They can hardly call this a remake. No flying saucer, no Washington, DC, and no KLAATU BARADA NITKO!
Keanu Reeves was excellent as Klaatu, he should always take roles as an android, but everything that made Robert Wise's 1951 movie a classic is missing from this version. It was more like mix of the Mummy and Starman. A bunch of metal beetles eating the world? Klaatu using salve and energy from a car to heal a man?
Jennifer Connally gave a solid performance, but Jayden Smith left a lot to be desired. Picture Billy Gray tagging along after Michael Rennie, then Jayden Smith irritating Keanu Reeves, there's just something missing here. And not to mention the special effects. You expect cheap looking special effects from 1951, but not 2008.
Watching the 1951 version, I was hoping for a happy ending. Watching the 2008 version, I was just hoping for it to end.
Keanu Reeves was excellent as Klaatu, he should always take roles as an android, but everything that made Robert Wise's 1951 movie a classic is missing from this version. It was more like mix of the Mummy and Starman. A bunch of metal beetles eating the world? Klaatu using salve and energy from a car to heal a man?
Jennifer Connally gave a solid performance, but Jayden Smith left a lot to be desired. Picture Billy Gray tagging along after Michael Rennie, then Jayden Smith irritating Keanu Reeves, there's just something missing here. And not to mention the special effects. You expect cheap looking special effects from 1951, but not 2008.
Watching the 1951 version, I was hoping for a happy ending. Watching the 2008 version, I was just hoping for it to end.
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