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Feb 18, 2024yesbyedith rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Saw 1951 on TV (great many years ago), which is why I wanted newer one. Newer one indeed different in process. At the precipice we change.
Feb 01, 2024wstrecko rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
the 1951 film holds up better than the 2008 version, found a colourized version online
Jun 12, 2023chat1don rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very good. I have watched the movie five times and I saw it when it first came out in 1951
Jan 30, 2023jrenfro2 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The good thing about this DVD is that it comes with a copy of the original movie made in 1951. The original is really good. Very thought-provoking, good special effects for its time, likeable characters, good story that has a simple…
Nov 21, 2022Moviereviewer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
1951 THE ORIGINAL.. A CLASSIC made in 1951. Really good for its time.
Feb 13, 2022JC666 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
My also contain original movie on separate disk. Second version has some interesting parts but makes the mistake of the first of the lone individual shooting off gun. Also the reason for the visit. Original better considering the time the…
Jun 14, 2021Tony_Jeffers rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Comments for the original(one the greatest movies ever made) and the remake(one of the worst remakes ever made) are being posted under both films as if they are the same. I will make SPL aware of this. Be aware that the negative comments…
Jun 12, 2021
Good grief 🙄. This remake of one of the best Sci fi movies ever made is HORRIBLE!!!! Don't waste your time with this. Watch the original.
Apr 03, 2021mary1anne rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Screenplay by Edmund North (top quality) speaking to 1951 audience - earth deaths of WWI, WWII, Korean War underway - The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951, post WWII. “The universe grows smaller every day and threats of aggression by any…
Mar 03, 2020JackamoJames rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A classic. A gem. Ahead of its time.. and many other cliches you may have read about this film. All of them are true, and the film remains one of the best sci-fi / human dramas ever produced. Made in 1951 ( thats almost 70 years ago kids)…
Jan 21, 2020amanoletters99 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
If you really sit down and watch this 1951 film, you get a true understanding of our human nature to address the unknown with violence. Always with the violence, against aliens, against each other. Does it ever stop? There is something to…
Jan 07, 2020JCLMandaW rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The premise of the movie was great and definitely relevant in our climate crisis times, but nothing was really resolved at the end. Did humans really change? No one but the mother and son were really told how dire the situation was so…
Nov 11, 2019Bubba_Louie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
1951's "The Day The Earth Stood Still" easily ranks right up there as being one of my all-time favorite "Alien Visitation" films in the entire history of Hollywood SyFy movie-making. IMO - Regardless that this vintage gem is now seventy…
Nov 03, 2019richmole rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It's been over 40 years since I saw this movie (on TV). I wondered: would it stand the test of time? Ans: remarkably well. It's not flawless. There's one fairly serious "continuity" inconsistency in the action. Won't spoil your fun; see…
Aug 11, 2019
🌎 The comments for the 1951 masterpiece seem to be commingled with those for the pointless remake. Don't be fooled, the old black and white one is the only one to see. Of all the 1950's science fiction movies, this one requires the fewest…
Mar 26, 2019russwest rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This was a horrible remake of the 1951 classic. They tried to compensate for terrible acting and half baked plot by using lots of CGI. This is something you see in most contemporary Hollywood Sci Fi. I'm not saying that ALL films were…
Feb 20, 2019bibliosopher rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a re-release of the 1951 classic, not a remake. The alien Klaatu and robot Gort land their spacecraft in Washington at the end of WWII. Communication to all nations is requested; but earth leaders question first contact and fear…
Jan 29, 2019Ephriam rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed the original movie. I believe the Black and White motion picture adds a nostalgic mood to it. The remake with Reeves is stinks. I hate when they do a remake of an old classic movie and destroy it. The biggest difference to me…
Nov 16, 2018Richard44 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
A pathetic remake of the 1950s classic. Relying upon special effects rather than plot and character development, the film is a complete mishmash. The suspense and the message of hope in the original is entirely missing and the CGI robot…
Jul 04, 2018akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Directed by Scott Derrickson in 2008 loosely based on the 1951 film of the same name, this American SF thriller depicts the imminent end of the earth and the struggle of the mankind to survive. This version replaces the Cold War theme of…
Jun 22, 2018callig rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Gobble gobble! This remake of a wonderful original, is a turkey, richly emblematic of the hard vacuum of creativity in modern Hollywood. Keannu Reeves as the alien is as laughable as Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher. Michael Rennie must be…
Sep 11, 2017Truthxtruth rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A timeless message for us all, a must see!
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Jun 05, 2017plotline rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Peerless "There must be security for all or no one is secure."- Klaatu, to the world's leaders at the conclusion of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Here is the ne plus ultra for sci-fi movies. It does not pander to the child in us…
May 20, 2017flyfisher88 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I saw the original when I was a boy and even then I knew it was a classic. The remake was about as awful as it gets. Michael Rennie was a great actor and played the spaceman part to a tee. Do not get the original version mixed up with…
May 01, 2017dAP_016 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This film was ok. We watched it in order to make a comparison to the 1951 version; you should check that out if you haven't already. We liked the original version much more.