Day the Earth Stood Still

Pros: Great drama, good DVD extras

Cons: Plot not necessarily the most logical at times.

The Bottom Line: Even half a century on, The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the all time classics of fifties science fiction films.

Review: In the Beginning, all was darkness. And god said let there be lips, and there were and they were red and they said. . . . Michael Rennie was ill The Day the Earth Stood Still, but he told us where we stand. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to ...

Pros: Simple and timeless, this is a classic.

Cons: A little slow in the second act, sound track variations.

The Bottom Line: This classic stands the test of time.  As relevant today as it was when it showed on the silver screen.

Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still. (1951) Directed by Robert Wise"Gort! Klaatu barada nicto!"  Helen Benson.When this movie was made, Patricia Neal, who played Helen Benson, thought it would be another schlocky flying ...

Pros: Classic story, with great acting and for-then good special effects.

Cons: The suitor.

The Bottom Line: A must-see movie for fans of anthropology or science fiction, whichever you choose.

Review: One of the benchmark films in the history of the science fiction genre, and one of the most popular films of all time all over the world, is THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL(1951). The title itself is enough to give one pause: What does it ...

Pros: Timely political message. Great performances.

Cons: Pacing problems in the 2nd act.

The Bottom Line: This Sci-Fi classic should not be missed by anyone aware of our current political climate.

Review: Now here's a movie that jumps right out of the time period in which it was made. The Day the Earth Stood Still is structured like a classic 50s paranoia sci-fi thriller, but it has a much deeper meaning than that. Director Robert Wise has cleverly ...

Pros:   Keeps you engaged, well written

Cons:   Not an action movie,

The Bottom Line:  A good suspenseful and a classic from 1951.

Review:   This is the movie of an alien from another planet that has come to Earth to proclaim a message. What that message is, is unclear until the very end of the movie. But between the time of his arrival and his parting, he is able to see what mankind ...

Pros: The story, the direction and the message.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: It used the backdrop of what seemed silly science fiction and, instead, turned its audience on its ear with an intelligent warning of war and the ultimate cost.

Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still not only stands the test of time, it's required viewing for any and all who read, watch and want depth to be the factor to great science fiction. A gigantic saucer descends from the brightly lit sky hanging over a ...

Pros: Excellent sci-fi movie, on all counts

Cons: 50 years later, we still haven't gotten the message

The Bottom Line: Totally plausible and engrossing

Review: The wonderful thing about the magnificent sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is ...

Pros: Great concepts, presented with class.

Cons: A few bad flubs where scientific figures or concepts are used.

Review: ...Was the day I first saw this movie. Now 39, I am wowed by it every bit as much as I was at 13; ever since then, it has shared top billing in my list of favorite movies with "Forbidden Planet." It has good characterizations, decent special...

Pros: script, directing, acting, timelessness of the "message"

Cons: nothing

Review: These words are legend in the annals of science fiction film. The classic 1951 film, the Day The Earth Stood Still that they come from remains as relevant today as the time it was released. An alien lands on Earth in a saucer shaped spaceship accompanied...

Pros: After all of these years, it is still provocative and scary.

Cons: What cons?

The Bottom Line: Sadly, "The Earth Stood Still" is still a relevant, scary, and provocative film, that clearly, not many people of the world have seen.

Review: It is a shame, that people can return to Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still, and still find it as scary and provocative as it was when it first opened. For all of the wrong reasons.

The movie is about an extra-terrestrial, named...