The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

It started out interesting, but I was raised on the original movie released in black and white. I fully expected this movie to at least follow a similar plot, but it went an entirely different direction than it should have. The original plot was about an alien that was sent to warn humans of their self destruction. This strange movie is about an alien that just happens to come to earth at the same time as a giant robot that he ends up deciding to prevent from massacring the human race. Ultimately, the movie ended much sooner than it should have, and the plot never really caught my attention. Some of my favorite actors, I feel, were completely wasted in this movie.

I got caught up in the action, it was interesting and entertaining with decent special effects. These qualities were actually crucial distractions because the second time I watched it almost ruined it for me. It seemed so contrived, with many cliches and plot holes. So much didn't make sense and Klaatu seemed kind of stupid and boneheaded

I'd like to believe that aliens would be as sympathetic as these... But they won't be. They will inhabit our bodies and scratch and gnaw behind our eyeballs before they wipe us out completely. Reeves seen here in his typecast wooden and stiff roll. Here, he's an alien pretending to be human. It works but I like the original black and white feature just a little better.