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on July 14, 2012
The Blu-ray edition of this 1951 classic sci-fi film is welcome indeed.
The quality of the video is generally an improvement to the previous DVD release. Most shots show the expected improvement in clarity, others do not. All shots drawn from file footage will not display the sharpness possible with studio created takes but it is generally satisfactory, except for one discrepancy. The frame aspect ratio given in Amazon's specification for the product is given as 1.37:1. This is what is also stated in the IMDb specification for the film. All sound theatrical films produced after 1931 were shown in an aspect ratio of 1.37:1 which is referred to as the "Academy Aperture." However, the product package for this film states the aspect ratio as 1.33:1 which was the standard ratio for non-anamorphic films released to DVD. This is the aspect ratio for the NTSC television standard and was used for all non-anamorphic displays on DVD. The aspect ratio for this film on Blu-ray should have been released in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio. I took a measurement on my screen display and confirmed that it is 1.33:1.
Warner Home Video released "The Wizard of Oz" in Blu-ray in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio although the packaging for that product incorrectly states it as being in the 1.33:1 ratio. I checked that also on my display and confirmed that it is, in fact in 1.37:1 as it should be.

Apparently some studios are reprocessing these older films on Blu-ray in the correct 1.37:1 aspect ratio and some are not. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT APPARENTLY DID NOT CHOOSE TO RELEASE THE BLU-RAY DISC OF "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" IN ITS CORRECT ASPECT RATIO OF 1.37:1 .

The soundtrack appears to have been remixed to a considerable degree with sound effects and music somewhat louder relative to the dialog than any of the previous releases of this film and most likely what was originally heard in theaters. Some users may find this a source of irritation, others may not. The tonal balance of the Bernard Herrmann music score has been altered and has been given stereo aspects which the original film shown in theaters certainly did not have.
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on October 23, 2016
Has anyone else had a problem with the audio volume for this DVD? My husband loves this movie and I bought it to give to him for Christmas this year and decided to view it ahead of time so we could share when he watches it at Christmas. For some reason the sound audio is very low. I had to turn the sound up to the maximum of 100 to be able to hear it. I also tried it on our other tv and the same thing. Is there something wrong with the DVD or my TVs?
Any feedback would be helpful.
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on July 13, 2015
Movie is probably a classic but in today's world, it is too slow and the special effects are very primitive, almost laughable. The plot is thin and overly simplistic by our standards. Nice to see the old cars and clothing.
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on September 3, 2015
Compared to DVD and BLU Ray releases of this movie the video quality is so so on Amazon prime . Grainy , choppy picture but tolerable when you don't have disk available on the road.
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on September 29, 2015
Eerie background music with realistic looking props for the times it was made. I had vivid nightmares of ufos as a young child , when first watched this great sci if movie .
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on June 25, 2016
This is a good old movie. It does move slow but teach some good points about how we look at someone we don't know. Why do we react with fear at the unknown?
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on September 25, 2015
Pretty good for an old movie. It was a bit corny since they lacked the special effects of today's movies, but entertaining, nonetheless.
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on April 27, 2013
I am very glad to have the film but very disappointed that the extra making of features which were listed as include on this disk were not present.
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on July 8, 2014
Micheal Rennny was ok in this sci-fi film of other life forms entering earth during the 1950's. The film is in black and white and is more or less about teaching earthlings a lesson about human destruction and hostility towards each other, which, I feel is more
generated towards the white european. They are always ready to destroy anything that they don't understand; frighten of; or
is not like themselves, but, that is just my opinion and basically that is what the movie is about. Michael Renny and his robot
are from another planet and goes to earth with a message about miltarily destruction which could affect other planets whom are
in peace. The robots are the planetary police of the solar system and their job is to maintain peace throughout the solar system
and our world, if not our planet will be destroyed. This is the 1951 black and white orginal version of the day the earth stood still.
My husband loved it, to me I saw it when I was a little girl. I am 62 now. It was ok. Mrs. Dione L. WilliamsCrayton
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on March 6, 2016
It was good to revisit this old classic, but today's capabilities pretty much rendered it 'quaint'.
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