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The Day the Earth Stood Still   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 2823 ratings  User Reviews (53 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 53  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A THE Greatest SCI-FI FILM of ALL TIME by (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2006) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful I first saw this film at a drive-in theatre in the St. Louis area when it came out in 1951 with my parents. Of course, as a 4-year old, it made a considerable impression... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A The Original by Kevin O (movies profile) (May 16, 2006) 5 of 5 people found this review helpful Creepy and evocative, The Day the Earth Stood Still is the film against which all space operas are measured. Has one of the great monsters of all time in the giant Robot,... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A What can you say, but wow by Rib15 (movies profile) (Jan 1, 2006) 5 of 6 people found this review helpful From the special effects, which still look good even now, to the superb acting of Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie and the smart script, there have been few science ficti... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: B+ Direction: B+ Visuals: A+ Patricia Neal and the Earth Stood Still by Herbert (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2006) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful Patricia Neal and Michael Reny make this the best sci-fi movie of the era. the scenes have suggested language such as "take this message to gort if something should happe... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ The best of the best by stargatemd (movies profile) (Aug 19, 2006) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful This is not your typical low budget science fiction movie of the 1950's, the movie also explored the political climate of the time. The cold war fears and attitude is app... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A Acting: B Direction: A Visuals: B A classic Sci-Fi you must see by arsenio2112 (movies profile) (May 16, 2006) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful The first time I saw the movie I was very excited cause it's a classic...then I was amazed of the message of it....a very deep message to all of us...specially these days... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A The cream of the crop by __A_YAHOO_USER__ (movies profile) (May 16, 2006) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful Of the huge number of 50s sci fi movies, this, along with The Thing and Forbidden Planet, stands alone. Michael Rennie is utterly believable as Klaatu, and Patricia Neal... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: A+ Acting: B Direction: B Visuals: B+ Movie with a message by Robert (movies profile) (Aug 20, 2006) 3 of 3 people found this review helpful With the way things are happening in the present, I think maybe people should watch this smart Sci-Fi film. It says a lot in just 90 minutes, and it'll make you think abo... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A+ Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A Great movie by nathan t (movies profile) (Apr 13, 2007) 3 of 3 people found this review helpful As a 17 year old high school senior, I still appreciated this movie. I just recently watched it in class, and as my teacher clued me in on some of the symbols in the movi... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Klaatu berada nicto! by Worthington E (movies profile) (May 16, 2006) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful Of course I had to use the famous tagline for my title.Talk about a classic...this one nails me time after time,from the haunting theremin music to the sepulchral deliver... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 53  |   Next