> Which, in turn, was a reference to 'The Day The Earth Stood Still', an old-time sci-fi B-movie[0].
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> The words, unless my memory fails me, were used by some alien guy to control a robot. It was a very, very cheesy movie.

Which? "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or "Army of Darkness" ? If you're referring to "The Day..." then I beg to differ. In fact, I demand to differ.

Of course, pretty much every science fiction effort from the 1950s looks dated today, and many are favorite targets of Mystery Science Theater 3000. But "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is one of the very few that holds up well today -- better, I would argue, than even the original Star Trek television series, not that I'm knocking that in any way. The movie is very competently made, taken seriously, and contains studies of more abstract and universal ideas than most films of its type. "Dated" I would concede to with reservations, but "cheesy" I protest.

(See "Die, Monster, Die!" for cheesy.)