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Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still Takes a Tumble

It’s hard to top a classic. 2008’s reboot of The Day the Earth Stood Still makes a game effort at living up to the original film’s legacy, but stumbles over what has by now become an overly familiar alien-invasion premise. While the 1951 original had deep impact as a cautionary tale about the dangers of nuclear annihilation, the remake skips the opportunity to deliver an impassioned, big-picture warning about environmental degradation. Instead, it opts for a generic, earthlings-are-par

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Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still Takes a Tumble