The Day The Earth Stood Still.....

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:21 am

.....well it certainly did for me after watching that.

A fine example of why old classics should never be remade.

I should say though that Keanu Reeves was perfectly cast as the emotionless alien, so he didnt even have to try this time. :rolleyes:

A dissapointing 3/10

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:12 pm

I wouldn't watch it, I love the classic one myself.

Post by **spot** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:29 pm

I did watch, to compare. None if it was a patch on Michael Rennie, the disintegration into the final reel of The Mummy was a dreadful disappointment, the ending ought to be far more ambiguous and less deux-ex-machina end-of-story. It was a shocking waste of money and resources, filming that.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:07 pm

Snowfire;1161011 wrote: I should say though that Keanu Reeves was perfectly cast as the emotionless alien, so he didnt even have to try this time. :rolleyes:
He probably screwed that up by trying not to be himself, though. :wah:

spot;1161110 wrote: I did watch, to compare. None if it was a patch on Michael Rennie, the disintegration into the final reel of The Mummy was a dreadful disappointment, the ending ought to be far more ambiguous and less deux-ex-machina end-of-story. It was a shocking waste of money and resources, filming that.

Okay, between Keanu and the use of deux ex machina... that's enough to convince me NOT to even bother seeing it.

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:00 pm

Have they run out of ideas or something? Why re-make classic films, and do a botch job? In fact why re-make them at all?

eg...War of the Worlds..The Wicker Man..The Haunting..and THE PINK PANTHER...That's a double whammy. Not only is the film crap, it's got the un funniest man in comedy, Steve Martin, in it!...Total Pants, the lot of them!

Post by **spot** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:12 pm

and there's only one Edward Woodward.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:43 pm

Snowfire;1161011 wrote: .....well it certainly did for me after watching that.

A fine example of why old classics should never be remade.

I should say though that Keanu Reeves was perfectly cast as the emotionless alien, so he didnt even have to try this time. :rolleyes:

A dissapointing 3/10 That's not fair on Keanu who is known for his passion and emotional roles. I can't think any but he looks good...... eye candy for the girls :wah: he can bring his Matrix round to me any time.

Post by **Ally** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:55 am

oscar;1161198 wrote: That's not fair on Keanu who is known for his passion and emotional roles. I can't think any but he looks good...... eye candy for the girls :wah: he can bring his Matrix round to me any time.

AGREE WITH U THERE OSCAR,VERY NICE EYE CANDY AND HE IS A GOOD ACTOR.i HAVENT SEEN THE REMAKE,CANT SAY THE ORIGINAL WAS ANY GOOD ANYWAY.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:57 am

Ally;1161367 wrote: AGREE WITH U THERE OSCAR,VERY NICE EYE CANDY AND HE IS A GOOD ACTOR.i HAVENT SEEN THE REMAKE,CANT SAY THE ORIGINAL WAS ANY GOOD ANYWAY.

You must see the whole trilolgy of the Matrix. The last was brilliant. I also though he was brilliant in 'Speed' with Sandra Bullock. Who cares if he can't act :wah: Just the sight of him does it for me. :-4