SciFifty

I am one of those people who think it is almost impossible to make an accurate movie from a book. Witness everything Stephen King ever wrote, even with the classics you can almost count on a stray love interest or ambient amnesia cropping up. Peter Jackson broke all the rules and bad karma with his magnificent trilogy of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings".
 
Other source materials such as comics seem to fare better; what Christopher Nolan did with both Batman movies was genius. I personally enjoyed Constantine. Although it required the ability to pretend that it was new material, with fallen angels and a chain-smoking Keanu, how could you go wrong. Seriously though folks, Constantine would never quit the coffin nails.
 
Re-makes have the same curse on them, movie making is supposed to be a creative medium so go out there and create writers and directors. No one needs to see a word for word "re-imaging" of Psycho.  In this one I was on the mothers side. Now comes the reason for this mini-rant, I like most people live in hope and die is despair.
 
I am at the moment, clutching in my hot little hand, tickets for the ten-thirty premiere showing of the new "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in IMAX. Be still my beating heart.  Now, I understand this could be a total disaster, Klaatu could have amnesia, or the professor could run off with Maryann.This is where the "live in hope" part kicks in. The special effects look terrific and the cast is more than adequate.
 
The original "Day" is one of my all time favorite sci-fi movies, after I see it and the cd comes out, will I hide it behind Casablanca with Constantine or put it right out front with Blade runner? I will let you know on Sunday.