Day the earth stood still

Day the earth stood still

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thetrash

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1,847 posts

207 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Saw it last night and what a disapointment. The first 40 minutes were excellent, then rather large holes started to appear in the plot and the film petered out. Al Gore must have loved it...

Jasandjules

69,988 posts

230 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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thetrash said:
Saw it last night and what a disapointment. The first 40 minutes were excellent, then rather large holes started to appear in the plot and the film petered out. Al Gore must have loved it...
Am I right in thinking there was a 1960s or so film with this sort of title? So is this a re-make? Or am I utterly wrong?


eccles

13,745 posts

223 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Jasandjules said:
thetrash said:
Saw it last night and what a disapointment. The first 40 minutes were excellent, then rather large holes started to appear in the plot and the film petered out. Al Gore must have loved it...
Am I right in thinking there was a 1960s or so film with this sort of title? So is this a re-make? Or am I utterly wrong?
yes, it's a rehash of an old film (much like a lot of hollywoods output these days).

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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thinfourth2

32,414 posts

205 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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If it is a worse remake then the remake they did of "The flight of the phoenix" then i will be impressed

Yugguy

10,728 posts

236 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Saw a trailer for it. The old film was intelligent and thoughtful. The trailer made the new film look like a typical "AMERICA, fk YEAH" movie.

thetrash

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1,847 posts

207 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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thinfourth2 said:
If it is a worse remake then the remake they did of "The flight of the phoenix" then i will be impressed
About on par with it for quality.

There was a trailer for Watchmen at the start

http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/

This looks really,really good.

Balmoral Green

41,002 posts

249 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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I love the original film, the message was about nuclear proliferation. For the new one, as I understand it, they they have dumped the warning about nukes, and are now here to warn us all about Climate change and put Al Gort in charge in a big robot suit.

Klaatu Barada Nikto.





Edited by Balmoral Green on Saturday 13th December 09:32

Matt p

1,039 posts

209 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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thetrash said:
thinfourth2 said:
If it is a worse remake then the remake they did of "The flight of the phoenix" then i will be impressed
About on par with it for quality.

There was a trailer for Watchmen at the start

http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/

This looks really,really good.
+1 that looks very good!

TheEnd

15,370 posts

189 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Balmoral Green said:
Klaatu Barada Nikto.
OMG - i've just figured it out!

That was the words used in Evil Dead III- Army of Darkness by Ash to summon spirits or something from the Necromoninicon!

I love easter eggs!

Back on topic,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1290471/

The day the earth [u]stopped[/u] (NOT STOOD STILL!)

not only is there a big remake of the original, but there is also a crappy remake released this year also.
Although i haven't watched any as far as i know, the '51 version would probably be what i'd be more interested in, as 1950's sci-fi needs to have the correct vintage.

motco

15,982 posts

247 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Neil_H

15,323 posts

252 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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TheEnd said:
Balmoral Green said:
Klaatu Barada Nikto.
OMG - i've just figured it out!

That was the words used in Evil Dead III- Army of Darkness by Ash to summon spirits or something from the Necromoninicon!

I love easter eggs!
They are also the names of Jabba's guards in Return of the Jedi.

Yugguy

10,728 posts

236 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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The original DTESS and When Worlds Collide are my favourite films of that era and two of my favourite scifi films fullstop.

Sciroccology

29,908 posts

231 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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motco said:
Does Gort feature in the new film?

sidewayz

2,681 posts

242 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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thetrash said:
thinfourth2 said:
If it is a worse remake then the remake they did of "The flight of the phoenix" then i will be impressed
About on par with it for quality.

There was a trailer for Watchmen at the start

http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/

This looks really,really good.
+1 and what an Awesome website!

Lemmonie

6,314 posts

256 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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TheEnd said:
Balmoral Green said:
Klaatu Barada Nikto.
OMG - i've just figured it out!

That was the words used in Evil Dead III- Army of Darkness by Ash to summon spirits or something from the Necromoninicon!

I love easter eggs!

Back on topic,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1290471/

The day the earth [u]stopped[/u] (NOT STOOD STILL!)

not only is there a big remake of the original, but there is also a crappy remake released this year also.
Although i haven't watched any as far as i know, the '51 version would probably be what i'd be more interested in, as 1950's sci-fi needs to have the correct vintage.
a thicky question really but what aare "easter eggs"

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Lemmonie said:
a thicky question really but what aare "easter eggs"
Train spotters wet dreams
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)


anonymous-user

55 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Lemmonie said:
a thicky question really but what aare "easter eggs"
It's only a few more days til Boxing Day. Shops'll be full of 'em so that'll help.

qube_TA

8,402 posts

246 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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Why did anyone expect this to be a good film?

Did anyone see the ghastly remake of War Of The Worlds and think 'Gee I like what they've done here, I hope they remake all classic sci-fi'?


Balmoral Green

41,002 posts

249 months

Saturday 13th December 2008
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qube_TA said:
Why did anyone expect this to be a good film?
TBF, I don't think anyone did biggrin