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Summary: What a Man think of in his heart so is he !
Review: What a truly remarkable film this is. It scared me as a child, made me ponder on philosophy as a youth, and help give me understanding as an adult. Great Science Fiction films like Forbidden Planet doesn't just give us a couple of hours of entertainment, but make us think deep thoughts. But for others like myself this film cuts too close to the bone.Forget about blaming the world or circumstances for your ills or problems, for the rot truly lies within. Look at the soul destroying prognosis that the captain must force upon Morbius so as to reach the only possible conclusion, that the evil hideous monster that lures in the dark ripping his comrades limb from limb is actually HIM (Morbius) now ready to destroy the captain and his only daughter. Technology is neither good nor evil just neutral but people in a fit of rage will still smash their TV's, stereos, microwaves, etc if it does not work as expected, when will we ever learn that circumstances just reveal who we truly are. Two thousand years ago a man walked the earth, he said remarkable and brave things that lead up to his death but never backed down from what he said. One of these things was what Morbius needed to hear. That man is basically evil in thoughts and deeds. But what God regards as evil intents and thoughts, man regards as natural and normal. ... ... If this does not work type Forbidden Planet in your search engine. A have seen some classic horror films like all of the Alien films and in these films who are the real monsters as Aliens 4 shows so well, the aliens, or the humans who would use fellow humans as hosts so as to use them for the military or bred an entirely new species part human part alien. Remember the shock of Ripey,s face when she entered the medical lab to see what they are really up too. Thanks Forbidden Planet you have taught me a lot about myself.... Cheers.
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Summary: Wait! Wait!
Review: This is a MUST for you, an SF fan. Mind storming revelation of what you have in your deep unconsciousness, say `id' as Freud named it. Imagine what could happen if your `id' is materialized and set free out there. Compare this movie with Michael Crichton's "Sphere".
HOWEVER, wait and see if the price goes down further. I bought this DVD at $16.98 a few weeks ago, and now(when I'm writing this review) it's $15.98. I enjoy buying books and DVDs at Amazon, but this weired price policy of Amazon sucks; Makes me feel I got fooled. :(
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Summary: The nine-year-old in me
Review: Yes! I was nine years old when I first saw Forbidden Planet in 1956. It was at the Oakhills drive-in (long since removed) here in Salt Lake City, Utah. I still have memories of how frightening it was. Nightmares abound for years after. As I grew older, it appeared on television and always rekindled those same scary feelings inside me. Now I have my own VHS copy and am buying the DVD version. I watch it every year, usually around halloween. It was way ahead of it's time and still is. Nothing before or after, including Starwars and trek compares. We all have our "ids" and monsters inside us to control. This movie reminds us of that.
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Summary: "It will remind us ...after all... that we are not God..."
Review: What a Soundtrack! What a screenplay! What fantastic voices of Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Neilsen, and Robby the Robot!Terrific acting by fit, goodlooking actors! And Anne Francis--a blonde beauty with a mole on her face!--as Leslie Neilsen says in the movie when she's coming out of the water after a swim, "Holy murder!" Look out, Cindy Crawford! It's been over 30 years since I barely caught the tail end of this movie on a black and white tv set in Philadelphia, and it's still the best movie I've ever seen! And it's one of only 3 movies I love to watch again and again! Here are the basics: the producers and creative team took Shakespeare's "The Tempest," moved the story to the year 2200 A.D., created a soundtrack called "electronic tonalities," cast Walter Pidgeon--a veteran of over 100 movies-- and turned him into a mad scientist, gave Leslie Neilsen a chance to show what a terrific, well rounded leading man he is, made Anne Francis a fabulous scientist's daughter, and threw in super character actors Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly ("Maverick"), Richard Anderson ("The Six Million Dollar Man"), and Earl Holliman ("Police Woman"), and invented the most eloquent, talented, and likable robot ever to grace the screen, and mixed science fiction, a love story, and a murder mystery on a planet light years away from Earth! Walter Pidgeon is Morbius, the sole survivor of an Earth expedition years before, a philologist who is living alone on Altair 4 with Altaira (Anne Francis), his young sexy daughter, and a robot, Robby, who speaks "187 languages and a variety of subtongues," when Commander J.J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) and his crew arrive from Earth in the C-57D, a flying saucer. The saucer lands, and Nielsen and his crew soon learn that Pidgeon's colleagues were all murdered, as he tells them, "torn literally limb from limb by soem mysterious force that never once showed itself." Leslie Nielsen plays his role very much like Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, tough but fair, a ladies man, and carefully adding up the clues to gradually find the killer. "Forbidden Planet" is a beautiful movie, a textbook on how a movie should be made: have actors who look the part and who have good voices, write a great script, and use terrific music, props, and special effects. And throw in the old "Boy meets Girl, Boy loses Girl, Boy gets Girl theme!" (And it's obvious that Gene Roddenberry spent a LOT of time watching this movie because "Star Trek" is an obvious "Forbidden Planet" ripoff! ) "Forbidden Planet" is better than "Star Wars" because it's more mature, better than "Gone With the Wind" because it deals with the future, not the past, and better than "Titanic" because Leslie Nielsen is a leading man both in Romance and in Action--you just know he's going to find a way to win his leading lady, and not lose her forever, like Leonardo DiCaprio did in "Titanic!" But the best way to describe "Forbidden Planet" is to quote Leslie Nielsen's final line in the movie, "It will remind us... after all...that we are not God..." Chari Krishnan Tango2200@Hotmail.Com
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Summary: "The Forbidden Planet": A Science Fiction Classic!
Review: This is definitely one of the science fiction classics. It employs just about all of the features that would later appear on celebrated shows like "Star Trek" and "Lost in Space". It's influence on the popular "Star Wars" is only evident. This is a good reminder of what science fiction used to be like: down to earth and captivating. The story is what really shines forth in this, along with the "50s style" acting. The DVD is good. The picture is clear (for 1956), but the lack of extras really detracts from what could have been an excellent package. The menu is simple and easy to use, although certainly not glitzy. The only special bonuses that are included are a theatrical trailer, two sided disk with one being wide screen and the other being regular, and that's about it. It's pretty disappointing when you consider how many documentaries and TV spots were doubtless made about this film. If you have a DVD player, I would suggest purchasing it. However, don't buy a DVD player just for this DVD, it's not worth it by a long shot. All in all, it's worth it to science fiction fans.
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Summary: Forbidden Planet
Review: Don't know which is better The Day The Earth Stood Still or Forbidden Planet!Forbidden Planet special effect,electronic music score,and wide screen give it the edge! Hard to buy any 50's Sci-fi afer watching the best!
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Summary: Description correction
Review: The DVD I received had the letterbox format on one side and the full screen version on the other. French and English audio and English, French, and Spanish subtitles/closed-captioning.
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Summary: Edge of your seat science fiction
Review: No matter how many times I see this movie, and it has been plenty,I still get goose bumps from the suspense of the erieeness of the unknown monster that lurks on the planet. This widescreen (VHS) is the ultimate in viewing and listening pleasure. The colors are bright and the soundtrack knocks your socks off. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates excellent science fiction and quality entertainment.
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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER.
Review: THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER.
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Summary: Best Of An Era
Review: This has to be the absolute best science fiction movie of its era. The effects are good but the story is great. Landing on a supposedly deserted planet only to find the sole survivor of a previous mission and his daughter the "rescuing" crew begin to be killed off by an unseen monster. There are even some real moral questions here, like should man try to play God and create life. This is much more than just a Saturday matinee. When you eventually see this monster remember that the animation was done by Disney artists. If you like early sci-fi and don't have this one, you need it.
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