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Strike Back below!
by: Dave Davis Feb. 22, 2007

A whole flying saucer full of remakes of classic sci-fi movies (and/or the stories they're based on) is whirling toward theaters, including WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and now this one, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.

Although no director or other info is known at the moment, Fox has apparently slated their remake of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL for May 9th 2008, claiming a weekend in a busy month already occupied by IRON MAN, INDIANA JONES 4, PRINCE CASPIAN and SPEED RACER.

The profound 1951 science fiction story involves an alien envoy (and his lethal robot) who warns Earthlings to cool it with all the violence or face dire consequences. While deservedly placed on many Top 10 sci-fi film lists, it sadly is probably best known to the current generation as the source of Bruce Campbell's flubbed ARMY OF DARKNESS failsafe enchantment "Klaatu Barada Nikto".

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Extra Tidbit: "Klaatu Barada Nikto", the phrase used to prevent robot Gort from exterminating humanity, also finds its way into TRON, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, and CHOPPING MALL.

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x1031x
11:10AM on 02/24/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i have a feeling...
I have a feeling that this is going to end up being an Independence Day / War of the Worlds style action flick. Someone find out if Will Smith or Tom Cruise will be available to save our planet again.
I have a feeling that this is going to end up being an Independence Day / War of the Worlds style action flick. Someone find out if Will Smith or Tom Cruise will be available to save our planet again.
 
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Scottzenegger
8:36AM on 02/23/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
John! I'll be ready, John!
wow, if there was one film that didn't need to be remade, it's The Day the Earth stood still! Enough with the damn remakes!!!
wow, if there was one film that didn't need to be remade, it's The Day the Earth stood still! Enough with the damn remakes!!!
 
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MadMax
4:02AM on 02/23/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It's also in Army Of Darkness, well sort of. Ash almost gets it out. He just has some problems with the "N" word, it's definately an "N" word. Anyway quit friggin about with remakes already.
It's also in Army Of Darkness, well sort of. Ash almost gets it out. He just has some problems with the "N" word, it's definately an "N" word. Anyway quit friggin about with remakes already.
 
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SAI
3:42AM on 02/23/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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drwcomics
12:26AM on 02/23/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ugh
my god, another remake...I'm really REALLY sick of the remakes.
my god, another remake...I'm really REALLY sick of the remakes.
 
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maf
9:18PM on 02/22/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
...Not forgetting, "Klaatu", "Barada", and "Nikto" are the names of three of Jabba's skiff guards in Return of the Jedi :)
...Not forgetting, "Klaatu", "Barada", and "Nikto" are the names of three of Jabba's skiff guards in Return of the Jedi :)
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