I love spaceships, from the rugged and clunky ones of the Alien franchise, to the floating electronics showroom that is the Enterprise-D. But what, really, can compare to the silver saucer of the 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still? Nothing, really, so hats off to Scott Derrickson and team for creating a whole new paradigm in movie spaceships: the swirly, cloudy marble. These mighty spheres are breathtaking, especially when they’re headed right for us and there’s nothing the military can do to stop it! I cannot deny my heart was pounding like a delighted child’s during the first, oh, thirty-five minutes of this new TDTESS. Once the same-ol-story mechanics clicked in, well, it was kinda downhill. But as far a popcorn-munching delights are concerned, there are a decent-sized buttery handful to be had during this film.
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