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The Day the Earth Stood Still 
Actors : Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray
Director : Robert Wise
Studio : 20th Century Fox
by 20th Century Fox
Release Date : 1998-06-30
Publisher : 20th Century Fox
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9786302168464
UPC : 086162101137
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 342 reviews)
List Price : $9.98
Our Price : $6.70
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Marketadvisory.com essential video |
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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 |
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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 this classic (my favorite film of all time) in Blu-ray.
The new documentary suggests that there were three Gorts but there were actually four. Two were costumes for Lock Martin, one with flange-like fasteners in the front for rear shots and the other with fasteners in the back for front shots. Another figure that was used for setup shots and never appears in the film is the one that Larry Harmon obtained and that Bill Malone later purchased and refurbished. This standee figure is shown in a series of photos with craftsmen working on the figure as well as one shot with Patricia Neal holding his hand. Finally -- and it is odd that no mention is made of this fact -- there is the nine-foot stationary Gort that appears in several scenes in the film as well as in many of the publicity photos. This is the Gort I'm most intrigued with, as I have never heard what happened to it. Maybe there's a very lucky kid somewhere. The documentary doesn't distinguish clearly enough between the standee and the large-size Gort. |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still |
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Marketadvisory 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 Marketadvisory would do better than this. I'm very disappointed. |
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Klaatu barada nicto!! |
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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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A chance given. |
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.So I was watching the last lines of the movie "The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly"...and I'm thinking OBAMA has landed! |
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Sci-fi at it's best |
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Not a sci-fi movie for todays generation which is a shame. Gore, violence and explosions traded in for acting, atmosphere and great story telling. One of my favorite movies. And as for the "editorial review", Gort didn't destroy Washington. Get it right and get this movie. |
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