The Day The Earth Stood Still

[tentoze]

Originally Posted by Toasted Almond

Russ, I believe the premise was the same as the books/movies 2001 and 2010. It was okay for us to be violent down here. But as soon as we stretched our legs a little, and could get around to other planets and stuff, we became a threat to more than ourselves. That's what got us the warning.

This more or less sums up my opinion on you staying in New Jersey.

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by tentoze

This more or less sums up my opinion on you staying in New Jersey.

Someday I want to buy you a drink.

[Toasted Almond]

Make it a nice tall glass of lye would you?

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by Toasted Almond

Make it a nice tall glass of lye would you?

One for me too?



Going by the trailers, I'll buy a seat. Not a remake so much but a new film carrying over some of the original film details.

The trailers -

You Tube Trailer (short)

Apple Trailer (high quality)

Unknown source, 7.5 minutes (let it load, come back later) -

Extended Trailer

[Michael Powers]

I was hoping that the cast of "A Scanner Darkly' would be involved in a re-make of "Dark Star"......Keanu would have made a great Captain.......

[Tinitus]

I saw that trailer a few weeks ago. Same title but apparently different movie. In the original, alien makes his point by making everything stop working at a given time, hence the title. In the new one, alien makes his point by blowing the living s**t out of one or more major metropolitan centers. Should have named it "The Day The Earth Got F****D"

[Holst]

My kid and I watched the previews, I withdraw my skepticism.

and Tinitus, I have your avatar on my wall.

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by Holst

and Tinitus, I have your avatar on my wall.

It is a good thing I placed no bets on the movie source of that poster.

In my mind's eye it was from 'This Island Earth' -





I thought I had seen 'Invasion of the Saucer-Men' but guess I had it confused with 'Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'.

(Boy, there is a whole thread there on 50's sci-fi!)

[Tinitus]

Nice catch, guys. Those movies I grew up with are hardly on TV anymore.

[JoZmo]

Originally Posted by botrytis

Problem with Reeves as an actor is he has one emotion and it will be terrible here.

WHY DO THEY MESS WITH CLASSICS!!

That's exactly the way I feel about Nicolas Cage... no talent, one dimensional!
IMHO.


WHY DO THEY MESS WITH CLASSICS!!

Because they can't come up with anything original I'd say.

[Holst]

Look, it's Scrotor!

[Sandy G]

"Michael Rennie was ill The Day The Earth Stood Still, & he told us where it began...And Flash Gordon was there in Silver Underwear, Claude Rains was the Invisible Man..."

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

"Michael Rennie was ill The Day The Earth Stood Still, & he told us where it began...And Flash Gordon was there in Silver Underwear, Claude Rains was the Invisible Man..."

I suppose the elephant in the room is if you really get hot when you see Janette Scott?



We have now fully sailed away to the land of OT..................................

[Bogframe]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

"Michael Rennie was ill The Day The Earth Stood Still, & he told us where it began...And Flash Gordon was there in Silver Underwear, Claude Rains was the Invisible Man..."

The Horror, the Horror!

[Sandy G]

Yeah, but all youse bestids KNEW what I was talkin' 'bout, didn't ya ?!? Hehehehehe..."Science Fiction, Double Feature...Doctor X will build a creature...See Androids fighting Brad 'n' Janet...."