal by Guy Gaduois	Jul 4th, 2008 09:25:58 AM
I will face civil penalties. Again. After all the hoopla on WallE, I put it as a must see. Everyone - repeat - Everyone is drinking the Eco Religious Kool Aid. I was so embittered after WallE that I drove my Micro Bus at full speed into a bridge abuttment. Now, I need a new bumper and have to pay to repaint that 4 inch square of paint on the abuttment. They won't take off the ankle monitor until I do. So if this needless remake also goes 'inconvenient truth' on me, in addition to being completely superfluous, I will build a tank from granola on the frame of microbus and . . . well, I haven't got the rest figured out yet, but it will be horrific. I'll work on it and get the information to you all the day after tomorrow. Dammit.
Good point, Guy Gadouis.. by Uncapie	Jul 4th, 2008 09:51:02 AM
...but, will they be serving Jim Jones endorsed grape Kool Aid to the masses? I ponder the thought. "DON'T GET ON THAT SHIP! ITS A COOKBOOK!" or perhaps its a spacecraft hiding behind a comet. Don't forget to wear your Space Nike's folks!
There was a very interesting article in the irish times by emeraldboy	Jul 4th, 2008 09:57:57 AM
by professor william Reville, professor of mircrobiology at University College Cork. about two weeks ago in which he gave the green movement short shrift. greens returned the fire. Here is said article. from the irish times which is now free online... http://www.irishtimes.com/news paper/sciencetoday/2008/0626/1 214402962841.html
The Day The Earth Stood Excellently Still by geodesigns	Jul 4th, 2008 10:39:52 AM
whoa
The put together a good trailer..... by Russman	Jul 4th, 2008 11:21:48 AM
but I'm not sure I'm sold yet with all of the changes.
Who cars what the theme is. This looks GOOD by GreatCzarsGhost	Jul 4th, 2008 12:45:39 PM
I want to see more.
Fox hates movies by spectrebeeyatch	Jul 4th, 2008 03:01:41 PM
I think this must be how it is. Because it seems like they enjoy ruining movies more than any other studio. All you people crying about the hate should shut the fuck up. The original had a solid point. Now this movie Gort is a spider robot with one scene and the message is about global warming. You know Hollywood is pounding this subject so hard I wouldn't be surprised if people reacted the opposite and started littering and wasting ever more energy just to spite Hollywood. This looks like fucking trash. Will it do well sure it will be pg-13 and idiot teens will go see anything that looks remotely "scary" so it will do okay but that does not mean it isn't shit. Because it is.
I'm interested by Gozu	Jul 4th, 2008 04:08:13 PM
Also, you're going to see a lot of movies with an ecological theme because it's a popular social concern/fad and Hollywood is generally left of center. Just because a movie has an ecological theme doesn't make it bad ("WALL*E" comes to mind). Hating Hollywood for being liberal is like hating the sky for being blue.
I'll keep an open mind, but I still have my worries. by Royston Lodge	Jul 4th, 2008 05:15:22 PM
Reliefs: - It's a decent trailer, at least for the first half or so. - Keanu's perennial imitation of a totem pole actually seems to work well for the role of Klaatu. First time in a long time I've seen him deliver a line without making me cringe. - Since the trailer doesn't actually explain much of what it shows, the following worries may turn out to be completely unfounded. Worries: - Gort won't be in it and we're all just victims of a bait and switch. - Gort is in it, but he sucks. - Those scenes of destruction. Unless they're a "what if" sort of dream sequence, I don't like the idea that stuff gets destroyed. Either humanity doesn't "learn its lesson" and gets a smack-down, or they need to be given an example of ET's awesome power first, which destroys the requirement of quasi-religious "faith" which I always thought was integral to the original. - That spherical spaceship, IF it IS his spaceship, looks silly. - For the Earth to survive she has to die? What sort of cheesy Hollywood plot point is THAT?!?! Might as well replace Jennifer Connoley with Charlize Theron release the movie on a sweet day in November. Personally, I'd rather see Keanu try to make a movie out of Stranger In A Strange Land than bother with a TDTESS remake.
the greeneocons by emeraldboy	Jul 4th, 2008 05:51:42 PM
are it at again and this time they have HD plasma tv screens in thier sights.
Or, if he's not referring to HER specifically... by Royston Lodge	Jul 4th, 2008 05:52:38 PM
> "He's saying that if the Earth dies, mankind dies, but if mankind dies, the Earth will live." I hadn't thought of that. GAWD THAT'S EVEN WORSE!!! Hey Keanu, if you hate humanity that much and want it to commit suicide as a species, why don't you do us a favour and lead by example?
Watched it again. I've changed my mind. He sucks. by Royston Lodge	Jul 4th, 2008 06:09:19 PM
I just listened to the way he delivers the last line. "If you die (INSERT DRAMATIC PAUSE HERE), the Earth SURvives." Reminds me of Ron Howard's appearance on The Simpsons. "He has to decide if his partner lives . . . or dies." Maybe Gort turns out to be a talking pie?
And what's with the big clunky polygraph machine? by Royston Lodge	Jul 4th, 2008 06:11:35 PM
Don't enough people realize that polygraph machines these days are just software on a standard laptop with a couple of USB I/O devices? They don't look like something out of Blade Runner anymore!!!
No! Not Keannu!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! by Maniaq	Jul 4th, 2008 06:24:23 PM
I never thought it was humanly POSSIBLE to fuck up James Elroy - then I watched Street Kings... You can see he's TRYING to act his little chops off - but he just ain't got any!
The Founder: "If it was a little white kid..." by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 4th, 2008 06:43:43 PM
Founder, BaltimoreJack said (quote:) "This trailer is playing before HANCOCK because Will Smith's kid is in the movie. He's the Black kid (obviously) in the trailer. I wonder if he says 'Aww hell nah!' at least once in this", to which you then replied (quote): "I can list a dozen things that I think is wrong with the film, but Will Smith's kid isn't one of them. Someone always gotta make something racial no matter what. If it were a little white kid you wouldn't have made that 'Aww Hell nah' comment. Phucking loser." Well, in defense of Baltimore (who I don't even know), come on, let's leave ourselves a little breathing room for levity and not get too touchy or politically correct. His post WASN'T about race. He only made the comment BECAUSE that is Will Smith's now cliched and trademark groan-inducing line, and more importantly BECAUSE it really is his kid. So his post wasn't about race -- it was about the far more obvious connection of father & son as big screen actors. And personally, I think making a joke about THAT is okay. For that matter, you also said in your posts: "It appears not even a 10 year old kid is safe here" and then followed that with "Usually don't insult the asses here, but kids should be off limits." Just out of curiosity, has that been your view whenever anyone here has bagged on Jake Lloyd's performance in PHANTOM MENACE? Look, here's my two cents: if an adult ever picked on a little kid in real life, I'd have no problem with the adult getting his head handed to him. In real life, kids deserve all the protection they can get in today's truly fucked-up world. All you have to do is turn on the news to realize that. On the other hand, when you make a 10-year old kid a CORE CHARACTER in a movie, I definitely think his casting, his looks, his mannerisms, his abilities, his acting...in short, how well he actually fits in the movie...is ripe for commentary. And that's simply because that little kid (the one you say should be "off limits") could ultimately be what tears down an entire film around him. So harming a kid, you're right, absolutely off limits. But reviewing a kid or criticizing him -- certainly one cast in a central role in a $100 million dollar sci-fi production -- sorry, but I would consider that fair game. Besides, if Jaden actually wants to pursue acting and (ideally) create a sustained career like his Dad managed to forge, better that he should start learning now to develop a thick skin for all the criticisms yet to come his way...
well... by redkamel	Jul 4th, 2008 07:27:03 PM

