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Three Ways of Looking at "Day the Earth Stood Still" [Review]
io9.com - 12/12/2008
Three Ways of Looking at "Day the Earth Stood Still" [Review]
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Forget about whether the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is true to the original. It isn't. But it does give us a compelling picture of futuristic alien civilizations. Some spoilers ahead. Unlike the rather slow and thoughtful 1950s movie that Earth Stood Still is based on, the ...
rogerebert.suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
— rogerebert.suntimes.com — / / / December 10, 2008 by Roger Ebert " The Day the Earth Stood Still "... need not have taken its title so seriously that the plot stands still along with it. There isn't much here you won't remember from the 1951 classic, even if you haven't seen it. ... (more) The Day the Earth Stood Still :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews

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space.com - 12/10/2008
- Seth Shostak on the Set of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
— space.com — I met my first alien, and he looked like a tall Canadian. Indeed, he was Canadian. It... was Keanu Reeves, suited up to play the part of a visiting extraterrestrial by the name of Klaatu. This was months ago, when I was ushered into a large building in ... (more) - Seth Shostak on the Set of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'

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Ray Bradbury’s Bizarre "Earth Stood Still" Christmas Sequel [The Day The Earth Stood Still]
io9.com - 12/10/2008
Ray Bradbury’s Bizarre "Earth Stood Still" Christmas Sequel [The Day The Earth Stood Still]
— io9.com — The original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still deliberately left audiences with many questions. Does... Klaatu return to Earth? Does humanity prove itself worthy of survival? In 1981, Fox commissioned science fiction author Ray Bradbury to pen a ... (more) Ray Bradbury’s Bizarre "Earth Stood Still" Christmas ...

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Forget about whether the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is true to the original. It isn't. But it does give us a compelling picture of futuristic alien civilizations. Some spoilers ahead. Unlike the rather slow and thoughtful 1950s movie that Earth Stood Still is based on, the ...
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It’s hard to top a classic. 2008’s reboot of The Day the Earth Stood Still makes a game effort at living up to the original film’s legacy, but stumbles over what has by now become an overly familiar alien-invasion premise. While the 1951 original had deep impact as a ...
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