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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,4 тис.

  • @NPC-rq6vn
    @NPC-rq6vn 3 роки тому +1018

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

    • @Meatwad.Baggins
      @Meatwad.Baggins 2 роки тому +25

      I was thinking the same

    • @jaysilverheals4445
      @jaysilverheals4445 Рік тому +47

      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 Рік тому +4

      It looks brilliant!

    • @_1DK_
      @_1DK_ Рік тому

      ......

    • @velveetaslingshot
      @velveetaslingshot Рік тому +9

      And the tank vaporizing and smoke on the ground!

  • @Dorelaxen
    @Dorelaxen 5 років тому +564

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

    • @mantonyTheFirst
      @mantonyTheFirst Рік тому +21

      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 8 місяців тому +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 7 місяців тому +2

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

    • @Dorelaxen
      @Dorelaxen 7 місяців тому +2

      @@donkeyslayer9879Good for you. Have a cookie.

    • @robertwilliamson922
      @robertwilliamson922 4 місяці тому

      @@donkeyslayer9879 In 1951 ?

  • @NihilusShadow
    @NihilusShadow 6 років тому +896

    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 4 роки тому +6

      @Mike Collins: Taxi Driver!

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 роки тому +29

      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 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk
      @Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk 3 роки тому +1

      WHAT DID HE SAY ? CANT FIND IT.

    • @steveluck9541
      @steveluck9541 3 роки тому

      Full music score on Tidal - Bernie Herrmann

  • @doncallangher6177
    @doncallangher6177 Рік тому +305

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

    • @mordecaiesther3591
      @mordecaiesther3591 4 місяці тому +2

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

    • @Soundofsilver2007
      @Soundofsilver2007 2 місяці тому

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

  • @usmale4915
    @usmale4915 3 роки тому +341

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

    • @Americanpatriot-zo2tk
      @Americanpatriot-zo2tk 2 роки тому +5

      Everyone misunderstands Gort!! He was here for a lube job.

    • @rael5469
      @rael5469 14 днів тому

      The scene is perfection. At first when Klatuu appears the crowd surges forward with curiosity. Then when Gort starts walking towards them they recoil in fear. They understood he means business.

  • @spockboy
    @spockboy 8 років тому +2156

    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 8 років тому +88

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

    • @CrashandTrash596
      @CrashandTrash596 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +20

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

  • @Ray.Norrish
    @Ray.Norrish 3 роки тому +200

    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!"

  • @mistreme8341
    @mistreme8341 6 років тому +593

    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 4 роки тому +70

      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 4 роки тому +2

      - Neko Levi is best Levi.

    • @alexgramm5170
      @alexgramm5170 4 роки тому +17

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 роки тому +18

      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 3 роки тому +3

      @@KutWrite WOW, BRILLIANT 🍷..

  • @georgesargent7770
    @georgesargent7770 2 роки тому +31

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

    • @TheKrensada
      @TheKrensada Місяць тому +3

      That is the most important detail. Gort is a weapon of peace. Not of war.

  • @invoxicated
    @invoxicated 3 роки тому +26

    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.

  • @Segadrome
    @Segadrome 4 роки тому +1025

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

  • @JoseCortes-on6uy
    @JoseCortes-on6uy 6 років тому +649

    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 5 років тому +5

      I AM having a blast. This is awesome!

    • @ernesthill4017
      @ernesthill4017 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому +6

      Ok boomer

    • @marvinirving9393
      @marvinirving9393 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @valeria262
      @valeria262 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @garethglitter5932
    @garethglitter5932 8 років тому +2642

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

    • @arserobinson7118
      @arserobinson7118 6 років тому +61

      The Aliens came to reclaim their stolen radio .

    • @DustinSmith796
      @DustinSmith796 6 років тому +6

      Gareth Glitter lol

    • @josebelindo1641
      @josebelindo1641 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +8

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

    • @oliviamonkey
      @oliviamonkey 5 років тому +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 . . .

  • @alex35agm
    @alex35agm 7 місяців тому +22

    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.

  • @RichardFeynmanRules
    @RichardFeynmanRules 4 роки тому +182

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

    • @oliviawutam
      @oliviawutam 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @davidh9844
      @davidh9844 Рік тому +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.

  • @Assassinboy8084fun
    @Assassinboy8084fun 4 роки тому +497

    Everybody gansta till gort calls for a vibe check

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 4 роки тому +3

      True.

    • @rwarren58
      @rwarren58 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @onemoremisfit
      @onemoremisfit 3 роки тому +6

      Nobody:
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      Hold my beer
      Am I a joke to you?
      Asking for a friend
      Everybody gangsta
      End this man’s whole career
      He protecc, he attacc …
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      Question of quantity answered yes
      Plot twist
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    • @seba24503
      @seba24503 3 роки тому

      @@onemoremisfit THANK YOU!

    • @AlphaFoxDelta
      @AlphaFoxDelta 3 роки тому

      👁👁

  • @christhornley1664
    @christhornley1664 6 років тому +207

    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!

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +9

      @gaming guy 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.

    • @jamesweekley1087
      @jamesweekley1087 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @CirilloRuca
      @CirilloRuca 11 місяців тому

      Yeah no, stop.

  • @gordonpingenot1731
    @gordonpingenot1731 3 роки тому +158

    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 2 роки тому +10

      the remake is a disaster.

    • @gordonpingenot1731
      @gordonpingenot1731 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

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

    • @Michael93406
      @Michael93406 2 роки тому +8

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

    • @jamesweekley1087
      @jamesweekley1087 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @Stealth-Operator
    @Stealth-Operator 2 роки тому +175

    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 2 роки тому +8

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

    • @GORT70
      @GORT70 2 роки тому +12

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

    • @gordonlekfors2708
      @gordonlekfors2708 Рік тому +5

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

    • @sandybarrie5526
      @sandybarrie5526 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +7

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

  • @sexylover780
    @sexylover780 3 роки тому +41

    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.

    • @РоманКутовий-к5у
      @РоманКутовий-к5у 11 місяців тому +2

      Я шукав саме цей коментар! Глядача, який побачив фільм відразу після його виходу. Я хотів почути його автентичний коментар. І враження, яке справила тоді на нього ця драматична і моторошна сцена.
      Дякую Вам за відгук!
      Прямо відчуваю ці жахливі мурашки по спині!

  • @jackkeller3172
    @jackkeller3172 5 років тому +145

    One of the greatest science fiction movies ever made

  • @PabloTheOne
    @PabloTheOne 8 років тому +532

    The music was played on instrument called Theremin

    • @aarongreenfield9038
      @aarongreenfield9038 5 років тому +12

      Not the music per se, but the warbling sound!

    • @kittenscatsangelsgods1157
      @kittenscatsangelsgods1157 5 років тому +3

      who you think you are AdolfKittler he he

    • @JoeKurr5
      @JoeKurr5 5 років тому +2

      Salvatore Conte yes it’s a hand-less instrument.

    • @PV1230
      @PV1230 5 років тому +2

      it's that classic 50's scifi sound...

    • @markmyjak7739
      @markmyjak7739 4 роки тому +3

      They used the Thermin alot in sci-fi movies.

  • @jamesmasztalerz5930
    @jamesmasztalerz5930 Рік тому +9

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

  • @barbaraadams8347
    @barbaraadams8347 7 місяців тому +4

    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 6 місяців тому

      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.

  • @MuzixMaker
    @MuzixMaker 2 роки тому +19

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

    • @woxwell3684
      @woxwell3684 2 роки тому

      It looks better in color.

    • @DesertRat332
      @DesertRat332 8 місяців тому

      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 7 місяців тому

      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.

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 6 років тому +391

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

  • @steeden54
    @steeden54 5 років тому +98

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

    • @randywoodworth5990
      @randywoodworth5990 3 роки тому +2

      Maxilmillian from the Black Hole comes in at no.2

    • @Bowser64798
      @Bowser64798 3 роки тому

      Optimus prime at No. 3

    • @Random_Blip
      @Random_Blip 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @edmardisla8492
      @edmardisla8492 2 роки тому +2

      @@Random_Blip This would absolutely happen.

    • @rickyrackey7930
      @rickyrackey7930 2 роки тому

      Mechagodzilla, Fulgore, Sektor, T-800.

  • @hilbertsandifer1998
    @hilbertsandifer1998 5 років тому +34

    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!!

  • @minhvo8009
    @minhvo8009 3 роки тому +120

    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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

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

  • @mikemoulton2053
    @mikemoulton2053 2 роки тому +42

    Absolutely one of the best sci Fi films ever made.

    • @Mrgaunt1
      @Mrgaunt1 Рік тому

      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 4 місяці тому

      @@Mrgaunt1 Agreed.I have to add 2001.

  • @bobzwol
    @bobzwol 6 років тому +97

    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 4 роки тому +5

      Me too.Remember it clearly.

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh 4 роки тому

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

    • @fw1421
      @fw1421 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @k5laman
      @k5laman 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @bryanjohnson8796
    @bryanjohnson8796 4 роки тому +13

    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!

  • @iwthswlosl
    @iwthswlosl 2 роки тому +16

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

  • @mr.deedsgoestotown6155
    @mr.deedsgoestotown6155 2 роки тому +47

    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.

  • @justtinkering6713
    @justtinkering6713 Рік тому +7

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

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 років тому +23

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

  • @mehitablestorm8877
    @mehitablestorm8877 5 років тому +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 2 роки тому +11

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

    • @edmardisla8492
      @edmardisla8492 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 7 місяців тому

      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. 😉

  • @rickcreighton9714
    @rickcreighton9714 3 роки тому +14

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +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.

  • @damon1717
    @damon1717 4 роки тому +25

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

  • @charlesdavid3662
    @charlesdavid3662 2 роки тому +6

    These old movies were awesome.

  • @cavaliothorson7755
    @cavaliothorson7755 7 років тому +161

    No one messes with Gort.

    • @Zoras88
      @Zoras88 3 роки тому +3

      No one messes with Gort's pal Klatu.

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner 3 роки тому

      Bill & Ted would have Melvined him.

    • @cavaliothorson7755
      @cavaliothorson7755 3 роки тому +1

      @@lewisner Good joke.

    • @Maxry-v2y
      @Maxry-v2y 3 роки тому +4

      He takes action against the aggressors ,no preferences

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @bestpossibleworld2091
    @bestpossibleworld2091 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 7 місяців тому

      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.

  • @veryoldjohnson
    @veryoldjohnson 7 місяців тому +3

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

  • @gildavis8266
    @gildavis8266 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @jesterokjones4954
    @jesterokjones4954 Рік тому +8

    The SFX were top notch for 1951, absolutely unreal!

  • @johnsmithe9163
    @johnsmithe9163 6 років тому +135

    NOTHING EVER BEATS THE ORIGINAL. just that simple !

    • @neroidius6915
      @neroidius6915 5 років тому +10

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

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 4 роки тому

      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 4 роки тому +1

      Shrek 2 and Halo 2 anniversary disagree

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @dennisharvey7899
    @dennisharvey7899 2 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @stevedandy973
    @stevedandy973 6 років тому +10

    You don't mess with Gort.

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 3 роки тому +5

    Best movie ever! Predicting the future since 1950.

  • @howierobbery
    @howierobbery 3 роки тому +96

    the soldier that shot first has a future in law enforcement

    • @davegregory4291
      @davegregory4291 3 роки тому +6

      typical yank shoot first ask question after.

    • @gregtestagent
      @gregtestagent 3 роки тому +5

      Gort is THEIR police

    • @dalehall2067
      @dalehall2067 3 роки тому +3

      MyJust fine today shoot and ask questions later so sad

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @juansantiago3296
    @juansantiago3296 6 років тому +63

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

    • @usmale4915
      @usmale4915 3 роки тому +2

      I love "THEM"!

    • @PhantasyStarLover
      @PhantasyStarLover 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

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

    • @mikilynne4558
      @mikilynne4558 3 роки тому

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

  • @evelynvelasquez1915
    @evelynvelasquez1915 7 років тому +53

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

    • @Railhog2102
      @Railhog2102 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @speagle4
    @speagle4 5 років тому +31

    I love how everyone runs when Gort appears.

  • @matthewmclaughlin9502
    @matthewmclaughlin9502 Рік тому +5

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

  • @ThePianoMan1953
    @ThePianoMan1953 4 роки тому +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.

  • @eddieboggs8306
    @eddieboggs8306 4 роки тому +11

    Special effects are pretty incredible considering that this was 1951.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +1

      It was the work of skilled and creative artists.

