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"The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at 27,... - 12/11/2008 7:51:22 PM   
Cagey18


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Status: offline 		Knew this would be a POS when I (a) saw that Keanu was in it and (b) saw the explosion-filled trailer.  Yet another case of Hollywood being devoid of original thought.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1193610-day_the_earth_stood_still/

"23%.  Whoa."
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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/11/2008 8:02:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Can't they pass some sort of legislation barring Keanu Reeves from ever making another movie? What are we paying these legislators for, anyway?

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/11/2008 8:05:40 PM   
Cagey18


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Status: offline 		Agreed. 

The sad part is he gets $10 or 20 million even if the movie loses money.

Desecration.  Sheer desecration.

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/11/2008 10:05:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks like it is right up there with the two remakes of "War of the Worlds"

In other words, not worth the price of admission.....waiting for it to hit the non-premium cable movie channels.

Though I *did* record the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" tonight so I could watch it again...classic!



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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 12:11:59 AM   
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Can't they pass some sort of legislation barring Keanu Reeves from ever making another movie? What are we paying these legislators for, anyway?
Keanu was OK in Dangerous Liaisons. He does a good job playing an idiot. I think that's natural talent.

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 4:20:44 AM   
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Can't they pass some sort of legislation barring Keanu Reeves from ever making another movie? What are we paying these legislators for, anyway?
Keanu was OK in Dangerous Liaisons. He does a good job playing an idiot. I think that's natural talent.


I think he was pretty good in The Gift. And i liked Constantine. Overall he is a shitty actor but every once and a while he does a good movie.

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 4:50:02 AM   
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'Earth Stood Still' remake dumb, dull
By KEVIN WILLIAMSON - Sun Media
 
"Until he plays a house-plant, this may be as close to perfectly cast as Keanu Reeves gets.
As Klaatu, an alien who travels to our neck of the galaxy in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, all that's demanded of Reeves is to be as expressive as stucco.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/D/Day_The_Earth_Stood_Still/2008/12/12/7723301-sun.html

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 4:52:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		i attend the critics' viewing for this movie ...they should have changed the title - nothing like the original

save your money for The Spirit

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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 4:52:47 AM   
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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 6:21:53 AM   
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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 6:44:59 AM   
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RE: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake at... - 12/12/2008 6:58:12 AM   
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what about the replacements?  point break?  its not his fault he got typecast into bad scifi... i fondly remember bill and ted...


It's not his parts that are the problem, it;s his acting. He lacks the ability to be someone other than himself. Which is why his acting sucks most of the time.

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