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Theatrical Release Date:
12/12/2008
DVD Release Date:
04/07/2009
Run Time:
110min.
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Fox
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.
Genre(s):
Science Fiction

Plot: Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to ... Read More

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Without getting into the politics, which obviously some people don't understand CAN'T be divorce from any media, my only regret is that I expected to get the chills I had when I saw the original versi... on...that was a truly frightening movie in a visceral way. This was entertaining, but a far cry from dad!! Full Review

June 26, 2010
Ron9454

Would have been much better with less whiny cute kid and more Keanu

March 23, 2010
Kmr1054

As with the remake of "The War of the Worlds" the producer for 'Day' just had to put in a dysfunctional family situation. Don't know why sci-fi movies have to deal with 'human stories' anyw... ay. Sci-fi should be about technology with an underlying futuristic human condition moral. 'War' and 'Day' both lose direction by putting too much emphasis on the human story....a screwed-up personal human story. And both times this mechanism takes away from the powerful theme Sci-fi is supposed to deliver. Full Review

February 28, 2010
Craigpribil5

well ... there were good and bad... THE GOOD--- Keanu Reeves, i think, performed excellent. The acting was fine, the way the story flows was great, and the dramatic sequences were outstanding. THE B... AD --- the movie dragged a TINY BIT. The action was obviously CGI and the boy was absolutely VERY ANNOYING (not really a big deal) but he was.... OVERALL RATING----- 8.7/10 Full Review

December 17, 2009
Lil mikey 1012

OUTSTANDING

March 16, 2009
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