The Day the Earth Stood Still
The scenes around this moment were the best for me. Awed scientists and tense military gathering for ‘first contact’. After the appearance of Gort, and the ‘unpeeling’ of Klaatu, I started to get bored. The pace was slow and the characters dull. It’s a great story, it just didn’t feel like a great movie. By the time the ‘apocalypse cloud’ showed up, I didn’t care. Big disappointment, same as I am Legend.
2012 might be more dramatic. It’s a doomsday thriller based on the Ancient Mayan calendar which ends on Dec 12th 2012. According to some, Dec 12th is the dawn of a new enlightened age. To others it’s the dawn of Armageddon… queue 2012 the movie with epic natural disasters. If the trailer is anything to go by, the special effects will be impressive.
‘Big disappointment’? That’s a shame, I heard from a friend that it was quite good. We’re planning to see it this weekend. I’ll post back what I think of it.
6/10. did we need a remake?
No we didn’t. 3/10