Pros: It's message and examination of human nature are timeless... Cons: ... far too slow for action movie fans!
What happens when an alien visitor parks his flying saucer in the middle of a park and walks out with a message of peace? Why, shoot him of course! This is the basic concept of The Day The Earth Stood Still, set among a climate of fear ...
As a child of the 1950s/60s, this movie will always be a classic to me, simply because in that context I can remember the real terror and panic that overcame people whenever they had a passing thought of...
Pros: The story, the message, the performances, the score-all of it Cons: Where is Gort when you need him?
Looking for Gort in all the wrong places?
Where do you start with a movie as old and as germinal to all science fiction movies following it as The Day the Earth Stood Still? The thing that surprises me is that I don’t think...
Pros: Michael Rennie, sci-fi classic Cons: very slow-moving, special effects, anti-climactic
Several years ago, my brother Nathan had the lead in a play called The Foreigner. Among his lines was the curious phrase “Klaatu barada nikto,” a series of alien words spoken to avert a disaster in The Day the Earth Stood ...
Pros: Great drama, good DVD extras Cons: Plot not necessarily the most logical at times.
In the Beginning, all was darkness. And god said let there be lips, and there were and they were red and they said. . . . Michael Rennie was ill The Day the Earth Stood Still, but he told us where we stand. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to ...
Pros: Simple and timeless, this is a classic. Cons: A little slow in the second act, sound track variations.
The Day the Earth Stood Still. (1951) Directed by Robert Wise"Gort! Klaatu barada nicto!" Helen Benson.When this movie was made, Patricia Neal, who played Helen Benson, thought it would be another schlocky flying ...
Pros: Classic story, with great acting and for-then good special effects. Cons: The suitor.
One of the benchmark films in the history of the science fiction genre, and one of the most popular films of all time all over the world, is THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL(1951). The title itself is enough to give one pause: What does it ...
Pros: Timely political message. Great performances. Cons: Pacing problems in the 2nd act.
Now here's a movie that jumps right out of the time period in which it was made. The Day the Earth Stood Still is structured like a classic 50s paranoia sci-fi thriller, but it has a much deeper meaning than that. Director Robert Wise has cleverly ...
Pros:
Keeps you engaged, well written Cons:
Not an action movie,
This is the movie of an alien from another planet that has come to Earth to proclaim a message. What that message is, is unclear until the very end of the movie. But between the time of his arrival and his parting, he is able to see what mankind ...
Pros: terrific music score, great acting, the robot, special effects still hold up Cons: pacing sometimes slow, uneven sound in spots, no chemistry between Neal and Marlowe
I can remember when I first watched The Day the Earth Stood Still. The story riveted me, and the robot was spectacular! Brief Plot Synopsis The world is in a panic. A spaceship has landed in Washington, DC, and an alien ...
Pros: Sci-fi, aliens, funny one-liners, kept me intrigued Cons: Dated, black & white, mixed messages
Yea the message here was lost on me. I see many people talking about the 'peaceful' message while I heard only 'the Earth will be destroyed'. How is that peaceful? The Day the Earth Stood Still is a science fiction movie set in the late '50s it ...
One of the big debates about intelligent life on other planets is why such life hasn’t come to visit us, or at least why it hasn’t made itself known. It might be better to ask what would happen if it did. If an alien did make contact with humans, what ...
Pros: The story, the direction and the message. Cons: None.
The Day the Earth Stood Still not only stands the test of time, it's required viewing for any and all who read, watch and want depth to be the factor to great science fiction. A gigantic saucer descends from the brightly lit sky hanging over a ...
Pros: That's a neat looking robot. Cons: Well... I guess I can think of a few.
I knew that I was going to hate The Day the Earth Stood Still from the moment that enlightened otherworldly visitor Klaatu opened his big, stupid mouth. I’m sort of amazed that this boring piece of Mystery Science Theater fodder movie has ...
Pros: Well-done sci-fi anti-war/persecution allegory, essential viewing for propellerheads and the like Cons: Sometimes draggy and a little obvious
Actually, Robert Wise's "Day the Earth Stood Still" is a pretty entertaining sci-fi/Cold War artifact that still stands up to viewing today. My first acquaintance with the movie was as a five-year old watching this on The Late Show on Channel Two back ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (L...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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