Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Cosmic Closet (A) on December 10, 2008 at 18:32:15

In Reply to: RE: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) posted by Brian A on December 09, 2008 at 15:20:08

There is a dignity to the original that is part Rennie's performance and part of the reserved "let's not do tentacled many-legged things" approach (to tie in to the mention elsewhere of "Village of the Damned" which works because of the same restraint.)

Living in DC, it's of course always fun to see the fools on the Hill get theirs and to see the great dedication in the stop-motion destruction of the monuments. The film transcends its dated elements with sheer style and a timeless story. Classic stuff.

CC.