The Day the Earth Stood Still (2/5) Movie CLIP - Gort Appears (1951) HD

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    CLIP DESCRIPTION:
    After the military attacks Klaatu (Michael Rennie), the robot enforcer Gort descends from the spaceship and melts their weapons.
    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    All of Washington, D.C., is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveler, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by an overzealous soldier, Klaatu announces that he has a message of the gravest importance for all humankind, which he will deliver only when all the leaders of all nations will agree to meet with him. World politics being what they are in 1951, Klaatu's demands are turned down and he is ordered to remain in the hospital, where his wounds are being tended. Klaatu escapes, taking refuge in a boarding house, where he poses as one "Mr. Carpenter" (one of the film's many parallels between Klaatu and Christ). There the benign alien gains the confidence of a lovely widow (Patricia Neal) and her son, Bobby (Billy Gray), neither of whom tumble to his other-worldly origins, and seeks out the gentleman whom Bobby regards as "the smartest man in the world" -- an Einstein-like scientist, Dr. Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe). The next day, at precisely 12 o'clock, Klaatu arranges for the world to "stand still" -- he shuts down all electrical power in the world, with the exception of essentials like hospitals and planes in flight. Directed by Robert Wise, who edited Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) for director Orson Welles before going on to direct such major 1960s musicals as West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), The Day the Earth Stood Still was based on the story Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates.
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    Cast: Lock Martin, Michael Rennie
    Director: Robert Wise
    Producer: Julian Blaustein
    Screenwriters: Edmund H. North, Harry Bates
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  • @NPC-rq6vn
    @NPC-rq6vn Před 3 lety +965

    Even 70 years later, that scene where the spaceship closes itself still looks crisp.

    • @Meatwad.Baggins
      @Meatwad.Baggins Před rokem +25

      I was thinking the same

    • @jaysilverheals4445
      @jaysilverheals4445 Před rokem +44

      the ramp and stuff was puttied up and painted. when it closes they reversed the scene. I am gort and tell you this since I was there.

    • @garyroberts1560
      @garyroberts1560 Před rokem +3

      It looks brilliant!

    • @_1DK_
      @_1DK_ Před rokem

      ......

    • @velveetaslingshot
      @velveetaslingshot Před rokem +8

      And the tank vaporizing and smoke on the ground!

  • @Dorelaxen
    @Dorelaxen Před 5 lety +525

    Take a moment to appreciate just how incredible these effects were for the time.

    • @mantonyTheFirst
      @mantonyTheFirst Před rokem +19

      Yes. The way the tank and those artillery pieces disintegrate still looks as cool today as when I first watched this with my Dad in the early 70’s.

    • @MythicSuns
      @MythicSuns Před 6 měsíci +5

      Especially given the time they were made. These days if you wanted to recreate this scene you could easily just use a CGI program like Blender to create the shots where Gort destroys all of the weapons, but in the 1950s those effects would've been done practically which essentially means there was more manual labour involved and possibly more brainstorming as well.

    • @donkeyslayer9879
      @donkeyslayer9879 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Why should I? I saw this in theater when it first came out. Got you beat.

    • @Dorelaxen
      @Dorelaxen Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@donkeyslayer9879Good for you. Have a cookie.

    • @robertwilliamson922
      @robertwilliamson922 Před 2 měsíci

      @@donkeyslayer9879 In 1951 ?

  • @doncallangher6177
    @doncallangher6177 Před rokem +284

    The way the ship seals up tight ... so damn cool. No morphing, no CGI, just a massive practical effect.

    • @mordecaiesther3591
      @mordecaiesther3591 Před 2 měsíci +2

      ❤ Soon there will be a REAL GORT .. AI ROBOT

    • @Soundofsilver2007
      @Soundofsilver2007 Před 2 hodinami

      Earliest CGI in pop culture was the CGI used in the opening credits for Hitch’s VERTIGO, (1958).

  • @usmale4915
    @usmale4915 Před 3 lety +321

    The appearance of "Gort", to me, is one of the best sci-fi scenes ever filmed!

  • @NihilusShadow
    @NihilusShadow Před 6 lety +874

    I absolutely love how he just appears there. No one saw him walk out of the ship or anything; they just look up and there he is. The music that accompanies the surprise gives me goosebumps every single time.

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 4 lety +6

      @Mike Collins: Taxi Driver!

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety +28

      And no one heard him either. Gort and the ship both look like metal, but the film makes his footfalls silent. It's frightening how silent he is -- even his visor weapon is quiet.

    • @budmangt2
      @budmangt2 Před 3 lety +11

      It made him look much scarier than if you saw him just walk out!

    • @Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk
      @Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk Před 3 lety +1

      WHAT DID HE SAY ? CANT FIND IT.

    • @steveluck9541
      @steveluck9541 Před 3 lety

      Full music score on Tidal - Bernie Herrmann

  • @spockboy
    @spockboy Před 8 lety +2137

    The way they introduced Gort that was brilliant. They had him ALREADY standing there when the soldiers looked up, that made it much more powerful psychologically. The music was brilliant as well :)

    • @hamanu666
      @hamanu666 Před 7 lety +88

      They know that they fucked up when Gort is here! And that eerie music just sets the atmosphere so well.

    • @CrashandTrash596
      @CrashandTrash596 Před 7 lety +25

      Billy McAuliffe If it had happened in Europe they would have surrendered before Gort got involved.
      Any how... it's a great movie.
      Let's try and stick to that.

