Behind The Big Screen : The Day The Earth Stood Still

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[@austinteutsch]

This movie has one of the best storylines in movies. And it was so well done, with a musical score that made the movie so fine. The cast, the music, the theme and the direction all fell in line. GREAT MOVIE!!

[@QED_]

. . . not to mention one of the MOST memorable lines of all time (!)

[@cyberisdagoat56]

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

[@rael5469]

One of my favorite parts.....and it is SUCH great movie making......is where the crowd surges forward to see the ship open up. But then when Gort starts walking down the ramp they recoil in fear. Plus the surprised look of the Lieutenant when Gort appears. Perfectly played. Then there is the fact that Gort only uses force in proportion to the threat. At first he only disintegrates their weapons and not the people. But later in the movie after they've killed Klatu he kills the guards and yet retrieves Klatu from the jail house without further conflict. This is perfection in movie making.

[@tangrine16]

This movie has been rated the NO.1 best Sci-Fi movie ever made !!

[@alanFconrad]

As it SHOULD be !

[@scottwright6647]

Borned in 1956. At a very young age my sister and I snuck into the hallway and peek around the corner into the living room were mom and dad were watching TDTESS. When Gort came out of the saucer it scared the hell out of me, I thought he was real just like the stuff on the news!!!! I rank this amount the best of the Sii-Fi movies of all time, even though the real message seems to have been lost to today's world.

[@ebiros2]

Michael Rennie was so cool in this movie. Robert Wise was a great story teller.

[@rael5469]

Andromeda Strain.

[@nynthworld4152]

This is still my favorite movie 👍🛸

[@Loveoldies50]

One of my all time favorite Sci-fi movies. My surgeon and I got talking about sci-fi movies and we both quoted Klatu's message to Gort! And he saw it in Haiti! LOL. The saddest thing about this movie is that it is probably what WOULD happen if an alien came to Earth today! And the message is still meaningful! This movie made me a BIG fan of Michael Rennie.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

It doesn't really matter that the sci-fi effects in the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" may be considered "corny" or even "cheesy" by today's standards. The story, the dialogue, the acting, the photography, the directing, the music, and the editing are so powerful and so elegantly conceived that the picture will always capture our imaginations, and will remain vibrant even with repeated viewings for generations to come.

[@PacoOtis]

Excellent comments. Absolutely on the money!

[@tangrine16]

It's no where near cheesy or corny....it's been rated the No. 1 Sci-Fi movie ever made!

[@paulmurphy42]

How can anyone think that Gort's visor coming up is corny or cheesy? Words fail me!

[@covertops19Z]

You are completely SPOT ON!!

[@KindaLikeWater]

As a special effects technician, I also contend that today's special effects are built on the SHOULDERS of the special effects in "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The innovations of today, would not exist without the innovations of yesterday. 👽💚

[@kcharles8857]

No sex, no nudity, no blood or gore, no anything except great writing and production.

[@jslasher1]

This is one of those iconic sci-fi films one never tires of. It's far superior to all of the CGI-infected trash produced today. Plus, we have Bernard Herrmann's brilliant music score.

[@ConcreteSurfer420]

i was born in 1983, my Dad had me watch the film at a very young age and I must say this film is a classic, the remake was SHIT!!!!

[@eddieboggs8306]

Never has there been nor ever will be so great a. SF movie again.

[@HonoringGeneralG.S.PattonJr]

8:32 “The Sand Pebbles” is also a fantastic flick.

[@gametaker8485]

4:11 My favorite movie of all time I'm 74 and i still get goosebumps every time I watch it and the music is out of this world g o a t

[@chrisberg4952]

This movie changed my life. In A good way!

[@paulkerr5082]

Yes, mine too..

[@fifty9forty3]

The way this was cut off at the explanation of Rennie's casting is why I would not click on another DVDextrasguy video.

[@janettempest716]

Very clever film this is a classic brilliant a meaningful film 🙏😇🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@buckets1907]

This 1951 movie is the bible for all who are interested in the UFO subject..

[@uski59]

wheres the rest of it???

[@kellymanning1899]

Great, thanks for sharing this :)

[@flaminglaughter]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this movie! And I look forward to the next time. Now why can’t they make movies like this anymore? The updated version sucks!

[@rogerbathory925]

HAY...LIKE NOW!!😮 PROBLEMS

[@larryfischer2972]

The audio isn't audible.

[@lamper2]

I'd like to read the original shooting script-anyone have a link? also: this movie was from 1951! WAY before the silly saucer exploitation garbage films!

[@frankrakovic6998]

met ROBERT WISE .SanDiego Balboa park. VERY smart and WISE . TALKING ABOUT HIS MOVIE CLASSIC SAN Pebbles.

[@pamshewan9181]

Michael Rennie was perfect as Klaatu and also very handsome!

