IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/
Plot:
A flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, Klaatu steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to disable all the weapons, including tanks. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen.
While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson and her son Jacob; takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington, DC; and finally stops in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth.
When they begin to suspect the alien man, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say the words “Klaatu barada nikto.” If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As the robot moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. The robot picks her up and takes her into the ship. It then retrieves Klaatu’s body and, through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.
Review:
If you looked at the trailer to this movie and thought “wow, that looks awesome”. You’d be right, the trailer was awesome. If you wanted to see the good bits, then just watch the trailer a few times. You’re sucked into the start of this movie with an explosive start, but quickly dies off and flatlines in the movie rather than keeping you interested. The movie had great potential to be a block buster, but maybe the producers were trying not to do something that would look like Independence Day to much because that’s where it was headed.
Rating:
2.5/5