cpmiller64

i wish speilberg got his mitts on this one first. not a big cruise fan but his war of the worlds was done very parallel to the book and surpassed all versions of movies on same. i think only he could capture certain elements of the original and translate them to modern times.

the earth would not stand still in 2008 . the movie needs to take place in 1951 with all its atomic age fears and filmed in black and white. this rediculous sounding remake can't possibly capture the fears, feelings and actions of an era. why not have paris hilton make an appearence as klaatus' mother with that big ass martian head of hers as long as you're bastardising one of the best films of all time

part of the beauty of the day the earth stood still is that they used the great michael rennie as klaatu because he was practically unknown to american movie goers at the time which gave the movie a more alien and other worldly feel.and whats with jennifer connoly ? do we really need eye candy before believable acting ability. i think you need to follow the old format, recast this disaster and stop trying to appeal to the tabloid reading version of the american movie goer. if you must use a well known person to play klaatu i think you should consider mr. david bowie if you dont you may as well say farewell to the master and hello to the dvd bargain bin coming soon to a super market near you.