    • @CrashandTrash596
      @CrashandTrash596 Před 7 lety +16

      Billy McAuliffe
      You started your own world wars, killed hundreds of thousands of your own troops, and bombed each other's cities nightly for nearly three years before we got involved.
      As I recall you need no help from us to start wars on a global scale. You only need our help to end them.

    • @CrashandTrash596
      @CrashandTrash596 Před 7 lety +12

      Billy McAuliffe
      You started it, Captain Cranky Pants. If you want to talk trash you have to expected to get it back.
      I mean, come on, why do you have to be that way?
      We all came here to enjoy the movie and you want to pick a beef with a continent full of people you don't even know.
      Have a little class, bro.
      Do we go to the Red Dwarf page and say that the characters are great but the special effects stink?
      So kick back, grab a cold one and try and enjoy the movie without making the rest of us analyze your hangups.

    • @alecfoster4413
      @alecfoster4413 Před 7 lety +20

      SpockBoy- Yes...thank Bernard Hermann for a brilliant score!

  • @Ray.Norrish
    @Ray.Norrish Před 3 lety +190

    Only when the 2nd member of Daft Punk emerged did everyone run away.
    "This guy's slightly chunkier silver outfit is way more scary. Let's go!"

  • @georgesargent7770
    @georgesargent7770 Před 2 lety +21

    I like the way Gort diss arm's the military without hurting anyone

  • @mistreme8341
    @mistreme8341 Před 6 lety +579

    I always loved how the saucer ‘healed’ up when closing itself and retracting it’s boarding ramp. That was the sexiest way to close a spaceship evar!

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 4 lety +67

      How they did it: The saucer openings were sealed with putty, smoothed over and painted to be invisible to a camera. It opened normally, breaking the seal. The shots of it closing are merely reversed footage of it opening, so the openings appear to seal perfectly.
      Who needs CGI?
      :D

    • @moontrooper2587
      @moontrooper2587 Před 4 lety +2

      - Neko Levi is best Levi.

    • @alexgramm5170
      @alexgramm5170 Před 4 lety +16

      They should get back to making movies like that with real stuff

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety +16

      And in the scene it's so silent! No machine sounds at all. A small detail which adds to the sense of how far beyond our technology this is.

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 Před 3 lety +3

      @@KutWrite WOW, BRILLIANT 🍷..

  • @Segadrome
    @Segadrome Před 4 lety +1022

    Klaatu: *Doesn't appear to be harmless*
    Solider: "So anyways I started blasting"

  • @RichardFeynmanRules
    @RichardFeynmanRules Před 4 lety +174

    One of the all-time greatest scenes in any science fiction movie.

    • @oliviawutam
      @oliviawutam Před 2 lety +3

      This can become reality for the US regime if they don't stop the endless wars

    • @davidh9844
      @davidh9844 Před rokem +1

      2nd greatest. "Gort Klatu barada nictoe" is the 1st. You would be hard pressed to find an American who does not know who Clark Kent is. Probably just as hard finding someone who doesn't know those words.

  • @alex35agm
    @alex35agm Před 5 měsíci +17

    This is in my top 10 of favorite movies.Gort is just one mean robot.Great effects for 1951,and a very thought provoking story.

  • @JoseCortes-on6uy
    @JoseCortes-on6uy Před 6 lety +641

    Still enjoyable after 67 years. Kids should have a blast watching Gort do his stuff. Bernard Herrmann's music is fantastic.

    • @user-yd1re9qb1n
      @user-yd1re9qb1n Před 5 lety +5

      I AM having a blast. This is awesome!

    • @ernesthill4017
      @ernesthill4017 Před 5 lety +10

      That is my measure of a movie's worthiness. It can be watched 20 times, (not consecutively, of course), and it still entertains. "Casablanca" or "the Godfather " are good examples of this

    • @juangonzalez3759
      @juangonzalez3759 Před 4 lety +6

      Ok boomer

    • @marvinirving9393
      @marvinirving9393 Před 4 lety +9

      One of the best sci-fi ever. Final message of movie is priceless.

    • @valeria262
      @valeria262 Před 4 lety +1

      I also hate the kids, and I hate the music that they like!
      Oops threw out my back.

  • @garethglitter5932
    @garethglitter5932 Před 8 lety +2634

    The soldiers were a bit too trigger happy after getting back from Korea

    • @arserobinson7118
      @arserobinson7118 Před 6 lety +61

      The Aliens came to reclaim their stolen radio .

    • @DustinSmith796
      @DustinSmith796 Před 6 lety +6

      Gareth Glitter lol

    • @josebelindo1641
      @josebelindo1641 Před 5 lety +9

      A 45 has a kick to it so aim low the police in my town just bought a big APC it looks like a garbage truck or it could be knocked over by a garabage truck a guy that WAS IN THE aRMY SAID HE WAS IN A TANK KILLER TEAM IF THEY RUN OUT OF ROCKETS THEY ARE TRAINED TO MAKE MOLOTV COCTAILS

    • @loveisneverasin9092
      @loveisneverasin9092 Před 5 lety +8

      Gareth Glitter
      Nobody ever fired at the Robot. Makes no sense.

    • @oliviamonkey
      @oliviamonkey Před 5 lety +28

      Gareth Glitter, nothing has changed in 70years. Americans still have the " Wild West" mentality " shoot first" don't ask questions . Amis are always right ( NOT ). no other country is as destuctive . . .

