The Day The Earth Stood Still

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	Keanu Reeves	Klaatu
	Jennifer Connelly	Helen Benson
	Kathy Bates	Regina Jackson
	Jaden Smith	Jacob Benson
	John Cleese	Professor Barnhardt
	Jon Hamm	Michael Granier
	Kyle Chandler	John Driscoll
	Robert Knepper	Colonel
	James Hong	Mr. Wu
	John Rothman	Dr. Myron
	Sunita Prasad	Rouhani
	Juan Riedinger	William Kwan
	Sam Gilroy	Tom
	Tanya Champoux	Isabel
	Rukiya Bernard	Student
	Alisen Down	Laptop Woman
	David James	Plainclothes Agent
	Lloyd Adams	Agent Driver
	Mousa Kraish	Yusef
	J.C. MacKenzie	Grossman
	Kurt Max Runte	Civil Engineer
	Daniel Bacon	Winslow
	Richard Keats	Helicopter Scientist #1
	Bill Mondy	Helicopter Scientist #2
	Judith Maxie	Helicopter Scientist #3

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Director	Scott Derrickson
Writer	David Scarpa, Edmund H. North
Producer	Paul Harris Boardman, Gregory Goodman, Erwin Stoff, Marvin Towns Jr.
Musician	Tyler Bates
Photography	David Tattersall

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My quick rating - 5,6/10. No matter what they did, this remake would never pack the punch the original had. Reason being, it was a fresh concept then and therefore an easily shockable audience. Still a decent scifi flick that doesn't go with high action and a load of effects, but just sticks with the story. Aliens arrive on Earth and there first encounter will decide how the aliens proceed. Well, I think you know how humans would react and do accordingly. Keanu Reeves isn't a big stretch in his role here being an alien in a human body. Somewhat perfect for the acting role really. The message in this one is simple and concise. I still enjoyed the movie for what it was, just not something that has recreated the scifi genre like this movie actually did in 1951.

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