[@giantcockroach]

Oi where's the rest?!

[@larrywprice2]

Where's the rest of it?

[@winbobby972]

Larry it's a 3 part video. When I'm watching, parts 2 & 3, are staged as the next videos.

[@Agent-xn1hr]

Like most remakes the remake of TDTESS was pure garbage

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Correct (I can’t look at even a minute of it).

[@johnthompson6550]

Great Movie with deep thoughts of human emotion, given this Alien introduction! Shame on the remake!!! What a crock of shit that was!!! Interracial broken family with spoiled brat kid who can't act!!! People should be paid to sit threw garbage like the remake!!! It just kept getting worse as it went!!

[@danielbezner9696]

Truly, God and Christ are in this message of The Day The Earth Stood Still. 1950s era.

[@kdoeastvalley]

Daniel Bezner, I disagree. Reason and rational thinking are the message. Not religion.

[@petermrgoudas7572]

The Day The Earth Stood Still //////// ConcreteSurfer420 i was born in 1983, my Dad had me watch the film at a very young age and I must say this film is a classic, the remake was SHIT!!!! ////////// jslasher1 This is one of those iconic sci-fi films one never tires of. It's far superior to all of the CGI-infected trash produced today. Plus, we have Bernard Herrmann's brilliant music score. //////////////// austin teutsch This movie has one of the best storylines in movies. And it was so well done, with a musical score that made the movie so fine. The cast, the music, the theme and the direction all fell in line. GREAT MOVIE!! ///////////// JetMechMA WOW !.....he went through "a couple of hundred" sci-fi novels and stories. Aren't we damned glad he found "Farwell to the Master". /////////// James Feldman t doesn't really matter that the sci-fi effects in the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" may be considered "corny" or even "cheesy" by today's standards. The story, the dialogue, the acting, the photography, the directing, the music, and the editing are so powerful and so elegantly conceived that the picture will always capture our imaginations, and will remain vibrant even with repeated viewings for generations to come. ////////// JetMechMA Isn't it amazing how an actor can cradle a camera and look at it and cry and we see it as them holding their co-star. Behind the scenes is fascinating. /////////// Daniel Bezner Truly, God and Christ are in this message of The Day The Earth Stood Still. 1950s era. /////////// Kelly Manning Great, thanks for sharing this :)

[@mariocisneros911]

How was the remake of WAR OF THE WORLDS ? AND did they make a remake of Invaders from Mars ?

[@paulkerr5082]

Yes, they made remakes of both pictures and ya know what? They both suck. Message here is don't do remakes of the greats.

[@stuartk.nelson6001]

TOO MANY OBVIOUS FLAWS!

[@HonoringGeneralG.S.PattonJr]

I hope that one day there’ll be a colorized release of the film... How COOL would that be?!👽

[@eddieboggs8306]

Be like colorising Whistler 's Mother.

[@HonoringGeneralG.S.PattonJr]

@@eddieboggs8306 I believe that painting IS in color.

[@eddieboggs8306]

@@HonoringGeneralG.S.PattonJr No offence but the title I believe is ,An Arrangement in Black,Grey and White. It is a black and white painting of the artist mother.

[@HonoringGeneralG.S.PattonJr]

@@eddieboggs8306 www.thecultureconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EXHI034128-1024x911.jpg No Offence taken... It's still in color though.

[@KindaLikeWater]

Absolutely not. 👎

[@mariocisneros911]

How was

[@josebelindo1641]

HARRY LAUTER 3:35

[@josebelindo1641]

3:26

[@clasystems]

+Jose Belindo Tales of the Texas Rangers

[@juanpelon3086]

gee..poor guy comes to earth, and all that happens is for him to get shot..not even aliens are secure in our world..

[@jackthompson391]

Cutting off the ending. Way to go nitwit.

[@winbobby972]

Jack, Name Calling? The video is in 3 parts.

[@lewisner]

The only rather stupid scene in the movie, in my opinion, was where Gort killed the two soldiers. Yeah they had their guns drawn but the posed no real threat. It just didn't make any sense.

[@paulkerr5082]

It wasn't personal they were merely in the way. It also showed that the robot was Ai.

[@winbobby972]

lewisner, Klaatu was DEAD, Gort was in Kill Mode. Remember he could destroy the entire World!

[@rael5469]

@@winbobby972 "lewisner, Klaatu was DEAD, Gort was in Kill Mode. Remember he could destroy the entire World!" This is exactly correct. The writers were showing how Gort at first only disarmed the soldiers....but since they now killed Klatu he escalated the violence in proportion to the soldiers.

[@lamper2]

The REAL message of this movie: giving up your freedom to a "central authority" is only going to give you the ILLUSION of peace. do you want to be ruled by robots-NOT ME EITHER TRUMP2020!

[@lufknuht5960]

realism? how about preachy & moralistic?