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“The Day The Earth Stood Still” Being Mutilated For Remake

Started by Mike Olbinski · 11 months ago

The guys over at AICN got their hands on a script for the Keanu Reeves starring remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and the reviews are not good. In fact, the reviewer, Uncapie, was so upset he threw the script against the wall. ... Continue reading »

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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    One thing is for sure, if there was ever a guy for a movie about something standing still, it's Keanu Reeves :)
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    In the immortal words of Bill (or was it Ted) "Whoa..." , Nice going hollywood, I'm still holding out for the StarWars remake reimagining...it'll happen...
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  • Jason

    1 year ago

    I thought that's what Episodes 1-3 were...
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  • Robert

    1 year ago

    Gotta love Hollywood -- take a movie or book, strip the content except maybe a character name or two, make everything else up new, and retain the name, so you can use the recognition value.
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  • MichaelB

    1 year ago

    Why even call it a remake then? Especially when it clearly is not.

    Do you think the reception for the script and film would be better if "The Day The Earth Stood Still" wasn't the title or even mentioned? Probably.
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  • Robert

    1 year ago

    That's the thing -- they're expecting the buzz of "Big Movie With Familiar Name" to be bigger than "New Movie" and are trading the letdown so long as you get your butt in seat. If you're let down, you already paid, and no longer really matter. :) Piqued curiosity brings them cash.
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  • Jason

    1 year ago

    Plus, there will be all those "younger" people who have heard of the movie but never actually seen it because it's, I don't know, in black or white or something, and they will go see the remake and have no idea that it's nothing like the original and won't be disappointed at all because they've grown up on crap movies and are used to it.
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  • Frank C

    1 year ago

    Well, that's gonna suck, big time.

    They intend to meaninglessly politicize the film with an entirely irrelevant topic. I mean, people, think. At least have the intelligence to go anti-war and not something to make Prius drivers even more annoyingly smug.

    Frank C's last blog post..BANS vs. Blogger
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  • Ana

    1 year ago

    @ Jason: Some of us "younger" people have seen this, like myself for instance. :) Of course I was too young to remember. :)

    This bugs me. Just name it something else if you're going to change up the entire plot. Arg!
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I wonder how long they'll get away with "Totem" as a name for a robot who stands like an Indian totem pole...

    I would expect that will be quickly changed.
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    Well since its about global warming, perhaps it will be named "Earthday the earth stood still"...
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  • Ana

    1 year ago

    The Robot is going to end up being the Indian with a tear running down his face because we're littering. Hence the name "Totem."
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  • Jason

    1 year ago

    @Ana - LOL. Twice. Once for the "native american" with the tear running down his face named Totem. And once because you said "Arg." Like a pirate!
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  • Ana

    1 year ago

    I aim to please.
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  • Adam

    1 year ago

    Yeah, I don't get it. In the end it's all about what someone thought would make the most money, but not having things like "Klatuu Barada Nikto" is just dumb. That's iconic of the original. It's like remaking the classic Star Trek and renaming the ship something other than the Enterprise.
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  • Wall-e

    11 months ago

    Pixar should try its hands at a remake like this.

    Then, you'd be assured that no second-rate actor would fill the lead role and most important, the script would be made into a piece of art.
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