The Day the Earth Stood Still

Buy This Item The Day the Earth Stood Still by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-15-2008     The Day The Earth Stood Still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among themselves--or else. After being shot at by military guards, Klaatu is brought to a Washington, D.C. hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience and her inquisitive son. Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message and the government's witch hunt for the alien. Reader Reviews Even as a kid growing up in the 50's, i knew it was more than just an recycled sci-fi throwaway. We were so bombarded with space travel, alien invader and radioactive charged "big bug" movies back then, it was hard to separate them in my mind. But the 1950's of my childhood was a science fiction orgy and i loved it. If not on the theatre, i managed to catch every one of them as they were replayed on Saturday afternoon tv. But this movie stood out then as it still does now. The acting, effects, cinematography, direction and especially the script are just top notch. I have recommended it to my adult friends over the years and except for the occasional jab at it's obviously dated effects, every one of them reacted with the same admiration of the story and it's emotional impact. We are jaded and spoiled by today's digital effects. But movies like this remind us of how well a great story, tastefully executed, can have a longer lasting effect on the moviegoer.

The Day the Earth Stood Still Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 11-15-2008.

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