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The Day the Earth Stood Still trailers are raping my childhood like a pekkit gun by Binro POE post 12/05/2008, 2:29pm PST I first saw it when I was eight or nine. It came on the late night creature feature one Saturday night. (This was the 1970s, before Turner got his grimy mitts on all those great old movies) I didn't understand everything, but what I got was this: Cool robot can vaporize shit with his eye laser thingy. Aliens think we're dangerous & crazy and they're right. As I grew older, I got to see it a few more times and began to appreciate the more subtle elements of the story. I had also learned more of the social and political situations during the cold war era which really helped me appreciate the overall message of the film. I own it on DVD and still like to watch it on a lazy Sunday afternoon. By the way, Lead Actor; Michael Rennie (sp?) Directed By: Robert Wise. The screenplay was based on a short story called Farewell to the Master. I have an anthology of short stories upon which popular sci-fi movies were based and this story is in it. It also has We can Remember it for You Wholesale, which was the basis for total recall, Who Goes There, which was the basis for both versions of The Thing and The Sentinel, basis for 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was a part of my childhood. It was one of the stories that taught me sci-fi wasn't JUST about light saber duels, rubber monsters and robots melting shit with their laser eye thingys. I can't describe it exactly. I fully intended to ignore this thing. I knew it would be another excuse for Canoe to play the Messiah and for the producers to make a shitload of shitty CG effects. You remember when the Taliban blew up those huge Buddhas? The trailers for this remake fill me with the same sense of sadness and loss I felt seeing those massive carvings demolished. It may be silly, but there you go.

The Day the Earth Stood Still trailers are raping my childhood like a pekkit gun by Binro POE post 12/05/2008, 2:29pm PST     Taliban destroying Buddha status was almost as bad by Binro POE post 12/05/2008, 2:34pm PST     *Sets phaser to Ignore* NT by who is this Binro guy I see everywh 12/05/2008, 3:44pm PST         britney spears video director murders MY FUCKING BIBLE! *neuromancer* NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 12/05/2008, 6:35pm PST     Who Goes There? is pretty action-packed for a stupid novella. by Jerry Whorebach 12/05/2008, 8:36pm PST         The 1980 version was better than the other version AND the "novella" by Weyoun Voidbringer 12/05/2008, 8:53pm PST             hot rod was better than talladega nights NT by gruman 12/05/2008, 11:04pm PST     What is the basis for 2001: A Space Odyssey? NT by Binro Jeopardy! 12/05/2008, 10:40pm PST     You own the movie? by Cannibal Dave 12/06/2008, 2:03am PST