  • @gordonpingenot1731
    @gordonpingenot1731 Před 3 lety +152

    This is probably the best scifi movie ever, and the special effects are excellent, as is the great soundtrack. This is so much better than the remake.

    • @timz7171
      @timz7171 Před 2 lety +10

      the remake is a disaster.

    • @gordonpingenot1731
      @gordonpingenot1731 Před 2 lety +1

      @Jeff Mattel To each his own. By the way, I'm sure you wouldn't like my all time favorite movies Barbarella (1968) and Star Trek the Motion Picture (1979)......

    • @gordonpingenot1731
      @gordonpingenot1731 Před 2 lety

      @LeoS No, I saw Barbarella on it's first run here in the states, when it was rated M (not PG).

    • @Michael93406
      @Michael93406 Před 2 lety +8

      The remake is a cinema crime . Class X felony. Only an idiot remakes a masterpiece.

    • @jamesweekley1087
      @jamesweekley1087 Před 2 lety +7

      certainly the remake couldn't hold a candle to it. Not to mention that Keanu Reeves is no Michael Rennie.

  • @invoxicated
    @invoxicated Před 3 lety +16

    Damn that was a badass flick. I was only 5 months old when this movie was made. I'm 70 now and still love watching it.

  • @Assassinboy8084fun
    @Assassinboy8084fun Před 4 lety +492

    Everybody gansta till gort calls for a vibe check

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 Před 3 lety +3

      True.

    • @rwarren58
      @rwarren58 Před 3 lety +1

      The best part is I understand the above sentence. English is amazing.

    • @onemoremisfit
      @onemoremisfit Před 3 lety +6

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      End this man’s whole career
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      Sexual/genitalia innuendo
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      Question of quantity answered yes
      Plot twist
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      YT algorithm counting down years
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      So you've chosen death?
      Punch line below read more

    • @seba24503
      @seba24503 Před 3 lety

      @@onemoremisfit THANK YOU!

    • @AlphaFoxDelta
      @AlphaFoxDelta Před 3 lety

      👁👁

  • @PabloTheOne
    @PabloTheOne Před 8 lety +529

    The music was played on instrument called Theremin

  • @Stealth-Operator
    @Stealth-Operator Před 2 lety +173

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this movie is perhaps the pinnacle of all the sci-fi movies in all of movie history. The ominous music scores and climactic moments make this movie an absolute masterpiece.

    • @carycomic1954
      @carycomic1954 Před 2 lety +8

      Definitely one of my Top 20 Favorites when it comes to sci-fi movies.

    • @GORT70
      @GORT70 Před rokem +12

      No, Forbidden Planet is. But this is top 5 definitely.

    • @gordonlekfors2708
      @gordonlekfors2708 Před rokem +5

      this, pinnacle? it barely looks good enough for us to suspend disbelief.

    • @sandybarrie5526
      @sandybarrie5526 Před rokem +6

      @@gordonlekfors2708 itis not about suspending belies of making effects look real, but engaging viewers into the movie. those where the days when they had genuine plots..

    • @wesleycook7687
      @wesleycook7687 Před rokem +7

      It focuses on the story instead of saucers flying around. That's what makes it a superior movie.

  • @sexylover780
    @sexylover780 Před 3 lety +37

    I saw this when it first came out as a child and at 68 it STILL brings chills up my spine. When GORT appears out of the spacecraft and walks down towards crowd and that ominous eerie music starts playing and the ship seals itself up......................you just know there is going to be trouble.

    • @user-wi2rs8hr4b
      @user-wi2rs8hr4b Před 9 měsíci +2

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      Прямо відчуваю ці жахливі мурашки по спині!

  • @jackkeller3172
    @jackkeller3172 Před 5 lety +141

    One of the greatest science fiction movies ever made

  • @steeden54
    @steeden54 Před 5 lety +94

    There's never been a robot as cool as Gort.

    • @randywoodworth5990
      @randywoodworth5990 Před 3 lety +2

      Maxilmillian from the Black Hole comes in at no.2

    • @Bowser64798
      @Bowser64798 Před 3 lety

      Optimus prime at No. 3

    • @Random_Blip
      @Random_Blip Před 3 lety +5

      C-3PO : "I'm pretty cool. I am fluent in over six million forms of communication, and can readily..."
      Gort:

    • @edmardisla8492
      @edmardisla8492 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Random_Blip This would absolutely happen.

    • @rickyrackey7930
      @rickyrackey7930 Před 2 lety

      Mechagodzilla, Fulgore, Sektor, T-800.

  • @iwthswlosl
    @iwthswlosl Před 2 lety +14

    Best SCI FI movie ever made you just couldn’t better it, every actor perfectly cast.

  • @mikemoulton2053
    @mikemoulton2053 Před 2 lety +39

    Absolutely one of the best sci Fi films ever made.

    • @Mrgaunt1
      @Mrgaunt1 Před 10 měsíci

      Agreed! This, the original Thing from Another World (1951, though the 1982 remake is good as well)), War of the Worlds (1953), and Forbidden Planet (1956) are in my Top Five.

    • @perlman7376
      @perlman7376 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Mrgaunt1 Agreed.I have to add 2001.

  • @christhornley1664
    @christhornley1664 Před 6 lety +204

    A classic sci fi movie, I don't care how good new ones get with their special effects and cgi, they won't beat this. A masterpiece and film making at its best!

