Dec 08 2008
The First Day the Earth Stood Still
Well, you may have noticed that they’ve gone and remade nearly everything that has ever been created, for better or for worse. Personally, I consider it for worse because, despite the modern day movie magic makeovers, these iterations of classic material suck. I don’t think sophisticated words are of any use when describing something as awful as remakes. Don’t get me wrong. Just because something is a remake doesn’t mean I automatically hate it, but it does make me automatically critical of it. This is because a remake has to stand up the the material it’s attempting to pay homage to. This is rarely the case because Hollywood is filled with morons who don’t have any concept of explication or narrative. They do, however, know how to take something good and fill it with CG Spackle and explosions. Not everything needs all that crap.
I don’t really feel like droning on about the story of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” in detail. I would rather you just went and saw it for yourself. I will give you one hint as to the nature of the story (other than the words “it’s really well made.”). McCarthyism.
