THEY ARE MAKING A FUCKING REMAKE TO THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL WITH FUCKING KEANU REEVES?!

[ButterflyBlood]

WHAT THE FUCK

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. I know. I wish that DU had a "group hug" emoticon, but with all of them weeping.

This definitely qualifies as the inception of such an emoticon.

[MnFats]

3. yeah...a near perfect sci fi film, great antiwar message...Michael Rennie,

Patricia Neal and Gort the robot....why tamper with perfection?

[kentauros]

4. Why? Because they can.

Making bad decisions on making movies has never stopped Hollywood.

Battlefield Earth, anyone?

[MnFats]

6. Klatu's final speech to Earth:

I am leaving soon, and you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to enforce them. We, of the other planets, have long accepted this principle. We have an organization for the mutual protection of all planets and for the complete elimination of aggression. The test of any such higher authority is, of course, the police force that supports it. For our policemen, we created a race of robots. Their function is to patrol the planets in spaceships like this one and preserve the peace. In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be revoked. At the first sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor. The penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk. The result is, we live in peace, without arms or armies, secure in the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue more... profitable enterprises. Now, we do not pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works. I came here to give you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet, but if you threaten to extend your violence, this Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder. Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you.

[kentauros]

8. Yeah, great closing monologue

:)

"It, The Thing from Another Planet" had a similar closing monologue as did "Forbidden Planet".

I can really only think of one remake that was as good as the original and that was The Addams Family. No other remake I know of came close to the originals (or none I can remember at the moment.) I know some like the remake of The Italian Job, but that was coming from people that have never seen the superior Michael Caine version :)

I would also venture that the best scifi movie made in recent years was as far back as 1998, for Contact. Nothing as good has come out since. Hollywood seems to have a strong aversion to movies that make you think, both during and after the movie.

[ForrestGump]

25. Keanu's final speech to Earth:

Dudes and babes of Earth, I am totally out of here soon, so don't hassle me about saying it straight-up. The universe is, like, getting smaller every day, and harshing of mellows by any group, anywhere, is totally bogus. We gotta have most excellent security for all of us, or nobody's secure. Truly, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act like a Melvined dickweed. The old dead dudes knew this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to totally enforce them. We, of the other planets, have long accepted this totally non-heinous principle. We have a way cool club for the mutual protection of all planets and for the complete elimination of bogus behavior. The test of any such way cool dudeness is, of course, the cops that make it work. For our police, we made a bunch of most bodacious robots. Their function is to totally patrol the planets in way cool spaceships like this one and make sure people are excellent to each other. In matters of acting like a dork, we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be Melvined. At the first sign of bad vibes, they act automatically against the tools. The penalty for provoking their action is way too gnarly to risk. So we totally live in peace, without arms or armies or Alaskan military academies, knowing that our worlds are most excellent places. Free to pursue more... cool things, like getting Eddie van Halen to play with Wyld Stallions. But, dude...we totally do not believe we have achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works. I came here to give you these facts. Run your own planet however -- it's all dust in the wind, dudes -- but if you start being a-holes, this bodacious Earth of yours will totally be messed up like a Pop-tart left in the toaster too long. Dudes, your choice is simple: join us and live long and prosper in peace -- just be excellent to each other -- or keep on acting bogus and get totally vaporized. We'll be in our totally excellent rocketship, waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you. Party on, dudes!

[Sequoia]

38. Remember in the movie at the end

where Michael came out in his space outfit and Patricia had this big smile on her face? Why can't they make a movie of her having his baby? Well....why not????!!!!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. WHOA!

:rofl:

[Connonym]

17. Excellent!

Dude!

[LeftyMom]

5. Advance image of the movie poster

[pokerfan]

7. Keanu is perfect for the role

After all, Klaatu's message to Earth was basically that we should end war and be excellent to each other!

[Symarip]

9. I know Kung Fu (nt)

[FloridaJudy]

15. Back off! I know origami!

Watch out, or I'll fold a crane!

[Danger Mouse]

10. Yeah, I'm sure it'll be full of explosions and CGI special effects and other shit...

that doesn't need to be there.

[ButterflyBlood]

18. Seen the trailer?

You basically just nailed it.

[Danger Mouse]

19. No, I refuse to watch the trailer or even acknowledge that this cinematic abomination

even exists...

[ButterflyBlood]

20. Well watch out if you're going to The Dark Knight then

If you see Keanu Reeves on the screen that might be a good time for a bathroom break.

[Twillig]

11. There's a reason I don't own guns.

this is a prime example.

[jobycom]

12. Is that good or bad?

[Lethe]

13. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K, Bill

[FloridaJudy]

14. Gort! Klaatu Barata Nikto, DUUUUUDE!

Excellent! :sarcasm:

[texanwitch]

16. I don't like remakes of old movies,

Another crappy remake.

[RushIsRot]

21. I own a DVD of the original. I paid to see the movie initially.

They are tampering with a classic. What stupidity!