    • @harrishromero6447
      @harrishromero6447 Před 3 lety +1

      Your wrong the movement so slow that I have time

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 3 lety +7

      You can improve the technology, but that's no replacement for artistry. This film is a work of art.

    • @harrishromero6447
      @harrishromero6447 Před 3 lety +1

      @@danieldickson8591 well no movie nowadays is faster efficient than ever movie create by months back in a day it Loong to make a movie

    • @harrishromero6447
      @harrishromero6447 Před 3 lety +2

      @@danieldickson8591 if you still using the same technology back in a day it will be expensive as heck

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 2 lety +9

      @@harrishromero6447 There's nothing wrong with using today's more advanced tech if it accomplishes what you want more efficiently. But what matters is how you use it. Many movies today are slick flashy garbage. The writers, directors, cinematographers, set designers, lighting designers, musicians, editors etc. who worked on this film were great artists, and the end result transcends the limits of their technology.

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 Před 6 lety +391

    Made by the same director that brought you the Sound of Music. Sheesh, talk about a diverse talent.

  • @mr.deedsgoestotown6155
    @mr.deedsgoestotown6155 Před 2 lety +45

    The very credible story, fine acting, superb music and sound/special effects make this the best (IMO) science fiction film of all-time. It really stands the test of time. Great foresight in the storytelling and in the entirety of this great film. Nice
    feature is the use of Washington as a backdrop for the action. Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal
    make you forget you're watching a
    movie.

  • @MuzixMaker
    @MuzixMaker Před 2 lety +16

    That slow opening of Gort’s visor is ominous. Brilliant.

    • @woxwell3684
      @woxwell3684 Před 2 lety

      It looks better in color.

    • @DesertRat332
      @DesertRat332 Před 6 měsíci

      Watching it as a kid scared the crap out of me! Especially later when Helen is trying to remember what to say as Gort's visor opens. I thought she was done for.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 5 měsíci

      Gort is precise and methodical, never in a rush. He knows us primitives can't hurt him, and we can't stop him. Remember when he let us encase him in a big plastic box. When he decided to get out it wasn't with some massive flex or flashy explosion. He just methodically dissolved the block away with energy. Minimum effort necessary.

  • @hilbertsandifer1998
    @hilbertsandifer1998 Před 5 lety +32

    The first time I saw this movie in the 60’s I was hooked! Nothing can take its place. I will ever be in love with Gort!!

  • @bobzwol
    @bobzwol Před 6 lety +95

    I fondly remember watching this movie as a 6-year-old child back in 1961 when it aired on NBC's Saturday Night At The Movies. This scene scared the crap out of me! Fantastically directed by Robert Wise, delivering a powerful post WW-II sentiment. Thanks for posting this!

    • @dwightbrown7252
      @dwightbrown7252 Před 4 lety +3

      Me too.Remember it clearly.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 4 lety

      The actual line by Patricia Neal is: “Gort - Klaatu barada nikto! Klaatu barada nikto!”

    • @fw1421
      @fw1421 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too! I was all of 8 years old.I loved this movie. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @k5laman
      @k5laman Před 3 lety +2

      I was gonna make this comment but you beat me to it. I was 7 & at my grandparents house. They almost didn't let me see it, but got interested in it themselves! Now I own a copy & watch it whenever I want. Kinda makes you wish something like that would happen in today's times, just to give the Earth's Governments a reality check!!

    • @fu_zero_2137
      @fu_zero_2137 Před 3 lety +5

      Me too I was ten years old and home alone. I got my bb gun for protection!

  • @minhvo8009
    @minhvo8009 Před 3 lety +119

    Alien dude: “Finally I have arrived on a planet with sentient beings. I have to introduce myself to them. Oh wait I forgot to turn off the deadly killing machine I used for self defense. Let me take the remote and turn it off.”
    Soldier: blast the remote away.

    • @andrewdouglas4211
      @andrewdouglas4211 Před 3 lety +4

      I guess you missed the part of the movie where Klaatu explains that Gort isn't a servant... that Gort is an autonomous enforcer.

    • @oliviawutam
      @oliviawutam Před 2 lety

      Calling Klaatu, a dude shows your level of development of Humanity, now to hospital

  • @damon1717
    @damon1717 Před 3 lety +23

    The original might just be my favorite movie of all time. Still so relevant today, perhaps even more so.

  • @mehitablestorm8877
    @mehitablestorm8877 Před 5 lety +80

    I love how hundreds of people just run like hell with one look at Gort coming down the ramp. And that great music. So simple and yet so scary.

    • @Isaac-gh5ku
      @Isaac-gh5ku Před 2 lety +11

      Possibly the only comical scene in the movie because of how fast the people ran.

    • @edmardisla8492
      @edmardisla8492 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Isaac-gh5ku Sped up footage can be hilarious.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 5 měsíci

      It does say something about military discipline, that those soldiers didn't break and run when Gort started disintegrating their toys... sorry, I mean weapons. 😉

  • @cavaliothorson7755
    @cavaliothorson7755 Před 7 lety +160

    No one messes with Gort.

    • @Zoras88
      @Zoras88 Před 3 lety +3

      No one messes with Gort's pal Klatu.

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner Před 3 lety

      Bill & Ted would have Melvined him.

    • @cavaliothorson7755
      @cavaliothorson7755 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lewisner Good joke.

    • @Knuckles-4
      @Knuckles-4 Před 3 lety +4

      He takes action against the aggressors ,no preferences

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lewisner Yeah they would have, but I'm pretty sure Gort is junkless, so no go.

