"The only poetic thing is that I was vomiting in Stanzas"

Having watched and loved every second of the original. Recognizing its perfect pacing, plot development, and delivery of its message. I really did not see the point of a remake at all.

So what did I watched this you might ask? Well because my "Day the Earth Stood Still" blu-ray came with a copy of this crap and it was $8.00 so it was cheaper than buying the single disc edition. So since it was there, I decided it to at least give it a try. Oh the Horror, the Horror!

First of all here we have a completely different Klaatu. He is not the wise alien with a message anymore. But a hollow being with a mission, to kill us all that is of course. Yes Aliens coming to destroy us ...very original.
The original Klaatau was part of a conglomerate union that would look for balance and harmony within the universe, he was there to understand, teach and as such he was beyond our human imperfections.
But here his role is not to warn or understand but to just to mindlessly follow orders. Not even when he sees a fight on the subway does he show any emotion. He just continues eating his sandwich as if he has no idea or doesn't care some poor guy is getting mugged.

Now my question is how is the faith of the human race put into the hands of someone with no moral values or feelings whatsoever? Are the people who put him in charge equally retarded? I guess so. Anyways Keanu Reeves plays this role perfectly.

We also have a different "Helen" too. She is not just some random housewife he encounters but a scientist. Because is the 21st century and now everyone is scientist i guess... This has absolutely no purpose on the story of course. She could have been a miner as far as I'm concerned, the point is that she makes him see our humanity. How she did that i don't know she just said we are good and that was her biggest argument??!!


Then we go to the McDonalds scene (shown significantly big so that you stop by one yourself on your way back home. Oh wait I'm home. Damn it now i have to drive for a big Mac) Anyhow he encounters Mr. Wu the alien informer and he says "They are destructive, and they won't change." Then Keanu says good lets kill them and go then but Mr. Wu says "I'm staying. You see there is another side to them. I love them." This completely goes against his previous description of our race. So what was his point anyways. Is this movie full retards? I guess so.

Anyways at the end Klaatu recognizes we can change and decides to stop our destruction. No spoiler alert needed really. Its a Keanu Reeves movie for crying out loud, he has to save the world at the end.

PS: To further my point on the special features they have people discussing the impact of the original and wisely point out one of klaatu's lines "I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason." of course absent on this remake. And then talking about the importance of Lincoln memorial scene also absent from this film. They even have a guy who worked on this crap talking about how he didn't like how far they were going with the design of Gort. And then the director unashamedly admitting "Yeah I didn't really like the original Gort design" Did he even realized that his absence of detail or movement is what helped created the tension of what he was capable of.