'The Day the Earth Stood Still' Remake Goes Green

Space.com ^ | December 11, 2008 | Clara Moskowitz

[Between the Lines]

I am sure that in fifty years they will be remaking the movie once again to fit the crisis de jour.

[N. Theknow]

Wow. A remake of a classic 50's sci-fi warning us of the dangers of globull warming.

In the original, Klaatu used diamonds for money.

What does the new Klaatu use?

Carbon credits?

[Holicheese]

Who is Keanu Reeves related to that he would keep getting hired to do movies in that dead pan emotionless delivery? I mean he has to be someone’s nephew or son or grand child.

[N. Theknow]

Original movie message = Stop fighting or we will kill all of you.

New movie message = Stop polluting with your antiquated devices producing CO2. And don't even think about asking me how to make the wonderful, efficient, non-polluting, inexhaustible, free energy that I used to get here. You wouldn't understand it.

[stuartcr]

Doesn’t bother me us in the least, it’s a movie. We’ll probably see it just because it looks to be entertaining.

[stuartcr]

That pretty much makes sense, but who cares if everything isn’t original, they can still be entertaining.

[GunRunner]

But on reflection, the premise of the original film was pretty stupid too. The idea that nuclear war on Earth threatened anybody but ourselves was and is laughable.

Yes, it was an extremely condescending attack on the Cold War by peaceniks.

I loved how asinine Klaatu's message was: Stop using nuclear weapons or we'll commit genocide against you.

[techcor]

Keanu Watcha Noway

[pabianice]

In a sign of its own commitment to change, Fox designated "The Day the Earth Stood Still"as its first "green" production. Though some trees were doubtless harmed in the making of this film, the studio endeavored to produce the picture with the smallest possible environmental impact. That meant less paper printing of photo stills for the art department, the use of recyclable materials and biodegradable products to create sets and props, and lumber from sustainably-managed forests. The studio even enforced an "idle-free mandate," whereby any member of the crew sitting in a production vehicle for more than three minutes had to cut the engine rather than idle while waiting.

Congratulations, Fox. I laughed so hard when I read this that coffee came out my nose.

The hubris involved in re-making one of the great films into a galaxy-sized stink bomb is just too funny not to comment upon.

[massgopguy]

I think he’s “married to David Geffen.

[mikrofon]

I guess if you look at the science fiction of the 50’s era, mankind was supposed to be able to send rockets everywhere and colonize space relatively soon, so the aliens just came to “nip it in the bud” — somewhat like the first-contact approach to warp-capable species in the later Star Trek.

As to this flick, I enjoyed the original but won’t waste my $$$ on the trendy re-make...

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I do however want to see the movie coming out on the assassination attempt on Hitler by a group of his own officers.

[Holicheese]

NICE!

[SnakeDoctor]

The original was about the dangers of nuclear proliferation — this about environmental issues. Makes sense to me.

Its just a movie. I don’t mind liberal message or two in movies, just so long as it isn’t obnoxious and the surrounding story is good. Its the nature of seeing a Hollywood-produced movie.

SnakeDoc

[massgopguy]

What about Mars Needs Women?

[Scythian]

I hear the alien offers them a choice, Sign the Kyoto Protocol or the enact the Fairness Doctrine, or everybody dies ...

[SnakeDoctor]

>> I hear the alien offers them a choice, Sign the Kyoto Protocol or the enact the Fairness Doctrine, or everybody dies ...

Then at least the portrayal of liberal activists is accurate.

SnakeDoc

[MplsSteve]

I agree. “Valkyrie” looks good.

I’ve been waiting for this movie for a while now. I may not go on Christmas Day but I’ll see it in the first couple of weeks.

[Paradox]

More liberal claptrap, but then so was the original, and I have enjoyed that movie many times over. Truth is, I am eagerly anticipating this one. See, for me, I can get into these movies, even liberal ones, as a fantasy. I don't have to agree with everything in it, but I can enjoy it if it is written, acted, and directed well.

I finally saw "The day after tomorrow", or whatever that stupid movie was called, and I was entertained by it. Not by its message, but by the adventure of trying to survive a global apocalypse.

Reeves might actually be a good fit for this role. He plays ignorant types quite well in movies (Bill and Ted, Matrix). In this movie, he plays someone ignorant about human beings, and then sets out to learn about them. Who knows, maybe it wont be half bad.

I'll probably go and see it soon, and enjoy what I can of it.

[onedoug]

Blast ‘em.