Watching this recently, it amazed me how dinky action there is in this movie, and yet it remains as gripping and absorbing as ever. There are none of the position pieces we have near to question in current genre films: no explosions, no gory deaths, one exiguous creep scene. Tension is developed through character development and the astounding performances of Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie, with some unbelievable supporting work from Sam Jaffe and Frances Bavier (Mayberry’s Aunt Bea!)
There are very few special effects: the exclusive tank disappears in a glow of light, but other than that, this is a film driven by character development. Taut direction by Robert Wise, straightforward writing from Edmund North and impressive cinematography by Leo Tower accomplish an sparkling, literate, adult science fiction film that appeals to all ages.
Special mention must be made of Bernard Herrmann’s haunting glean. One of the first film scores to employ Leon Theremin’s eerie and eponymous electronic instrument, which unfortunately became a genre cliché, the music adds immeasurably to the tense and unsettling atmosphere.
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Modern audiences may win the film’s message heavy handed and definite, relying on 1950’s atomic paranoia and the absolute power it brought. In fact, Klaatu’s proffered quiet solution borders on totalianarianism. But these are minor considerations considering this is a simple yarn stunningly told.
The DVD contains many spicy extras of interest to film buffs and collectors, including a shooting script, extended discussions on the evolution of the film from notion to release, and an peculiar peep at the people fascinated with collecting 1950’s sci-fi film props and paraphernalia.
First and foremost, this is a review for the 1951, unlit and white, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, 2-disc, special edition DVD and NOT for the remake (Gort! Keanu barada nikto 
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Okay so here’s the lowdown; as I now have both this current edition and the current single, flipper disc, version, and having watched all of the bonus features on the unusual 2-disc situation, I can whisper you this: preserve the ancient disc!
Why, because the 73 plus tiny, making of, on the recent disc is gone, replaced with a modern 23 runt fluff fraction that only skims the surface of the record, of the making of this film.
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Gone are the lengthy on camera interviews with the producer, director and female lead, replaced instead with film historian’s inane babble, with the curious snippet of affirm recordings of the director and producer, taken from the 73 plus minutes, making of, from the new disc (without the on camera represent) .
Also gone, is the very bright, “Collectors”, segment, tacked onto the destroy of the fresh making of, which had several prominent collectors showing off such treasures as the novel flying saucer model and Gort statue, stale in the proper film, with anecdotes about the film, and where the props they now owned, had ended up after the filming.
As for the extra stuff added to the 2-disc place, nothing is worth the non-inclusion of the recent making of from the first disc (most of the original stuff has nothing to do with the film, but instead conveys the political tensions of the world at that time, which, although slightly of interest, is not worth upgrading for) .
And on a recent extra effect for the recent 2-disc place, the reading of, Farewell To The Master, is poorly executed, with a static portray with simple playing instructions, reveal throughout the entire reading (where as they could of has stills from the film playing throughout the reading, while the soundtrack played quietly in the background) and trying to maneuver through the reading is a nightmare, as there are three chapter stops, which are about 10 plus minutes each, with no method of rapid searching through the 10 plus diminutive segments, so if you conclude playing the reading at 9 minutes, you can’t begin the playback where you left off but instead have to listen to the whole thing from the initiate of the chapter (I know this because I stopped the playback for a exiguous, and when I hit the play button on the remote, the film started to play, so I had to go befriend to the menu and originate the reading again, and listen to the stuff I had already heard. I would have preferred that an onscreen text version of the short (45 pages - not so short in my books) account be included instead) .
So unless you are a completes, then this 2-disc version isn’t worth the money, and even if you are looking to win this for the first time, I’d HIGHLY recommend that you recall up the unusual DVD release, as the relate quality is the same, and you salvage the far reliable 73 plus puny, making of, along with the director’s commentary, portray galleries and unusual trailer.
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