  • @bestpossibleworld2091
    @bestpossibleworld2091 Před 3 lety +54

    Visually and with its special effects, "The Day" was ahead of its time. It still looks advanced. Gort was certainly the most terrifying space weapon ever imagined. Bernard Herrmann's musical score was superb, brilliant.

    • @robertthomas5736
      @robertthomas5736 Před rokem +2

      Gort was Seven Feet Tall and Could Vaporize Anyone, who was trying to Hurt Klaatu or The Spaceship

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 5 měsíci

      When you watch Klaatu communicating with his superiors in the spaceship, he doesn't activate controls by pushing buttons, or even touching pads. He just gestures across panels of lights. There's an elegance to that which we can't match even today.

  • @rickcreighton9714
    @rickcreighton9714 Před 3 lety +12

    One of the coolest scenes in movie history. The robot walking out. And the music. Man and his petty war machines.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 2 lety +1

      Like War of the Worlds a few years later, this movie is a kick in the nuts of our arrogance over our vaunted technology.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh Před 4 lety +20

    The orchestral score, accented by the spooky theremin, adds so much to this film. I've loved it for decades.

  • @speagle4
    @speagle4 Před 5 lety +31

    I love how everyone runs when Gort appears.

  • @jesterokjones4954
    @jesterokjones4954 Před rokem +7

    The SFX were top notch for 1951, absolutely unreal!

  • @gildavis8266
    @gildavis8266 Před 3 lety +11

    Even after all these years it is still the best scifi film ever made.

  • @bryanjohnson8796
    @bryanjohnson8796 Před 4 lety +10

    Every time Gort showed up, you knew some serious stuff was about to happen. And I love the way the movie started straight out of the gate with the ship landing!

  • @dickbuelow8968
    @dickbuelow8968 Před 7 lety +209

    Great old classic,,This and Forbidden Planet

    • @biggawinnacrapsa3870
      @biggawinnacrapsa3870 Před 5 lety +3

      Let's not forget Colossus: The Forbin Project

    • @kittenscatsangelsgods1157
      @kittenscatsangelsgods1157 Před 5 lety +1

      Oh Sure AngelRobbie just dissarmthemvermin , oh right hagtrollverminpirate"queenO'vermin" , I AM ALPHA&OMEGA DEATROYER , I AM TO TOTAL DESTROYthemvermin IN TOTO ! ! ! !

    • @buckacre1348
      @buckacre1348 Před 5 lety +4

      Two of the very best. Ever.

    • @wideyxyz2271
      @wideyxyz2271 Před 4 lety +1

      Ahh the glorious interositer! What a machine!

    • @biggawinnacrapsa3870
      @biggawinnacrapsa3870 Před 4 lety

      @Ben Finny - The remake was pretty damn good as well, + Dakota Fanning.

  • @jamesmasztalerz5930
    @jamesmasztalerz5930 Před rokem +5

    It gave me chills when Gort just suddenly appeared on the ramp when the soldiers look up

  • @veryoldjohnson
    @veryoldjohnson Před 5 měsíci +2

    For many, many years,
    Gort was displayed in a shop window on La Brea Avenue,
    in Los Angeles.
    Eastside, South of Olympic Blvd.

  • @juansantiago3296
    @juansantiago3296 Před 6 lety +62

    Probably the best sci-fi movie of its time....also The Thing, Them, Forbidden Planet....

    • @usmale4915
      @usmale4915 Před 3 lety +2

      I love "THEM"!

    • @PhantasyStarLover
      @PhantasyStarLover Před 3 lety +1

      @@usmale4915 Me too! I watched it again not too long ago, and then it struck me how certain elements in it remind me of one of my top favourite films: "Aliens".

    • @mikilynne4558
      @mikilynne4558 Před 3 lety

      The Thing was too cool. Howard Hawks new how to inject casual romance into action films.

    • @mikilynne4558
      @mikilynne4558 Před 3 lety

      @John Sergertson ... yes, War of the Worlds for sure.

  • @johnsmithe9163
    @johnsmithe9163 Před 6 lety +135

    NOTHING EVER BEATS THE ORIGINAL. just that simple !

    • @neroidius6915
      @neroidius6915 Před 5 lety +10

      John Smithe take off your nostalgia goggles, this movie is really outdated

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 4 lety

      I don't know... I liked the original "The Thing," but Carpenter's version was better... not just because of the effects, though they are very effective. The story is better and the indefinite ending is thought-provoking.

    • @techissus7449
      @techissus7449 Před 4 lety +1

      Shrek 2 and Halo 2 anniversary disagree

    • @PitchSkullBlack
      @PitchSkullBlack Před 4 lety

      Well it could if you weren't needlessly comparing things.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety +2

      @@neroidius6915 The practical effects aren't as slick as today's CGI, but they match well the tone the film was going for. Otherwise the script is smart, the acting very capable, the direction top-notch, and the themes timeless.

  • @barbaraadams8347
    @barbaraadams8347 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The background music was amazing! You always knew that something was going to happen since Gort was going to protect his master. My favorite sci-fi movie of all time!

    • @michaelschramm1064
      @michaelschramm1064 Před 4 měsíci

      Bernard Herrmann’s first scoring assignment following his permanent move to Hollywood from NY-and it’s both a winner and a harbinger of great scores to come.

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 Před 3 lety +4

    Best movie ever! Predicting the future since 1950.

