ouch . $ 11 time 2 waste on imax . there be so many plot hole in this film i do not know where to begin . 1. a ufo be rush towards nyc . prediction be a cataclysmic collision . they assemble a team of scientist and rush them right to ground zero . be you kid . never happen . 2 and the ufo land and the first people out be the scientist . even ahead of the military . one walk right up to shake hand with the alien . please . never happen . 3. klaatu be bring for interrogation . they bring him into a room with a lone interrogator and leave . be you kid . no guard in the room . never happen . 4. the military decides to enclose gort in giant steel panel . they build these in a matter of hour . how . where . 5. after enclose him and he be lower into some underground laboratory that appear custom make for him . where do that come from . how do they get him there . 6. they break a diamond drill on gort and say it will take 24 hour to fix . the bos bark fix it now . they send in a poor schlub who promptly screw on a new drill bit . then the sucker die . 7. klaatu meet with another of his kind who have live among u for 70 year and apparently become quite fond of u . why do not he convince the rest of the alien not to destroy humanity . he come to the same conclusion that klaatu eventually reach . 8. the swarm be destroy everything man make in it path . we see it destroy giant stadium in a matter of second . then it be in central park . why aren not all the building in manhattan fall down . klaatu hasn not do anything to stop them up to this point . oh i could go on and on . then there be all of the plot clichés while good scientist resists evil government . frustrated step mom or disconnect stepson find redemption through love of dead father or husband . boo hoo hoo . stupid general fire all his big gun at indestructible alien . you know what go to happen . yup and general get destroy or vaporize or eat . oh and fugitive scientist and alien and and kid go to see kindly old professor . they always do that . and the authority always show up there . this movie stink on ice . i be not a huge fan of the original but at least that have a story and decent acting .