New Day The Earth Stood Still Art Action-packed poster for Keanu's latest
Back in 1951, the poster advertising sci-fi flick The Day The Earth Stood Still featured tanks shooting ordnance at a massive robot with a laser firing from its face. In the background of the poster was a giant hand holding planet Earth in its vice-like grip. Pretty cool, huh? How the hell can you top that?
Well, according to the marketing bods on the 2008 remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still, by showing state-of-the-art fighter jets blazing their way towards an enormous, phospherant orb floating over a city— the spaceship of choice of the new-look alien invaders. It’s creepy, vibrant and only a slight rip-off of the similarly themed Independence Day’s one-sheet (below).
We’re still not sold on the idea of Keanu Reeves and the director of a straight-to-video Hellraiser sequel remaking one of the more cerebral sci-fi classics. But we’re confident it will, at the very least, look cool — and this poster does nothing to change that.
I've been thinking the same thing - where is the originality of new films these days? Scary times.
This poster, as others have said, is a pile of crud, and after a very exciting trailor amkes me feel that we are going to be 'treated' to another rip off of slightly better (and worse) films....
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The title ties in to a major story element, can't say anymore or it might be a spoiler, which I would never do. Check out the original sometime, as it is a classic, probably best to wait til after you watch the remake if you're going to go see it. I'm really hopeful about this, I'm a big fan of the original. This looks good and seems to have an environmental message. ... Read More
The new trailer and this poster put me off the film...
I don't what it is, it just doesn't feel relevant.
I mean... yet ANOTHER movie about the end of the world?
What's with Hollywood and the lack of new stories?
Are they still on strike?
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haven't seen the original but am a little curious why a film titled 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' should have an 'Action Packed' poster. Is the irony intentional? ... Read More
Agree with The_Hat (strange name though) The trailer really peaked my interest in this movie. This poster, had I seen it first, would have put me off. ... Read More
loving the look and feel of this film. It is the next cinema trip for me. It could well be the remake we've all been waiting for. And i'ma lover of the original. Have much faith in this. Just a few more weeks . . .
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