The Day The Earth Stood Still

At the suggestion of a good friend (J of J&K at the movies - see link to blog in the sidebar) I watched The Day The Earth Stood Still. If you can get past the fact that it was made in 1951 so the overall look of it is dated, it's quite a good movie. It's a fairly accurate study of humanity. A man from outer space lands on Earth and the first thing that happens is that we shoot him (tell me that wouldn't happen in real life). The purpose of his visit is to attempt to stop humanity from using nuclear power before it can spin out of control resulting in catastrophic devastation, for more than just the planet Earth. Again, it's dated, but there is obviously great potential for the remake coming out later this year starring Keanu Reeves. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with this. If you have a free hour and a half, you should give this moldy oldy a go. If you need a little more convincing, it did actually win a Golden Globe.