The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
I’ve seen loading screens with more tension.
Brock and Elisha tackle The Day the Earth Stood Still, the modern remake of the classic alien-invasion story, starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), Jennifer Connelly (Career Opportunities), and Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness). Updating a Cold War sci-fi staple for a 21st-century audience is no small task, especially when the original still looms large in film history. Does this remake successfully retool its message for a modern world, or does it prove that some ideas are easier to admire than to execute? Our hosts weigh the performances, the changes to the story, and whether this new version earns its place alongside the original, while also kicking off the very first Now Playing Podcast contest and explaining how listeners can enter.
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