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Summary: Day the Earth Stood Still
Review: The finest DVD and SCI-Story available
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Summary: Correction...
Review: Robert Lane's editorial review says that Gort destroys the Capitol. I've seen this film dozens of times and the robot never destroys any public buildings - except the wall of the prison to free Klaatu. He destroys weapons (and occasionally people) but not the Capitol.This is really a great film with a great score. I watched this film again shortly after Sept. 11, 2001 and it was a chilling experience to realize that everything in the world really could come to a standstill. It is eerie to see how science fiction could become fact if we aren't proactive enough to prevent it.
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Summary: Classic SciFi at it's best!!
Review: I first saw this movie when I was about 5, my Father had us all sit down and watch it with him whenever it came on tv. To finally own it and to see it how it was meant to is wonderful. This wonderfully intelligent and entertaining movie is a most enjoyable lesson in humanity, tolerance and responsability while still being a great sci-fi thriller. Who can forget their first sight of the mighty Gort walking down the ramp or melting entire tanks, or Klaatu's empassioned farewell plea for humanity? Everything from the lighting, acting and dialogue are classic examples of cinema done right! I can't wait until my son is old enough for me to share this rare gem with!
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Summary: The day science fiction got smart
Review: I love special edition DVD's. Robert Wise has very generously given of his time with more information about this film than you'd probably really care to know, but I like it. I could sit and listen to Bob Wise talk for hours. I wish he would put his take on all his films on DVD, making them truly special editions indeed. I believe the best statement about this movie is made by Patricia O'Neal: "...I mean this was the man who edited "Citizen Kane"! When you've got someone like that directing the picture... well... (smiles)" I'd also like to mention that Michael Rennie was one of the most underappreciated actors in Hollywood. He was subtle and classy. He did not deserve the obscurity that became of his later career.
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Summary: A Classic in the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame
Review: Even if you're not the greatest sci-fi fan one should consider the content of this classic an even valuable message for earth today. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music) creates an intelligent observation of the good and bad side of human nature. What remains classic in it's message today is what if Klaatu returned to earth again only to find mankind didn't change much. Michael Rennie is superb in his performance as Klaatu, the alien messenger. He imparts a warning to Earth to end thier violent behavior or suffer the consequences. His classic line to Earth, "Your choice is simple. Join us and live in peace or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you." He projects the wisdom and intelligence in his character. Can you imagine Claude Rains in his place? Klaatu lives with a family as a boarder to observe and blend into society. Another great performance is by Patricia Neal (Breakfast at Tiffany's) in her role as Helen. In the scene where Gort is about to aim at her and Earth's inhabitats, she keeps her composure. She stands before the big sleek robot and says, "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" That phrase had become a popular sci-fi fan adage over time and has been featured in other movies. I don't think that any other sci-fi film has matched it's quality and intelligence. It's quite different from your typical alien invasion movie.
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Summary: great for a fan of twilight zone
Review: i first watched this movie in a technology class to compare filming technologies, and i was pleasantly surprised at how much i liked it. Despite the simplicity of foreign relations attitudes and the pie-tin flying saucer, this movie embodies a wonderful message of peace as well as a story line that differs slightly from your typical "aliens come to earth" genre. Wonderful movie highly recommended. DVD just makes it better with special features that are interesting to watch.
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Summary: The Day The Earth Stood Still
Review: I first seen this movie when I was 12 years old, now I am 64 years old and I think the movie is still great. I now have it on dvd and I watch it a lot and I still love it.
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Summary: The Day The Earth Stood Still
Review: This is a great movie. I first seen it when I was 12 years old. Now I am 64 years old and I still like watching the movie. Now i own it on dvd.
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Summary: The Best Science Fiction Film Ever Made
Review: This is the best, and one of the oldest believe it or not, science fiction films ever made. The quality of the special effects was decades before it's time. The spacecraft flying scenes still amaze me. The film has a strong message. Mankind isn't ready to become a member of a greater system of beings, and if we continue to develop our space program, alongside our weapons of mass destruction, we will have to be eliminated. This is because only ten years before, we had created the first atomic bomb, and have started sending people into space. The other civilized worlds in the galaxy have learned to live in peace, and don't need us around mucking it up. They give us an ultimatum, learn to live in peace, or be destroyed. The apparent war-like paranoia of the human race is shown in the first scene of the film. Michael Rennie walks out of his ship and is immediately shot by a soldier. What a way to greet an out-of-towner! Anyway, he ultimately sneaks out of the hospital, and goes around D.C. with a young boy, trying to find something that will convince him that mankind is worth saving. He visits places like the Lincoln Memorial, where he's impressed, only to then visit Arlington Cemetery, where he's apalled. The DVD has a few extras that make this even sweeter, such as the 'making of' featurette. This was shown on AMC, and is very good. It explains how many of the actors in the film were blacklisted during the communist hearings of the 50's, because of the message of the film. What a crock. Anyway, this was the paranoia the film parodies. If you want to add a good science fiction film, that doesn't have lots of blood and gore, get this one, it's the best.
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Summary: Thrilling 50's Sci-Fi with a Punch!
Review: An unidentified flying object is circulating the earths atmosphere at a speed of 4000 miles per hour and people begin to fear what it wants. When the flying saucer lands in Washington D.C., soldiers surround the spaceship and are extremely nervous. As the aliens exits the space craft, they says that they have come in peace and then raise a strange metallic object. This triggers a solider to shot the alien who falls to the ground and as a result a giant robot appears from within the spaceship and begins to eliminate all hostile objects. However, the alien orders the robot to cease destroying the human weapons and is helped by the humans. At the hospital, a creature looking like a homo sapien appears from within the space suit and he wants to see all the leaders of the world, which is explained to be rather difficult due to the ongoing Cold War. The Day Earth Stood Still is a frightening science fiction story where the concept of aliens appearing on earth is reversed to what is more popular in cinema. The story keeps the audience chained to their chairs in suspense which also can cause the audience to loose itself in thoughts. In the end, the cinematic experience proved itself to be fantastic.
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