  • @evelynvelasquez1915
    @evelynvelasquez1915 Před 7 lety +53

    i love the older version of the day the earth stood still

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne Před 4 lety +3

      Same here in fact in comparison to the 2008 version the first is a lot better.

  • @paulhooson6850
    @paulhooson6850 Před 7 lety +26

    Ah, nothing helps clear the park like a giant killer robot from outer space backed by eerie music!

  • @matthewmclaughlin9502
    @matthewmclaughlin9502 Před rokem +4

    Still a classic after all these years lessons can still be learned

  • @dennisharvey7899
    @dennisharvey7899 Před 2 lety +7

    I have watched this classic more times than any movie I have ever seen. I worry about anyone who does not appreciate the genius of the film. The simplicity of it and the levels of meaning are absolutely brilliant. This one is a 10 out of 10.

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 Před 6 lety +48

    Best Scifi robot ever, with the brilliant Bernard Herrmann score

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Robbie from Forbidden Planet probably comes in second.

  • @classifiedtopsecret9582
    @classifiedtopsecret9582 Před 7 lety +17

    I'll never forget my father watching this when I was little.

  • @howierobbery
    @howierobbery Před 3 lety +95

    the soldier that shot first has a future in law enforcement

    • @davegregory4291
      @davegregory4291 Před 3 lety +6

      typical yank shoot first ask question after.

    • @gregtestagent
      @gregtestagent Před 3 lety +5

      Gort is THEIR police

    • @dalehall2067
      @dalehall2067 Před 3 lety +3

      MyJust fine today shoot and ask questions later so sad

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 3 lety +1

      @@davegregory4291: While you lot hold our coats and collect the medals from your decadent, inbred, parasitic "royals."
      ...and aid money and military bases to protect you thanks to our own corrupt, power-seeking, compliant government.

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 3 lety

      @@gregtestagent: Yes, that's the sad part. The movie professes UN world domination, but for the whole universe. Power would corrupt aliens as easily as it does humans.

  • @charlesdavid3662
    @charlesdavid3662 Před 2 lety +3

    These old movies were awesome.

  • @dwightbrown7252
    @dwightbrown7252 Před 6 lety +41

    This scene stunned me when I first seen it.Outstanding direction,use of camera angle and music.Gort in no hurry.He has all the time he needs.Our time is in question.

    • @dareisnogod5711
      @dareisnogod5711 Před rokem +1

      Poor English. Forget watching movies & learn to speak & write correct English. "I first SEEN..." should be "I first SAW...". Study grammar, boy, grammar.

  • @stevedandy973
    @stevedandy973 Před 5 lety +8

    You don't mess with Gort.

  • @justtinkering6713
    @justtinkering6713 Před rokem +3

    My favorite of all movies. Scared heck out of me as a kid.

  • @tww2002
    @tww2002 Před 3 lety +6

    Brings back memories. One of my all time favorite movies.

  • @patricksaxon3983
    @patricksaxon3983 Před 5 lety +10

    This is a great movie, so far in the special effects back then.

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 Před 6 lety +11

    One of the Greatest SciFi movie EVER made alongside War of the Worlds (1950s version) there's such a feel of terror and menace in both films, and the character acting and storytelling are finely done. Two Classics in the science Fiction genre.

  • @morbius109
    @morbius109 Před 4 lety +4

    This scene is one of the iconic moments in American film history. And this movie is one of my all-time favourites.

  • @franceleeparis37
    @franceleeparis37 Před 3 lety +7

    One of the great sci-fi.... watched it as a kid and was awe struck

  • @eddieboggs8306
    @eddieboggs8306 Před 4 lety +10

    Special effects are pretty incredible considering that this was 1951.

  • @kainnosgoth7336
    @kainnosgoth7336 Před 5 lety +26

    Many of you will also remember Michael Rennie (Klaatu) also played in Season One of Lost In Space in a 2-part episode called "The Keeper".
    He played an intergalactic zoo keeper who wanted Will and Penny for his collection. Great actor now long since passed, R.I.P. Mr. Rennie.

    • @panzerriff
      @panzerriff Před 4 lety +4

      He also played in two episodes of The Invaders.Good actor.Looked like a cross between Charlton Heston and Peter Cushing.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety

      Lots of television work, especially as the lead in the television series (loosely) based on the novel, The Third Man (1959-65).

    • @vincentfalsaperla
      @vincentfalsaperla Před 4 lety +1

      also played the captain of the Titanic in the first episode of Time tunnel.

    • @fredriikforkbeard7455
      @fredriikforkbeard7455 Před 2 lety

      @@vincentfalsaperla yessir, Irwin Allen woulda been a blast to hang out with... Recently, started checking out old Time Tunnel episodes I’d never seen. I love that show, has to be the most amazing hi-tech series of all time...

  • @Z95HeadHunter
    @Z95HeadHunter Před 4 lety +25

    I'm glad my history teacher showed me this. My first exposure was that really bad remake from several years back. I like this take on Gort a lot better. Much more efficient and subtle like I'd imagine a war machine infinitely more advanced than ours. Quickly disabling the human weapons harmlessly.

  • @Shadowkey392
    @Shadowkey392 Před 3 lety +4

    0:50
    Director: "Ok, now, everyone run! No, i said RUN! Walking quickly is not running! I need you to - oh, for God's sake, you know what, fine! We'll just speed the film up in post."

  • @sidneyfrederickson3941
    @sidneyfrederickson3941 Před 9 lety +46

    Little know fact. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the spaceship and it was his idea to have it organic, with "healing" hatches and ramps. The interior is in part inspired by his Johnson Wax Administration building.

  • @raulduke6105
    @raulduke6105 Před 5 lety +6

    Classic scene from an all time classic

  • @ThePianoMan1953
    @ThePianoMan1953 Před 3 lety +4

    I loved this movie so much, around 2005 I got the idea of contacting Billy Gray and invite him to lunch for a reminiscent chat about his experience with TDESS. He kindly replied to my e-mail but declined saying, “Thank you, but I’m very happy in my reclusive lifestyle.” But he did comment on how well he thought the movie has stood the “test of time” with its anti-nuclear message. He seemed very nice.

  • @TheIndependentLens
    @TheIndependentLens Před 3 lety +6

    Dude, Robert Wise was something else as a director. The fact that the man who directed this movie also, directed “The Sound of Music” & “The Haunting” is pretty wild.

  • @KeithFox
    @KeithFox Před 8 lety +235

    That's how Thomas Bangalter got so powerful, he went into the past and took weapons, then in 1999 became Daft Punk

    • @bturner999
      @bturner999 Před 8 lety

      no pls

    • @Ardiless
      @Ardiless Před 6 lety

      😂😂😂

    • @Detrik303
      @Detrik303 Před 5 lety +1

      He was Daft Punk in 1993

    • @regallmusiccorp.8052
      @regallmusiccorp.8052 Před 3 lety

      interstella 555 - this scene would be awesome with the daft robots coming out of the ship as well come to think of it.

  • @dongray6834
    @dongray6834 Před 5 lety +30

    Love the message of this movie!
    And the warning!
    The script was the star!
    Human behavior has got to change! Or it will be changed for us!
    Changes aren’t permanent.... but change is!

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety +4

      Perhaps the most intelligent script from 1950s sci-fi films

    • @oliviawutam
      @oliviawutam Před 2 lety +2

      Don , you are the first to mention the movies 'message' The US, mostly has Not got it. thank you

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 Před rokem

      what an intelligent comment....it seems you are 1 who GETS IT! UFO's are REAL....and they have been watching us for eons....they are from another "higher"" dimension...but they can visit this dense lower vibrational dimension(Earth) anyTIME they choose.....

  • @randmayfield5695
    @randmayfield5695 Před 2 lety +3

    This was a great movie.

  • @garypamflett2150
    @garypamflett2150 Před 3 lety +1

    love the sound of the Theremin .... the music when gort comes out of the space ship .. cool :) the sound of 50s sifi :)

  • @ufoengines
    @ufoengines Před 5 lety +37

    Gort was pretty restrained. Didn't valorize the crowd just some weapons to make a point and a signal to stand away from the downed spaceman till he got further orders from Klatu . A pretty good algorithm for crisis programing .

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety

      But immediately after Klaatu was killed, the kid gloves came off, and the first armed soldiers to approach Gort were vaporized.

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne Před 4 lety

      @@danieldickson8591 He also knocked out another two unconcious while Bobby was searching the UFO area.

    • @peterconway6584
      @peterconway6584 Před 3 lety

      Gort had light sensors on his surface (his back, face, and presumably all over). He had a monitor on Klaatu that told him whether he was alive or dead, and a location finder.

  • @MTknitter22
    @MTknitter22 Před 5 lety +3

    The music was so awesome in this!

  • @patindaytona
    @patindaytona Před rokem +1

    The guy's expression is priceless when he takes a second look.

  • @HRHolm-bi6zu
    @HRHolm-bi6zu Před 2 lety +7

    The greatest scene from the best movie (and my top favorite) and greatest story of all time. Unstoppable, unbeatable technology, on par with the Krell in 'Forbidden Planet' or the Martian war machines in the original 'War of the Worlds', and put to such great use to pound into an ignorant humanity some long-overdue ultimate humility. Oh, see how they run and scream as the master enforcer steps forward.
    The movie's only shortcoming was that he was not shown a bit more like this, in fulfilling his intended role.

    • @Mrgaunt1
      @Mrgaunt1 Před 10 měsíci

      I love this take. :)

  • @kaizov2940
    @kaizov2940 Před 5 lety +4

    When you hit your brother and then see your mom in the doorway.

  • @19UME097SamuelDebbarma
    @19UME097SamuelDebbarma Před 4 lety +11

    The reaction of area 51 guards when they caught their 1st alien

  • @alanbryant8457
    @alanbryant8457 Před 3 lety +2

    I still watch this movie from beginning to end. I have respect for old black and white movies. Because they paved the way for what we have today.

  • @ngnate1915
    @ngnate1915 Před 3 lety +7

    These special effects are so good, I can’t even do them XD

    • @harrishromero6447
      @harrishromero6447 Před 3 lety +2

      You could do them

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 2 lety +1

      You'd be surprised at how inventive and resourceful the special effects artists of the past had to be. You couldn't just punch whatever you imagined into a computer.

    • @ngnate1915
      @ngnate1915 Před 2 lety +1

      Whoa you sound wise Dickson how old even are you?!

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ngnate1915 Sixty-three.

  • @MAnuscript421
    @MAnuscript421 Před 6 lety +69

    "It was a gift for your president. With it he could've studied life on other planets.

    • @protoborg
      @protoborg Před 4 lety +2

      There in lies the very message of this movie. Humans are far too dangerous to allow into the galactic community and therefor must be eliminated from existence.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 3 lety

      @Stephen Ritger Nope, no more of these for you stupid, impetuous humans. You had your chance and you blew it!

