just saw the film . it be awful . what a way to ruin a classic film . this version have nothing on the original . plotnegative . global warming ) weak . begin sequence disjoint and confuse . more hole in this story than swiss cheese . what do the opening sequence have to do with the story . klaatu walk out of the globe ( where be the ship . ) and just a the good dr. be about to shake hand with him and he be promptly shot . he wasn not reach for anything but a handshake the universal sign of hello . klaatu be take to makeshift hospital where we learn that he be walk in a placenta suit one minute and then the next minute they be marvel about how he be just bear . . later in the film he use some of this placenta amaterial to bring back to life a cop he just kill . it gross me out when he stick his finger in the planceta and then in the dead cop mouth . why do he bring the cop back and if he be on a mission to kill the entire human race . later we learn that the globe be all over the planet and and they be the ark that be save stuff to be use after the world be cleanse . ( they actually use the word cleanse in this context ) act represent then there be the acting and ( if you can call it that ) the acting be deplorable . probably the bad i have see in any movie in the last 10 year . kathy bates a sec of defense silly and over the top and not believable . ( i keep look for her to break somebody ankle ) the one a klaatu be just plain pitiful and painful to watch . he sleep walk thru almost the entire film . ( oh wait that be what reeve call act ) jennifer connelly be terrible also . she be not believable a a scientist nor a a mother . she never connect with reef or jaden smith on any level . ( it may not have be her fault and i do not envy what she have to work with . ) jaden and the smith kid and what in the world make them think this kid could act . i look for the credit to see if they be the producer on this film . i do not see their name . how do this kid get the part . it do not help that the part they write for him be a a spoiled brat who need his butt . ( i wish i would call an adult who be now my mother by her first name . ) i would not even rent the dvd to see this movie and i be sorry i waste $ 6 . 00 on it . save your money and the day the earth stand still be when i waste an hour and 40 minute of my time watch this crappy film . thank you hollowwood for mess up another classic film . no soup for you .