The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) - DVD review

Can Keanu save the world, again?

The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) - DVD. Home Cinema, DVD, Keanu Reeves 0
Reviewer
Chris Hall
Review Date
17 April 2009
Price as reviewed
£22.99
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Our score

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Quick review

The good
Some great moments of grand-scale SFX destruction
The bad
The casting of John Cleese - the harbinger of bad movies
Verdict
Acceptable but perhaps uninspired, The Day The Earth Stood Still is Hollywood treading water

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  • Being disappointed in the medianic garbage that Hollywood produces is entirely within norms. Why even bother expressing it?

    But I do enjoy reading stuff written in idiomatic Britspeak --

    " None too chuffed about the thought of being obliterated, Benson snaffles Klaatu from the US military custody, intent on bagging us a chance to make amends. "

    I read the story on which the original "Day" was based. There is an entirely different color to it. Simple story with a simple but interesting twist. Although, I do cherish Michael Renee's Klaatu...
    Posted by DemonDuck, USA

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