    • @veerlaff5528
      @veerlaff5528 Před 3 lety +1

      @@protoborg that whole concept of elimination is sinking to a level of hypocracy...to a lower subhuman. At least the humans did it out of fear.

    • @protoborg
      @protoborg Před 3 lety

      @@veerlaff5528 :P

    • @jwsmith53
      @jwsmith53 Před 3 lety

      Why would the President study life on other planets?

  • @toyman9642
    @toyman9642 Před 6 lety +152

    The remake was cr*p compared to the original.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 3 lety +31

      The original movie had heart, it had empathy and compassion and hope. The remake was cold and soulless.

    • @magna4100
      @magna4100 Před 3 lety +7

      @@danieldickson8591 ...and PC (pewk)

    • @veng3r663
      @veng3r663 Před 3 lety +5

      @@magna4100 Yeah, couldn't stand that snotty & uppity kid...

    • @xBrabus76
      @xBrabus76 Před 3 lety +1

      Ghere was no remake THEY say its part 2
      Where Neo says Ive been here b4
      But dont see much or read much!!!

    • @loucifer9618
      @loucifer9618 Před 3 lety +7

      The newest film is not as bad as people make it out to be.

  • @edgarrett8822
    @edgarrett8822 Před 3 lety

    I watched this intently as a child in the early 60's. One of my all time favorites!

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato2673 Před rokem +1

    Best Alien Picture, PERIOD! BTW, the soldier's double-take is so natural.

  • @christianrichardson8956
    @christianrichardson8956 Před 5 lety +14

    My great uncle showed me this movie 10 years ago... his funeral was last night

  • @sarahmartin9536
    @sarahmartin9536 Před 8 lety +75

    This movie is one of the best science fiction movies of all time! The special effects are excellent for the time (1951!), and there is nothing at all wrong with the design of the ship, it is consistent with observations of alien craft up to the present. Witnesses have observed on many occasions, how the openings and portals seem to simply appear, and disappear again into the hulls of the ships. This effect is called "Molecular Integration", and involves the ability to electromagnetically separate molecules of matter, and then restore them to their original position without weakening the bond, and this enables the hull to maintain it's integrity. Note the mature theme of an alien representative being sent on a mission of peace, and acknowledgement, rather than some sort of invasion and violent assault with a destructive intent.

    • @666zerowolf
      @666zerowolf Před 8 lety +2

      +Sarah Martin ...pretty heady post, Sarah!

    • @tropicvibe
      @tropicvibe Před 8 lety +1

      +Sarah Martin
      That's very interesting, I always wondered where'd they get the idea of the ship's seams disappearing into each other....

    • @docatomics
      @docatomics Před 8 lety +1

      +Sarah Martin + I.T. still gets the message across today in a timeless fashion bud !

    • @666zerowolf
      @666zerowolf Před 8 lety +2

      electro-mechanically....the rocket fuel propulsion is dated.

    • @MrSkywalker153
      @MrSkywalker153 Před 8 lety

      Tell that to the Americans

  • @dflf
    @dflf Před 4 lety +1

    There were two Gort costumes. One with a zipper in the back when it filmed from the front and the other had a front zipper when it was filmed from the back. Gort was played by a doorman at a Hollywood restaurant who was super tall and was hired by the producers to play the part.

  • @raczinger20
    @raczinger20 Před 3 lety +1

    Great cinematography for an old sci-fi movie. Man I love old sci-fi movies.

  • @jessesands4099
    @jessesands4099 Před 5 lety +15

    One of the greatest Science Fiction films ever and an iconic scene in Science Fiction history!👾👽🛸

  • @askeptic887
    @askeptic887 Před 8 lety +412

    The remake of this classic film sucks big time! 1951 picture is so far ahead in awesomeness .

    • @stlrockn
      @stlrockn Před 8 lety +31

      The final scene in the original where Kalaatu addresses the world leaders is a classic.

    • @wagnerpd5921
      @wagnerpd5921 Před 6 lety +1

      U B Rt.

    • @kittenscatsangelsgods1157
      @kittenscatsangelsgods1157 Před 5 lety +1

      Oh Sure AngelRobbie just dissarmthemvermin , oh right hagtrollverminpirate"queenO'vermin" , I AM ALPHA&OMEGA DEATROYER , I AM TO TOTAL DESTROYthemvermin IN TOTO ! ! ! !

    • @digitalhouse6969
      @digitalhouse6969 Před 4 lety

      No

    • @OfficialTruDru
      @OfficialTruDru Před 4 lety +8

      This prehistoric movie? How was it ahead of it's time when it's so damn old?

  • @bradfordmiller637
    @bradfordmiller637 Před 2 lety +2

    This film is outstanding for its time
    And is my favorite. Film critic.

  • @MORE1500
    @MORE1500 Před 3 lety +4

    Great movie. Far ahead of its time.

  • @josebelindo1641
    @josebelindo1641 Před 6 lety +7

    0:37 GORT

  • @slyslaughter5115
    @slyslaughter5115 Před 6 lety +12

    So great. Casting, direction, Bernard Herrmann's score. A+

  • @wesmcgee1648
    @wesmcgee1648 Před 2 lety

    One of my faves from the after school tv specials in the 60s. Gotta love that theremin.

  • @scottprather5645
    @scottprather5645 Před 2 lety +3

    One of the greatest sci-fi classics