  • @dwightbrown7252
    @dwightbrown7252 6 років тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @classifiedtopsecret9582
    @classifiedtopsecret9582 7 років тому +17

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

  • @morbius109
    @morbius109 4 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @paulhooson6850
    @paulhooson6850 7 років тому +26

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

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 6 років тому +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.

  • @dickbuelow8968
    @dickbuelow8968 7 років тому +208

    Great old classic,,This and Forbidden Planet

    • @biggawinnacrapsa3870
      @biggawinnacrapsa3870 5 років тому +3

      Let's not forget Colossus: The Forbin Project

    • @kittenscatsangelsgods1157
      @kittenscatsangelsgods1157 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +4

      Two of the very best. Ever.

    • @wideyxyz2271
      @wideyxyz2271 5 років тому +1

      Ahh the glorious interositer! What a machine!

    • @biggawinnacrapsa3870
      @biggawinnacrapsa3870 4 роки тому

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

  • @Z95HeadHunter
    @Z95HeadHunter 4 роки тому +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.

  • @tww2002
    @tww2002 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 6 років тому +49

    Best Scifi robot ever, with the brilliant Bernard Herrmann score

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 7 місяців тому +1

      Robbie from Forbidden Planet probably comes in second.

  • @patricksaxon3983
    @patricksaxon3983 5 років тому +11

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

  • @sidneyfrederickson3941
    @sidneyfrederickson3941 9 років тому +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.

  • @TheIndependentLens
    @TheIndependentLens 4 роки тому +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.

  • @Shadowkey392
    @Shadowkey392 3 роки тому +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."

  • @KeithFox
    @KeithFox 8 років тому +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 8 років тому

      no pls

    • @Ardiless
      @Ardiless 6 років тому

      😂😂😂

    • @Detrik303
      @Detrik303 5 років тому +1

      He was Daft Punk in 1993

    • @regallmusiccorp.8052
      @regallmusiccorp.8052 3 роки тому

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

  • @raulduke6105
    @raulduke6105 5 років тому +8

    Classic scene from an all time classic

  • @kainnosgoth7336
    @kainnosgoth7336 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +4

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 роки тому

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

    • @vincentfalsaperla
      @vincentfalsaperla 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @fredriikforkbeard7455
      @fredriikforkbeard7455 2 роки тому

      @@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...

  • @randmayfield5695
    @randmayfield5695 2 роки тому +4

    This was a great movie.

  • @alanbryant8457
    @alanbryant8457 3 роки тому +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.

  • @dongray6834
    @dongray6834 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @oliviawutam
      @oliviawutam 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 Рік тому

      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.....

  • @MAnuscript421
    @MAnuscript421 6 років тому +69

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

    • @protoborg
      @protoborg 4 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

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

    • @veerlaff5528
      @veerlaff5528 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

      @@veerlaff5528 :P

    • @jwsmith53
      @jwsmith53 3 роки тому

      Why would the President study life on other planets?

  • @MTknitter22
    @MTknitter22 5 років тому +4

    The music was so awesome in this!

  • @Memestermind
    @Memestermind 2 роки тому +2

    Gort: I will threaten everyone at first then become an iconic French robot that will make everyone else cry when I self-destruct myself decades later.

  • @HRHolm-bi6zu
    @HRHolm-bi6zu 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      I love this take. :)

  • @kaizov2940
    @kaizov2940 6 років тому +4

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

  • @toyman9642
    @toyman9642 6 років тому +152

    The remake was cr*p compared to the original.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +31

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

    • @magna4100
      @magna4100 3 роки тому +7

      @@danieldickson8591 ...and PC (pewk)

    • @veng3r663
      @veng3r663 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @xBrabus76
      @xBrabus76 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @christianrichardson8956
    @christianrichardson8956 5 років тому +14

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

  • @patindaytona
    @patindaytona Рік тому +1

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

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato2673 Рік тому +1

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

  • @juniorkawai6131
    @juniorkawai6131 9 років тому +37

    Klaatu: "I brought a gift for your president." "The latest HD tv antenna...so he can
    get rid of those old fashion rabbit ears."

  • @askeptic887
    @askeptic887 8 років тому +411

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

    • @stlrockn
      @stlrockn 8 років тому +31

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

    • @wagnerpd5921
      @wagnerpd5921 6 років тому +1

      U B Rt.

