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The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
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A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to...
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The Day The Earth Stood Still Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (3/2/2008) |
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The most amazing thing about this film was not Klaatu's (Michael Rennie) ability to completely stop all action on Earth for 30 minutes, but the fact that Bobby (Billy Gray) wore a tie. Can you imagine some kid doing that today! Seriously, this was an excellent film that promoted peace and understanding among all nations by...
(complete The Day The Earth Stood Still review by B Movie Ben)
| The Day The Earth Stood Still Movie Review by E (8/20/2008) |
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Remarkably, the filmmaking career of Robert Wise touched seven decades. Having honed his craft as an editor at RKO Radio Pictures during the 30s and early 40s, where he worked on a number of projects including Citizen Kane (1941), Wise eventually graduated to directing by the mid 40s, churning out B films for esteemed...
(complete The Day The Earth Stood Still review by E)
| The Day The Earth Stood Still Movie Review by Ryan Midnight (1/31/2007) |
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At the height of the Red Scare in the 1950's, science fiction and horror were used as allegories to the Russian presence. However, those between-the-lines references are made in an entirely different light here, as well as less-than-subtle references to Christianity, specifically the coming of the Savior. From outer space...
(complete The Day The Earth Stood Still review by Ryan Midnight)
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