'The Earth Stood Still' for Keanu Reeves

Zap2It Movie News ^ | 8-28-07 | Bender2

[Bender2]

Variety is reporting that Keanu Reeves will star in 20th Century Fox's remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

[Borges]

While we’re on the SF boat...today is Jack Vance’s 91st birthday.

[EveningStar]

I've read Farewell to the Master quite a few times. It's a good story. And you can read it online.

[pikachu]

Klaatu barata nictu?

With Keanu it will be 'Klaatu barata nictu, dude?'

[Bender2]

Re: They sure did... Woman in the Mobile Infantry?

Yeah... I saw you talking with Joan Crawford about it.

Joan, there is no way... I'm letting you enlist in the Mobile Infantry!

[Frank_Discussion]

“Spielberg’s WOTW was a terrific piece of filmmaking and caught the spirit of the Wells text quite well.”

I agree. I think some people see “Tom Cruise” and say a film is dreck. One of the things about the way Wells framed the story was a disconnected society, and especially the main character roving from place to place trying to survive. There is a nomadic fog over the whole story, and Speilburg hit it just right, IMHO.

I thought Cruise did well, also my IMHO. YMMV.

[Jeff Chandler]

LOL! My mom was a Jeff Chandler fan. She liked big men such as my father. Since I live in Chandler, AZ, I figured it was a natural screen name.

[mowowie]

There are actually 3 remakes of the original Invasion. There was an ok movie back in 93 called “Body Snatchers”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106452/

Oh, And don’t forget “Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers” :)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104527/

The new Thing rocked and except for maybe 10 minutes the new WOW was unwatchable.

[Bender2]

Re: We watched The Day the Earth Stood Still about a year ago. I spent the first half an hour shocked...
shocked at how much my husband... resembles Michael Rennie.

Hummmmmmmmmmmm... are you sure about your husband? Ya know, I've never seen him and Michael Rennie together!

Saw your hubby yesterday and he was getting real cozy... with Patricia Neal!

I think we should get some revenge... at my pad about 7ish!

[Bender2]

Re: Gnut was the robot's original name but we could still call it Gore_t

Just called Keanu about the remake... they are renaming the robot Algort!

[Bender2]

Re: My mom was a Jeff Chandler fan. She liked big men...

Tell your Mom... she has excellent taste.

You do know, I am the original... wild and crazy guy!

[absolootezer0]

Why cannot Hollywood do some original classic sci-fi works from Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov or Authur C. Clarke...

look at what they did with asimov's work in "I robot" or with any of Dick's stuff ("bladerunner," "total recall," "minority report," "paycheck.." altho "imposter" was pretty good, the others were pretty bad.) look at the abomination they made of gibson's "johnny mneumonic."
i'm not sure i'd WANT to see anymore original sci-fi movies- at least, not ones that's i've already read.

[ssaftler]

look at what they did with asimov's work in "I robot" or with any of Dick's stuff

Not to mention what Kubrick did to "2001". Whine all you want about how "great" that movie was, it puts me to sleep! If you watch "2001" then "2010", you'll be hard pressed to believe that the latter movie is a SEQUEL to the former.

[null and void]

Ever see the so-called “Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall”?

It is arguably the worst adaptation of the written word to the silver screen, ever.

[Bender2]

Re: “Spielberg’s WOTW was a terrific piece of filmmaking and caught the spirit of the Wells text quite well.”

I wonder, IMHO... if we are talking about the same book?

Re #2: I thought Cruise did well, also my IMHO.

Now, I am wondering, IMHO... are we talking about the same Tom Cruise?

Just remember... make sure Spielberg & Tom’s checks clears before shouting their praises...

[Frank_Discussion]

Whatever.

[Slings and Arrows]

Ever see the so-called “Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall”?

It is arguably the worst adaptation of the written word to the silver screen, ever.

Only because "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" was only shown on TV.

[weef]

Well done Bender2! Those were some of the most creative FR posts I’ve seen in a long time. Love your show too.

[vetvetdoug]

I want to see someone make a movie remake of the TV “Twilight Zone” segment, “To Serve Man”.

[Slings and Arrows]

Wyld Styllyns!

[PhilDragoo]