DVD Review: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ 3 Disc Special Edition

A remake of 1951 classic sci-fi flick of the same name, ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ fell pretty flat in theaters and the reviews werent very good. I am here to say though the movie isnt THAT bad, and actually if you are a fan of the original you will probably enjoy this one as well. However if you arent a fan of Keanu Reeves then this movie might bug you but I find this role suits him pretty well.

Warning, the below contains SPOILERS:

The movie is basically about an invasion of other civilizations or “aliens” that come to earth in giant orbs and come with positive intentions. The peacekeeper Klaatu(Reeves) arrives and is “born” into a human body on Earth. He has come to warn the human race of what will happen if they do not change their living habits. Once here he is met with hostility and violence and makes the decision that the Earth has to be saved at all costs, including the destruction of all humans. Jennifer Connelly plays a scientist that is brought in to help understand who and why they have come to earth. Jayden Smith gives a pretty decent performance as Connelly’s step son in the film. The film kind of lets down at the end, much like M. Night is famous for, but dont let that stop you from seein ig I really enjoyed it..its fun.

The really great thing is the 3 disc dvd is packaged with the Original movie, so you can watch them back to back and see how you feel about the remake first hand. So I definitely recommend getting the 3 disc, its only a couple bucks more and you get 2 movies, plus your digital copy!

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5