[Sequoia]

37. Really? You saw it in the theatre?

How cool is that. What was the audience's reaction? I saw it when I was 6 with my dad late one night. I'll never forget how it had an impact on me and I got the DVD this year. I have to say, it's my favorite Sci-Fi movie. I like the part where he's walking down the sidewalk at twilight and listening to the voices of fear pouring out of the raidos. As a kid, I liked the part where the robot made the weapons disolve.

[RushIsRot]

47. I had to Google to find out the release date. 1951. I was no more

than 10. Probably just 9.

I read about the movie in some magazine first and knew I had to see it.

I cannot recall any audience reaction, but then I saw the film in Mediocrity Central, Louisiana.

I know I loved the movie. I grabbed a DVD of it as soon as I found one.

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. John Cleese is gonna play Prof. Barnhardt

Yeah. That'll work.

[MonkeyFunk]

23. I'll never understand why people get angry over remakes

It doesn't in any way detract from the original - if you don't want to see it, don't see it.

And some GREAT movies were remakes.

[Frank Cannon]

27. Some great movies were remakes

This, however, won't be one of them. Have you ever seen the original?

This movie will be like remaking The Graduate with Hayden Christensen and Lindsay Lohan.

[semillama]

29. jesus, I just choked on my coffee on that image.

I really did.

[MonkeyFunk]

34. well, until it's made, we won't know

and yes, I have seen the original. I thought it was silly and campy. Certainly not some sacroscanct piece of film history.

[kentauros]

40. I think it is a "sacroscanct piece of film history."

So there! :P

Not silly and not campy. Did you know all of the sound effects were done with a theremin? And that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the interiors of the spaceship?

Oh, look at this, too:

The movie is ranked seventh in Arthur C. Clarke's List of the best Science-Fiction films of all time, just above Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, for which Clarke himself wrote the screenplay. In 1995, The Day the Earth Stood Still was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2008, it was voted as the fifth best science-fiction ever made as part of the AFI's 10 Top 10.<3>

:)

[MonkeyFunk]

44. And will making a new version

somehow remove the theremin from the original version?

My point is that the existence of a new remake doesn't in any way effect the original, so I don't know why people get upset.

Hitchcock's "Psycho" is just as good as it ever was, no matter what Gus Van Sant did.

this happens every time something is remade - people here act like it's an affront, and I simply don't understand why anyone would spend a second worrying about it.

[DarkTirade]

46. ... that might be worth watching just for the laughs.

[Chovexani]

49. I don't either.

Remakes don't magically negate the existence of the original films.

People need to calm the fuck down.

[Zero Division]

24. I laughed out loud at Keanu in the theater.

The melodramatic serious face is too much.

[Frank Cannon]

26. I saw the trailer before "The Dark Knight"

And I almost walked out before the movie started. I cannot fucking believe this.

Why, oh, why must Jennifer Connelly appear in this travesty as well?

[DS1]

28. Yes. we know.

[MilesColtrane]

30. He's going to be the robot, right?

Any other role would be the usual stretch for him.

[hedgehog]

31. They're remaking The Day the Earth Stood Still with sex scenes?

[YankeyMCC]

32. I've heard that

this is one of my all time favorites and I'm sorry but I don't think Mr Reeves can pull it off and I've no confidence they will resit the temptation to over due effects and try and add to much 'dazzle' to what is supposed to be a very simple story really. Sort of like a "12 Angry Men" or "Lifeboat" kind of movie adding effects and to much other 'Hollywood' standard excitement will obscure the story.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

33. Actually, I think Reeves might be suited to the role.

The character is sort of awkward and unused to his human skin. I think Reeves could pull that off.

[Flaxbee]

35. I've seen a trailer - and the story seems very different --

I don't mind Keanu Reeves, but I imagine I'm going to be pissed off with how f*cked up the main message of the movie is...

[sarge43]

39. If you can find it, read the original short story.

It's definitely different from the film. If that story line is being filmed, then it's only superficially a remake.

[azmouse]

36. Could it be any worse than Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds"?

That movie stank.

[snooper2]

41. Nothing can be worse than that

:)

[KamaAina]

42. Oh, lighten up, already! Keanu Reeves played Hamlet, you know.

The review in a Toronto paper is among the all-time best:

"Mr. Reeves said all the words in the correct order."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[ForrestGump]

53. Actually, he's on a first-syllable basis with Shakespeare.

He played Ham.

[AngryAmish]

43. My friend, you do not have to go to that movie if you do not need to

There are still crack babies that need to be held.

[redqueen]

45. So? He's cute.

Look on the bright side, that's what I say.

[billyoc]

48. Dude, wait, what?

[KatyaR]

50. I just heard that today--ugh.

Count on Hollywood to ruin the very best material. However, I'm sure if it's like any of the other "remakes" lately, it won't resemble the original at all.

[arcadian]

51. 'Forbidden Planet' is the better classic sci-fi movie.

n/t

[sniffa]

52. Will it be as good as the remake of "Wicker Man?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo