tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post607005693638676265..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Film Friday: The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-38356721986237907012009-11-30T11:11:35.094-05:002009-11-30T11:11:35.094-05:00Mega, you were apparently smarter than I was! LOL...Mega, you were apparently smarter than I was! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26614911070136402742009-11-30T09:42:58.348-05:002009-11-30T09:42:58.348-05:00What a crappy movie. I saw part of it before chan...What a crappy movie. I saw part of it before changing the channel. Nice call on Reeves being Al Gore!MegaTrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234420338804013858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52798569532610243122009-11-29T15:25:14.214-05:002009-11-29T15:25:14.214-05:00El Gordo, Welcome. I think you're absolutely ...El Gordo, Welcome. I think you're absolutely right. It shows that the public is getting sick and tired of the over-the-top liberal message movies. People don't believe the message and they don't want to be hit over the head with it when they go out to be entertained.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79056822858899260932009-11-29T15:18:48.664-05:002009-11-29T15:18:48.664-05:00I think it says something about America that this ...I think it says something about America that this movie made no money in the US though it did better overseas (34% vs. 66%). Something good. <br /><br />Other examples where domestic grosses proudly lag the rest of the world are:<br /><br />The Happening (30%/60%)<br />The Golden Compass (19/81) <br />And of course all the Iraq war movies like Lions for Lambs (24/76)<br /><br />"2012" while quite successful seems to be heading for a similar split. <br /><br />Perhaps Americans don´t like to watch antihuman, antichristian or plain antiamerican movies. And disaster movies where you just have to take it and try to stay alive are so 1970s.El Gordonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88209903259161237312009-11-28T19:43:40.790-05:002009-11-28T19:43:40.790-05:00Stan, You and your wife were right. This was pure...Stan, You and your wife were right. This was pure propaganda. Seriously, they just hit you over the head with these heavy, heavy messages. What a waste.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8820012464469874602009-11-28T19:42:24.074-05:002009-11-28T19:42:24.074-05:00Writer X, Thanks. I can totally see why you fell ...Writer X, Thanks. I can totally see why you fell asleep. You were lucky. . . :-(<br /><br />It did bomb. And interestingly, it bombed so completely that even the HBO/Stars/Showtime people aren't showing it in any heavy rotation.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11922160039282502392009-11-28T18:41:34.113-05:002009-11-28T18:41:34.113-05:00Gosh Andrew, what do you really think? This movie ...Gosh Andrew, what do you really think? This movie really did suck. <br /><br />When the movie was over, and the lights mercifully came up, my wife and I realized, environmentalist had set up spanking stations, to give everyone a good spanking for being evil American consumers, weird.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81388736810141476222009-11-28T18:37:12.290-05:002009-11-28T18:37:12.290-05:00Andrew, preachy was an understatement for this mov...Andrew, preachy was an understatement for this movie. I fell asleep after the first 15 minutes. Character development for Jennifer and Keanu went about as deep as a thimble. Great review! Very accurate! And I think it bombed at the theatres, too. No big surprise.<br /><br />Loved the original, though.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54218312659791353412009-11-28T18:14:43.146-05:002009-11-28T18:14:43.146-05:00Lawhawk, Does my disgust show?
Seriously, what we...Lawhawk, Does my disgust show?<br /><br />Seriously, what were they thinking? This movie was preachy beyond preachy. It was obnoxious, nonsensical, and unpleasant. I can't think of a single thing that I liked about this film.<br /><br />As for the original, I really liked the original as well. It's heart was in the right place and it is one of the classics of science fiction. The re-make is a turd that deserves to be burned in an environmentally filthy furnace, with the remains buried in spotted owl lands.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-51945244585250923752009-11-28T18:05:24.607-05:002009-11-28T18:05:24.607-05:00Andrew: I take it you didn't much care for th...Andrew: I take it you didn't much care for the movie. But thank you for mentioning the delta smelt (as opposed to the Delta smelled--that's New Orleans). I'm planning on giving the little fishies a boost on our Monday posts.<br /><br />Meanwhile, back at the movie. It took me about five minutes into it to start swearing, and another fifteen to start believing this was actually a parody. But no such luck, they actually believe this crap. What's a poor human to do? All in all, I think you were rather kind. Very funny stuff.<br /><br />PS: I still love the original, despite the passage of nearly sixty years since it was made. Maybe the UN and robots don't know what's best for us after all, but at least their heart was in the right place. The new version had neither heart nor brain. And speaking of robots, what's little Obama up to today?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.com