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Review: A classic from the opening credits. There's very little bad, if anything at all to say about this film. It's a Robert Wise film with an immensely effective score from Bernard Herrmann and a suitable 50's cast (Michael Rennie is magnetic as Klaatu- eerily calm and self-assured) and very stylish design- especially the spacecraft and Gort. When I first saw this as a kid I loved it- on face value as a Sci-Fi classic (a sleek spaceship and a big scary robot) but now I guess the biggest talking point is the subject matter- that of Post-War pacifism in the midst of the Cold-War. It's amazing this ever got made. The military reaction to an alien arriving in the middle of Washington is understandable but I felt ashamed at our pettiness as a species. Compare this reaction though to that of the dove-wielding Jack Nicholson in 'Mars Attacks' and you begin to wonder whether they are right to be mistrustful. Klaatu is very arrogant that he is right.... Anyway, enough of this- the pace and build up superb and it make great viewing- you can watch it again and again. | 
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