well... by redkamel	Jul 4th, 2008 07:27:04 PM

well... by redkamel	Jul 4th, 2008 07:27:50 PM
I had a positive post, but after reading the original article about how they basically raped the original movie and made all this crap up so it basically only shares the title and basic premise....I guess its going to be a dumper...
That screen cap you posted is the best thing.. by Aethyrr	Jul 4th, 2008 08:48:39 PM
..about this trailer!
Will suck more cock than a Thai hooker by Miyamoto_Musashi	Jul 4th, 2008 10:56:42 PM
Seriously - Think the Happening, think Invasion
So that's what happened to Neo after Revolutions. by Shan	Jul 5th, 2008 12:44:38 AM
Colour me unimpressed by the trailer so far.
Scott Derrickson comments the teaser by RedHHades	Jul 5th, 2008 01:22:47 AM
at the MTV site. Link below. He talks about how he decided to keep Gort as...well, Gort, and how Keanu's acts like an alien without trying too much. BTW, the teaser is neat. It's very well made and the FX looks pretty good. I liked the dark atmosphere. And Keanu is a perfect alienesque creature. It seems the movie will have a panel at san Diego Comic Con, so we might have more footage seen before the full trailer later this year. Colour me impressed with the teaser and already there december 12! http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008 /07/04/the-day-the-earth-stood -still-trailer-is-here/#commen t-41632
Bruce Campbell by Cujo_Fugate	Jul 5th, 2008 01:40:15 AM
Yeah, and I'm a Chinese Airline Pilot.
ycsei wim sucks shit elszzily by ZombieHunter	Jul 5th, 2008 03:02:03 AM
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Michael Rennie would be ill.. by Jonah Echo	Jul 5th, 2008 03:11:16 AM
if he saw this vers. of TDESS. Seriously, this movie MIGHT be o.k. And that is mostly the issue. Some of the visuals do have a faux 50's B feel, but mostly they have a Spielberg left-overs feel. I concede the movie might be fun, but the nature and delvery of the message is important as to how the movie succeeds or fails. And right now, Im thinking it's probably going to fall somewhere in between vaguely important but not accentuated enough to be offensive. And as a result, it will have less impact. I think defending remakes, unless they really bring something else to the table, and sometimes they do, is a bad idea. Do we really just want to keep seeing MORE remakes? I just finished seeing WALL-E yesterday, and while referencing plenty of classic sci-fi, it was an original vision with a message that I felt was well played. That movie was adding itself to the pantheon of great sci-fi as it went along. And it was original. Strangely, if this thing hasn't be torn apart a thousand dif

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