Friday, April 17, 2009

Movie Review – The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Starring – Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly
Director – Scott Derickson
Domestic Gross – $79,239,505
Running Time – 104 minutes

Calling this movie a steaming pile of shit would be an insult to mounds of excrement everywhere. Why does Hollywood feel the need to take beloved movies and cast Keanu Reeves in the remake?!?! I’m not opposed to updating a movie. Especially Sci-Fi classics. With the right actors you are taking something that already has a solid plotline and using the advances in special effects to create a product greater than the original. By casting Keanu Reeves you fail to do that. The original is a very simple film that has some Christian overtones. The update appears to have been produced by Al Gore. That’s my other complaint. If you’re going to remake a movie then remake it. If you want to take some of the ideas and make a different movie then do that. No need to use the same name just to attract an audience. Bottom line… I’m really happy I was multi-tasking while watching this because at least something was accomplished with the time.

I’m Mike D and I approve this message.

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