To promote the upcoming remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, the original production is now available as a new DVD release that features an extensive look back at the ’50s classic.
The first big-budget, sci-fi message flick to come out of Hollywood, Day the Earth Stood Still presented the benevolent alien Klaatu, whose peaceful overtures are misinterpreted as an attack by a paranoid, post-war world. As depicted in a clip from the DVD’s bonus features (presented exclusively to Wired.com), an over-eager G.I. wounds the space man. The world is about to realize the hard way that Klaatu’s ship comes equipped with 8 feet of gleaming whoop-arse named Gort.
Sporting meticulously restored sound and image, the new DVD’s most enjoyable extra is the commentary track by two great directors — Day’s own Robert Wise (West Side Story, The Sound of Music) and DVD host Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Time After Time).
See also:
