The Day the Earth Stood Still
The film is a remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), an extraterrestrial visitor who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis and his giant robot counterpart.
22 February 1929, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
20 August 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 January 1984, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
28 January 1974, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
17 October 1983, Toronto, Canada
9 May 1958, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
26 July 1975, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
12 December 1970, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
10 September 1980, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
30 October 1970, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
10 March 1971, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3 January 1976, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
3 June 1949, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 August 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 July 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 March 1984, Detroit, Michigan, USA
December 17, 2009
As a flashy big-budget distraction, Stood Still is adequate overall -- rarely above, occasionally below -- and often familiar in its spectacle.
December 15, 2008
The remake of that fine old fifties alien-invasion picture The Day the Earth Stood Still comes to a standstill about an hour before the Earth does in the wilds of New Jersey.
October 21, 2014
Poor Keanu Reeves. Imagine taking the role of an emotionless extra terrestrial, and having people applaud such ingenious casting.
October 09, 2009
Robert Wise's original is well served by 20th Century Fox's popcorny but respectful update, a sturdy, entertaining sci-fi actioner.
October 14, 2012
The Day The Earth Stood Still is a missed opportunity for sure - you'll leave the cinema not enlightened or entertained, but wondering just how mankind's last stand could wind up being so fatally underwhelming.
December 15, 2008
The special effects in 1951 were hokey fun. Here, in the first half of the movie anyway, they are hokey but they aren't fun.
December 12, 2008
One can only hope that in the future [Reeves] will devote himself to playing androids, less-self-aware species of undead, stylish pieces of contemporary furniture, and other roles that do not require the exhibition of any recognizably human traits.
September 28, 2011
The world doesn't actually stand still. The corners of Keanu Reeves' mouth, his eyebrows and most of his other facial features, however, remain motionless for almost two hours.
December 12, 2008
Solemn, sober and efficient, The Day the Earth Stood Still gets the job done and moves on.
September 18, 2009
Now we know what happens when the Earth slows below 55 mph and stands still.
December 12, 2008
You'll be doing yourself a huge favor if you go into this movie with lowered expectations.
