Three words – worst movie ever.

Ok, obviously not literally but by Christ, if this steaming turd of a remake doesn’t sweep this years Razzies (worst film awards) then the end times are upon us and we’re moving into the bizarro dimension. From the awful, awful dialogue to the awful, awful, awful directing of Scott Derrickson, The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) should never have made it out of the pitching blocks.

This is one of the worst screenplays in recent memory taking the classic tale and infusing it with a half-cooked environmental message which is no doubt aimed at cashing in on last years green trend. Oh and the early buzz about Keanu Reeves’ less than animated acting style suiting the controlled, logical character of alien visitor Klaatu… bu-bowwww… think again, the role somehow compounded the problem. And let’s not go blaming Reeves for the squeamishly poor acting. Proving that thespian talent is definitely not a genetic trait, Jaden Smith, son of Jada and Will Smith should start looking into his plumbing apprenticeship now because this child should not be let on another film set for the term of his natural life.

If audience’s weren’t suffering enough, the penny-pinching leeches producing this film have stuffed it with some of the most obscene product placement ever seen in a Hollywood blockbuster… and we’re not above the name and shame game… LG, McDonalds, Citizen, Honda and Microsoft should all burn in hell for their part in the raping of a great Sci-Fi legacy.

The only glimmer of hope ever afforded this film was when Klaatu’s big, indestructible robot friend looked as though he was about to WWE on everyone’s arse… but no – they calmed him down and the only pillaging he did was after he had morphed into a plague of metal insects… crap biblical reference, crap climax… crap film.