The day I hoped... that the earth should've stood still

Name: The Day the Earth stood still (2008)

People: Keanu reeves.
Language: English
Rating: 2.5/5
Another flick about aliens "visiting" earth, Another movie with govt. officers with cheap shades. Another story about ...uh ..no wait, Its not a new story but a remake of the 1951 film with the same name.Yeah, Of course its a remake!

Any Sci-fi movie tries to woo two different sets of audiences , the Sci-fi ones and the commercial audience, more often than not the movie ends up as an action movie for the latter. This one has its share of good moments and well .. bad ones.

Lets start with the good ones, Keanu Reeves, does a pretty good job as an extra terrestrial . He had to play an alien visitor with no emotions . Seemed like this character sort of came natural to him [:)],No seriously he did well , looked like he picked few of his expressions from his matrix triology.Moving on, another good part of the movie is the premise , the base ,the beginning It keeps the audience involved and guessing on whats gonna happen next ? Where is the alien etc etc.

Bad moments, I am afraid there are one too many . The movie turns out to be a thriller after the initial landing. I think there was a car chase, running, hiding , some love snippets and some
step mother- son-alien father like scenes. Director realised that he has run out of time and forgets to tell the audience some more answers about the beginning . When the movie ends you start to think if it was an alien movie or transporter4 . All in all , no need to go to the theaters for this, wait for the DVD or better wait for it on Cable , By the looks of it both will be sooner rather than later.

Now that the movie review is done , I'd like to rant a bit about remakes. I simply don't understand why do filmmakers go for a remake. The story of a film is the base on which the movie stands upon screenplay and acting comes later (and in that order) . Why would I watch a movie if I know what's gonna happen next. Yes, Some good actors can make some scenes worthwhile watching but not the entire movie. Well thats my 1 Rupee (2 cents as per todays conversion rate) .