G.O.R.T. ROX!
This adaptation loosely follows the original. VERY loosely. The kid doesn't befriend Klaatu, in fact wants to see him killed. The same premise, humans are destroying the earth, must be eliminated, yada yada... But the special FX were pretty cool. I especially like the over the top version of G.O.R.T. in this film. Very sinister, and very threatening. I read another review that commented on Reeves performance as "aloof" and "unemotional", but I understood that he was playing the part of an alien intelligence that has no idea what human emotions are. All in all, it was a decent homage to a film from a bygone era, that has the same message as the original, and said message can be applied to this day and age as well. Good entertainment, well worth seeing.