[yarddog]

To be honest it sounds just about like what I expected, extremely PC. About the only surprise is that the star isn’t a minority of some kind.

The original was a bit PC too and I also thought it had a bit of Communist flavor to it. Despite that the original was a pretty good movie. Not in the same class as “Forbidden Planet” but not bad.

[A_perfect_lady]

There is a nice little scene in a McDonald's where Klaatu talks to a deep-cover alien (an old Chinese guy) who has been here for 70 years observing us, and they speak in Mandarin. Over on IMDb, a couple Chinese posters admitted that Keanu's Mandarin was pretty good.

In the scene, the old Chinese guy tells Klaatu that we're incapable of change, but he loves us anyway and will stay here and die with us. Of course, Keatu's reaction is a blank, "Okay, whatever" stare.

But anyone who's watched Keanu give interviews knows that he's as squirmy and juicy as hot blueberry pie in an earthquake. Why he turns into a slab of cold pork when cameras roll is a mystery for the ages.