Review The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

alpha128

alpha128

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The 1951 version is a classic for the ages.

The best thing I can say about the remake is that it prompted the release of a two disc special edition DVD set of the original.
 
The Seeker

The Seeker

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I saw this on TCM. The U.S. military refused to let the filmakers to use them, so the military equipment used came from the cavalry. Test audiences laughed when they came out, which worried the filmmakers, but it turned out they were laughing at the characters thinking the military is a match for these aliens.
 
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Elliot Thomas

Member: Rank 3
This sci-fi classic, unlike a lot of 1950s fright-fests, is actually full of hope with its pacifist characters, anti-nuclear message and sober cry for world peace. Edmund North’s intelligent script has many layers with religious, political and social allegories; the campy effects do come across as a tad gimmicky; Bernard Herrmann’s strangely effective score does have an undertone of menace about it.
 
duzit

duzit

Member: Rank 6
It's a sad thing to say, but the messages the movie was trying to convey back then, still hold true today. We have not progressed as much as we had hoped for...
 
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