We have the original version on DVD - it's awesome. Filmed in black and white. Black and white movies are good.
The current version is quite awful. After having read the "real" reviews online for this movie that were 98% bad, we still opted to go just in case the special effects were worth it. They weren't. We were especially dissapointed in Gort who was no where near as cool as the original. Gort, in the original, had a little personality, whereas Gort, in this movie, was probably totally computer generated - there was no flesh and blood person inside a suit. Somehow, although you never did see the person inside the original Gort suit, you knew he was there and it really did add something to the character. Really.
The storyline sucked. They "modernized" it and as a result, it lost something critical in the translaytion. The original was simple, this was way, way too complicated.
About our stars. I am quite at a loss on how Keanu Reeves keeps getting any movie roles - he hasn't had a good movie since the days of the Matrix. He didn't display great acting skills then and the same can be said for his performance in TDTESS. Suffice to say it was totally leaden (like lead, heavy, dull).
Ms. Jennifer Connelley Beware! It seems that you, although a good actress (you won an Oscar once, so you must be), have an agent who is not making sure you get roles that will give you the acclaim you no doubt desire. Did you actually read this script and decide it was Oscar material? If so, you guys need help in the script assessment department.
HOWEVER, I suspect, in the cases of both of these stars, that the big bucks were what made them make the movie although by now, I would imagine Keanu Reeves would be "on the sale rack", having not produced any great smashes at the box office for some time.
Will Smith's cute young son Jaden did a good job with crappy material. His character had a very convoluted parentage issue that was distracting from the beginning.
Kathy Bates was good - what can I say. She was practical, logical and good.
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