    • @kittenscatsangelsgods1157
      @kittenscatsangelsgods1157 5 років тому +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 5 років тому

      No

    • @OfficialTruDru
      @OfficialTruDru 5 років тому +8

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

  • @haroldpearson6025
    @haroldpearson6025 5 років тому +33

    The movie was a warning. But we do not appear to have learnt much from it!

    • @loveisneverasin9092
      @loveisneverasin9092 5 років тому +2

      Harold Pearson
      9/11 has been forgotten by many .

    • @nickyd.4695
      @nickyd.4695 3 роки тому +1

      @@loveisneverasin9092 It was the beginning of the end for America.

  • @jeffstratton5555
    @jeffstratton5555 3 роки тому +2

    Best quote of the movie after Michael Rennie is shot and in the hospital: He tells her to get to Gort and say "Klaatu, Barada, Nicto" and she says "Why, what can he do? He's just a robot" and Rennie says in a very ominous voice: "There is no end to what he can do...." Gort is so BA and OP.....

  • @dflf
    @dflf 4 роки тому +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.

  • @markrubin9449
    @markrubin9449 6 років тому +8

    Klaatu Berada Nickto, Klaatu Berada Nickto. I said this to my ex-wife, The Anti-Christ, but she wouldn't go away. Now she's working at a dairy in Boca Raton, Florida, turning cream sour.

  • @19UME097SamuelDebbarma
    @19UME097SamuelDebbarma 5 років тому +11

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

  • @jessesands4099
    @jessesands4099 5 років тому +15

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

  • @tonydavies3511
    @tonydavies3511 4 місяці тому +2

    Our planet needs a Gort right now.

  • @richardclayton5877
    @richardclayton5877 4 роки тому +9

    One of the greatest opening scenes of all time. It is the equivalent of the first time the audience sets eyes on Darth Vader in Star Wars and I am betting Lucas was very familiar with this scene.

  • @MySpace202
    @MySpace202 5 років тому +80

    Armyman1: oh crap another alien!
    Armyman1: what should we do??
    Armyman2:let’s stand there and look at it although we have tanks and guns
    Armyman1:Great idea!
    Edit: please ignore this comment I was Atleast 11 or 12 when j made this and knew jack about this movie and don’t know why I commented

    • @mario41221
      @mario41221 4 роки тому +7

      It wouldn't be wise to shoot an alien at first contact.

    • @Vittumainen
      @Vittumainen 4 роки тому

      @Kevin Henderson The clip shows they were looking out from the top of the tank and managed to get out before the tank melted.

    • @matthewbibby8921
      @matthewbibby8921 4 роки тому +2

      Welp, if you where in charge of these men you'd have doomed humanity right from the get go. Good job.

    • @gageunruh3574
      @gageunruh3574 4 роки тому +2

      @@matthewbibby8921 what if the robot was immune to bullets and rockets and firing at it cause it goes ballistic? Instead of losing some guns and tanks you just caused the end of the world cause of being trigger happy.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 роки тому +2

      I think it was a combination of Gort's sheer intimidating presence, and recognition that it wasn't killing anyone, just disarming them. But Gort acted completely unconcerned over human bullets and shells, so I'm pretty confident they would have done exactly jack-squat.

  • @ufoengines
    @ufoengines 5 років тому +39

    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 4 роки тому

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

    • @Railhog2102
      @Railhog2102 4 роки тому

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

    • @peterconway6584
      @peterconway6584 4 роки тому

      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.

  • @sarahmartin9536
    @sarahmartin9536 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +2

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

    • @tropicvibe
      @tropicvibe 8 років тому +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 8 років тому +1

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

    • @666zerowolf
      @666zerowolf 8 років тому +2

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

    • @MrSkywalker153
      @MrSkywalker153 8 років тому

      Tell that to the Americans

  • @sly2392
    @sly2392 7 місяців тому +2

    this great movie was made when i was born 72 years ago almost to the day. the story line still holds up to this very day. AND WE STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED OUR LESSONS. 😔 GOD HELP US.

  • @ngnate1915
    @ngnate1915 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 2 роки тому +1

      @@ngnate1915 Sixty-three.