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The Day I Sat Still
by thROB (movies profile)
Dec 11, 2008
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I just got back from the opening midnight showing for The Day The World Stood Still in IMAX. When I first heard about this remake I had really high expectations in hoping that it would live up to some of the other memorable science fiction movies I've come to know and love. And while I hate being the bearer of bad news, it didn't. In fact, I got the impression that this film borrowed too many elements from other similar movies such as Independence Day, War Of The World's, and just recently Clover Field. Without giving an entire review of the film (which I sure you'll easily find in a different post) I'll just point out where the story went wrong. First, I'm getting a bit tired of the same old story about an emotionally broken family living with certain issues that seem so easy to solve if they could only learn to communicate better, but for some unknown reason they either dwell in the past or take their pain out on others just for the sake of trying to create some forced tear jerker. In this film, the chill/emotional factor was lacking no matter how hard they tried. Second, my biggest problem with this film is when Klaatu meets another alien being like himself who's been living on earth for over 70 years. This is a major turning point in the film yet their discussion is rather vague, contradicting, and rushed to judgement. I found it hard to believe that such an advanced alien race, with a greater understanding and knowledge of life, could want to exterminate the human race based on a 5 minute discussion. Third, the military's use of force did not seem to follow any guild lines that accurately portray's that of the real world. I mean at the most inopportune times, they committed dumb acts such as shooting Klaatu before he even makes it off the space ship and attacked the main sphere shaped space craft with two tiny UAV's for really no justifiable reason that late in the film. Finally, the movies ending left me wanting more. I expected some type of moral to the story or a well though out speech/mutual understanding but it just ends almost abruptly leaving me a bit disappointed (note: there wasn't any clapping that the end of this film). I'd have to say the special effects were amazing but it takes more than a giant robot made out of microscopic bug-like locust and sphere shaped transport modules to make a great science fiction film in my opinion. Overall, I'll give it 2 1/2, maybe 3 out of 5 stars. But if your on a tight budget, I'd have to say save your money. You can wait for this one on video. |
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