I am looking forward watching this movie. I have read this book novel few years ago. Like Harry Potter, book is always better than the movie. I understand the movie is based on the book to present. Only time is not allowed to present ALL the details. The good thing is the movie could visualize the image of those books characters. I am really wanted to watch this movie soon… the movie will be on air in the theatre soon, unfortunately, I do not have time…. hope I can spare some time to watch this movie. Before that, I am reading that book again..
Today I have read a news about our EARTH rotate 1 second slower than last year, so we need to add 1 second before Year 2009 come. It is not a joke, the Earth will stand still one day….. What will happen to Human? It is unknown…
Lately, there is a movie named “The Day The Earth Stood Still”. Starred by handsome guy Keanu Reeves. About this movie, it seems most of the comment are not good…. It is because of the plot. Before, I also attracted by the Trailer, afterwards when some people said it is waste of money to watch this movie, I do not have any expectation or interest to watch this movie.
The most attractive and unique point to watch this movie is because of the main character: Keanu Reeves.
In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen.
While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son Billy (Billy Gray); takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington, DC; and finally stops in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth.
When they begin to suspect the alien man, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say the words “Klaatu barada nikto.” If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As the robot moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. The robot picks her up and takes her into the ship. It then retrieves Klaatu’s body and, through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.
The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, Jaden Smith as Jacob, and Kathy Bates. Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using SFX.
The remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still will supposedly remain true to the original movie. However, there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case, the alien weaponry seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.
In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. If the 2008 remake follows “Farewell to the Master,” the short story by Harry Bates upon which the 1951 movie is based will be used for the ending, which will not be revealed here.
I have watched this movie with my sister and her boyfriend last night. At first, I did not see the trailer before to watch this movie. It is a Romantic Vampire Comedy….haha… It is my comment after I watched this movie. Nothing horrible…..
The below is the summary of this movie:
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a bit different, never caring about or fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother Renee (Sarah Clarke) remarries and decides to move with her new husband to Florida, and Bella decides to go live with her father, Charlie (Billy Burke), in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Intelligent and witty, his piercing eyes see straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than any cheetah, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands, and he hasn’t aged since 1918. Most importantly, he’s a vampire. Like all vampires, he’s immortal. He doesn’t drink human blood (they’re vampire “vegetarians”), which is rare among the vampire population. Instead, they go on regular “hiking” trips, where they feed on prey such as grizzly bears and mountain lions. For Edward, Bella is the thing he has waited ninety years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. And what will they do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi), and Victoria (Rachel Lefevre) come into town and James sets his sights on Bella? Will true love prevail when Edward is forced to save her life and conquer his thirst? The true question is, When you can live forever, what do you live for?
Christmas is coming soon… 8 days to go! It seems Christmas and the movie “Love Actually” are LINKED in my mind. This movie impressed me a lot since 5 years ago. There are several love stories in this movie. I love it a lot because it is full of LOVE. I am touch and happy everytime when I watched it. It is a good movie which could make you feel warm and make you laugh too. I never get tired to watch it again and again.
Besides, it also gives you pleasure too. I recommend someone who haven’t watched this movie before. I am sure you will love it too! It is the best Christmas film ever!
Furthermore, the music in this movie are great too!!!
I have found some videos about this movie in You Tube. Enjoy!
“LOVE ACTUALLY”
Billy Mack – Christmas is All Around
Pointer Sisters – Jump
This is the most funny scene to me, Hugh Grant looks good and funny with this music “Jump”, this scene made me laugh a lot~
Funny Scene by Rowan Atkinson “Mr. Bean”
The touching scene by Colin Firth
A love relationship gradually build up…..between the host and maid
This scene is touching too. Both of them come from different country and speak different language. They leant foreign language for each other and they have happy ending..
I have watched this movie last weekend with my friend. At the beginning, we knew that we might cry while watching it because it is kind of a movie to make people cry lol ( feeling touch) but I did not realize that this movie was also talking about EARTHQUAKE……
The background music in this movie with the scene made people feeling touch..and made me feel like crying when I heard it again…The below link is the music in this movie-今、風の中で – 平原綾香, it’s a japanese song, though i do not understand what she is singing about, the melody of the music is enough to make people feeling touch. Enjoy~
When I saw the scene of the earthquake, my tear started to shed…I saw how people sufferred, injuried and died in this disaster. The feeling was not good. It made me thinking about the earthquake happened in Sichuan on 12 May. The background of this movie was happened on 23 Oct,2004 in Japan. It was a REAL STORY.
This is a story of life, based on reality. The miraculous survival of a mother dog and her puppies for 16 days in an evacuated village. October 23, 2004, 5:56 in the afternoon. An earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 6.8, it’s epicenter in the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture. It was named the “Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake.” The famous town of Yamakoshi (now called Nagaoka), known for its battling bulls and colored carp, suffered catastrophic destruction and was thrust into total isolation when its main access highway was destroyed. But a certain episode brought courage to the inhabitants of Yamakoshi, who had reached the depths of despair.
It is the best Christmas film ever!
