Michael Rennie was ill, The Day the Earth Stood Still

Firstly give yourself a pat on the back and a kangaroo stamp if you correctly got the song hint.

But it’s the movie that intrigues me. I vaguely recall seeing The Day the Earth Stood Still on some wonky, ripped and rolling video tape. Didn’t quite do it justice. So, the recent chance to see it – in a restored print too – on DVD, was just too much to resist.

This was made in 1951, when other SciFi movies were full of zaps and flashes and saucers and cups full of chilly monsters. In contrast TDTESS has a sensitive alien in the sympathetic lead role. He’s been sent to Earth with a simple message. One which, over 50 years on, rings out loudly and more true than ever.

What an intelligent and thoughtful, no…insightful film. Klaatu, we need you! Come back now.