The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

[Movie 199 / Day 211]


Yet another Hollywood remake, in The Day the Earth Stood Still an alien comes to Earth in order to save the planet - by eradicating humans.

I was surprisingly pleased by the movie. The story isn't particularly special, but the acting wasn't at all bad (even Keanu, although I guess it helped that his character essentially had one expression throughout) and some of the special effects were very good.

As is so often the case when I watch a movie I expect is going to really suck, it turned out to be better than I thought.

My rating: 6.1 / 10
IMDB rating: 5.6 / 10
Running time: 104 mins
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Titanic (1997)

[Movie 122 / Day 103]


Long, soppy love film that became the biggest film ever and gave the world yet another hateful Celine Dion song.

Rewatching it, the soppy love story is a bit crap. The ship sinking sequence is still ace though - even if some of the CGI is looking dated. Plus Kate Winslet gets naked, which is never going to hurt.

My rating: 6.9 / 10
IMDB rating: 7.3 / 10
Running time: 194 mins
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