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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD Brand: RENNIE,MICHAEL EAN: 0024543050056 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: 024543050056 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 04, 2003 Running Time: 92 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 1951 Editorial Review: Product Description: Rennie stars as Klaatu, an advanced alien who comes to earth to put a stop to nuclear proliferation. With him comes his robot Gort. They are forced to use superpowers to get the attention of the scientists. Genre: Science Fiction Rating: G Release Date: 2-MAR-2004 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com essential video: A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. --Robert Lane Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent Sci-FiSome reviewers say this is dated but then again so is Star Wars. Here you get above average acting and an intelligent script. Now that is dated! Still most of the credit should go to Robert Wise the director and the fantastic cinematography. What beautiful lighting design. This film is mostly for Sci-Fi film buffs. And " Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!" is a gem. I doubt I could have kept a straight face either. Rating: - Great movie!This is a well told story of what could happen. It is still relavent today. Something the whole family can watch. Rating: - It will make you thinkIt's amazing how timely the message of this movie still is. As I watched it, I realized how much it is not science fiction at all. Its observations and conclusions about humanity are still very relevant, and I found myself thinking about them even more as we live in these troubled times. The characters are very relatable, and the bad guys are not who you would think they'd be. I heartily recommend this movie for the following: --Great acting--Michael Rennie's Klaatu may ... Read More Rating: - Gort, Klaatu barada niktoI agree with almost all Amazon reviewers about this film. It was a great old movie that earns five stars in my book. I am sorry that I never got to see this film on the big screen, but the restored and enhanced DVD transfer was so good that it held up well on my large screen HDTV. Excellent documentaries were included with the DVD about the making of the film and the materials that film collectors have accumulated over the years from this great movie. During her interview Patricia ... Read More Rating: - Message for TodayStill a timeless classic of sci fi movie making at its best. I dread the remake, out this December, and what modern view will be with. It is already miscast with Keenu Reeves as Klaatu. Ugh. David Bowie would have been a better choice. The message is simple but clear and still applies today. We are a stupid race of sentients destined for obliteration. We spend trillions on tanks and fighter jets and nukes while people starve. Gort should have a field day leveling the planet. Good riddance ... Read More |
