I'm glad you enjoyed the movie, Geoff. As I said earlier, it's my favorite sci-fi movie of all time.

Yes, it is dated, but it still holds up today. The other great sci-fi flick from 1951, "The Thing", had a different message - that being the Armed Forces should be allowed to handle matters of national security. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" left us with a completely different direction - that a military solution would not solve our problems. (Remember, both of these great flicks were made only a few years after a world war).

I love the idea of a greater power than we have, whether it be a God or a race of robots designed to stop war at all cost. Imagine that power (of being able to obliterate the earth in a simple way!!).