This Blu-ray is beautiful and presents the film as it should be seen.
Michael Rennie stars as Klaatu, and alien from another world who lands his saucer in Washington D.C. and wishes to speak to all the worlds leaders. Of course he is met with hostility and fear, but he does have a 9 foot robot named Gort to protect him.
Klaatu is shot as he exits his ship and then kept in Walter Reade hospital under "observation". He escapes and decides to go out and see what makes humans the way they are. He is befriended by a young boy named Bobby (Billy Grey) who takes him on an unforgettable tour of DC.
Bobby's mother Helen (Patricia Neal) knows there is something different about "Mr.Carpenter" but she dismisses it quickly. Needless to say Bobby discovers who Carpenter really is and soon the police and military are again after klaatu. This time they kill him.
Klaatu has given Helen some words to speak to Gort after he dies so that the robot does not destroy the entire Earth. Klaatu is brought to simulated life for a short time to speak to the worlds leading scientists and then leave the Earth to it's own.
This is nothing if notone of the best movies ever made. It's handled in a very realistic manner and the characters are all very real. Director Robert Wise will always be remembered for this effort as will all the cast members.
The entire crux of the film is Klaatu trying to explain to the people of Earth that if they continue their present ways the planet will be destroyed. He has as much trouble doing this assomeone explaining to the "women" on The View have understanding how America works.
Anyhow, this is a top rated film that is an American classic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! The rest of the cast includes Sam Jaffe, Hugh Marlow, Lock Martin and Francis Bavier.
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