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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302168464
ISBN: 6302168465
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: June 30, 1998
Running Time: 92 minutes
Sales Rank: 246
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1951
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. --Robert Lane
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "Klaatudenous, With a Lot of Gort 'on the Side'"
I hope you will re-view this Fab Sci-Fi Film of the Fifties.The message it contains is a good one, not only in our dealings with other worlds, but in dealing with our own world. It is what happens when people try to "kill the messanger," or when mob mentality wipes out the most innocent and the mob becomes the very thing the mob is trying to eradicate. Patricia Neal (that marvelous voice) takes every production she is in up at least one notch.Michael Rennie is believable as Klaatu and Frances ... Read More
Rating: - Favorite 50s B&W Sci-Fi Film on Blu-Ray....WOW
In DTS-HD MSTR no less. Bernard Herrmann's music really gets my attention and that part of the sound mix is real; Pure Mono also. HD does B&W very well and picture is great! This is where Blu-Ray replicates the projected film experience (notice different film sources as result of TV edits) I'll like the new movie, even if it has issues because I love scifi and it's slim pickens these days. If this seems like an old movie, just think Twilight Zone and you are in familiar territory. The story? Let ... Read More
Rating: - Great, but don't part with the earlier release
This new Blu-ray edition of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL looks and sounds terrific (listen to the crickets during Klaatu's speech at the end!), but be aware that the "Making of TDTESS" documentary on this disc is completely new.The two-hour documentary on the previously released laserdisc and standard edition DVD is NOT on this disc, although there are audio excerpts from it.I find it odd that the previous documentary was not included for the sake of completeness.That said, I'm pleased to have ... Read More
Rating:  - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Amazon advertized this dvd as a new release,being released on december 2nd,this is the old movie,still in black and white. i recieved it on december 1st so how could it be a new release coming out on dec.2nd? I feel this was a false advertizement. i have ordered several other dvd's off amazon and i will cancel all those purchases.I thought Amazon would do better than this. I'm very disappointed.
Rating: - Klaatu barada nicto!!
This classic film is one of my all-time favorites. The image of Gort was the star of many of my childhood nightmares. I fondly remember Sam Jaffe's character, the awestruck Professor wanting to ask Klaatu 'a couple of thousand questions.' Let's hope the remake (12/08) does this version justice.
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