Forbidden Planet

1956

Action / Adventure / Family / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 51 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 52934 52.9K

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Plot summary

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.


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Robby the Robot as Robby the Robot
Leslie Nielsen as Commander Adams
Walter Pidgeon as Dr. Morbius
Anne Francis as Altaira Morbius
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by classicsoncall 8 / 10

"Prepare your minds for a scale of new scientific values gentlemen."

The only thing I knew about this film prior to seeing it was Robby The Robot. My preconception was that it was another in a long line of cheesy sci-fi flicks that the 1950's was noted for. How wrong I was. Big studio, big budget and big production values make this a strong contender, at least visually, for the best sci-fi film coming out of the era. I qualify with the word visually, because "War Of The Worlds" is a lot darker and scarier than "Forbidden Planet", and probably fits the mold better as a foray into alien territory.

What impressed me immediately was the color rendition of the cinematography, followed by the intricacy and scope of detail involved in Dr. Morbius' (Walter Pidgeon) home and laboratory. But that was only the prelude to the icing on the cake, the labyrinthine underground that served as the Krell stronghold. It appeared that Krell technology was even more advanced than say, that of "Star Wars". Which made me consider, audiences for this movie back when it was released probably sat in the same kind of awe that theater goers experienced in 1977 with SW, or in 1986 with "Aliens". Watching it on a large screen TV in my living room offered me the same effect, and I'm fairly resistant to hyperbole.

It's not too much of a stretch to imagine "Forbidden Planet" as a direct antecedent of the 'Star Trek' TV series; Gene Roddenberry himself stated that the movie had a great impact on his vision for the show. Followers of that short lived series will readily recognize plot elements used here that turned up in 'Star Trek'. I had to do a double take when the men of United Planets Cruiser C57-V headed for a transporter room, while the conundrum presented to Robby that created an impossibility to respond was an element used at least two or three times in the ST series.

Where the movie definitely took a cerebral turn had to do with the whole idea of 'monsters from the Id'. That Morbius himself was using his subconscious mind to defend Altaire IV was certainly a unique concept for 1956, when every other sci-fi flick of the time was dealing with Martians or other grotesque space creatures. The film worked it's subtle magic on this viewer by helping me understand that Morbius was the protector of Altaire IV some time before Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) explained it.

You know, looking at the calendar, the year 2200 isn't that far off. This movie may be the one that actually gets it right relative to exploring and living on other planets. I think though, that they'll have to come up with a sleeker looking version of Robby.

Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 6 / 10

Dated but a trendsetter

FORBIDDEN PLANET is certainly a dated film today, with its plaintive romantic sub-plot complete with a meek, submissive woman (straight out of the 1950s, that one), spectacular-but-unrealistic special effects and macho plotting. The pacing is fairly off, especially by modern standards, and it seems to take an awfully long time for something to actually happen.

And yet, and yet, something about this movie charms. It has a real dated appeal to it, and it appears to me to be something of a trendsetter, helping to inspire plenty more visit-an-alien-planet plot lines even to this day. The idea behind the creation of the monster is a brilliant one, and it's brought to life via some innovative special effects that really work. There's much fun to be had along the way from seeing an uncannily straight-laced Leslie Nielsen and of course Robbie the Robot in his first screen appearance.

But really, I keep coming back to that screen monster, which is so much more than the typical monster-of-the-week type thing that most sci-fi movies are keen to trot out. The idea behind it is just astounding, one of the best back stories I can think of. The scenes of the astronauts exploring millennia-old construction works beneath the planet's surface is also awe-inspiring in its own way. Even if half of so of this film is padding, the other half makes it well worth checking out.

Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 9 / 10

Still one of the best of the genre

I like a good sci-fi movie as much as the next person, and Forbidden Planet is more than good sci-fi movie. It is one of the best of that genre, and perhaps one of the most influential and unique too. I still think it has held up very well, the effects are wonderful and the production values are imaginative and one of the things that makes Forbidden Planet stand out among the rest of the film in the genre. The music just enhances the atmosphere, the story is still fresh and the telling of it superb, the suspense that is in the movie is quite nail-biting and the dialogue and direction are on the money too. The acting is very good, one or two of the support stars are a little stiff at first, but Anne Francis, Leslie Nielson and especially Walter Pidgeon are excellent. In conclusion, a great film and one of the best of the genre. 9.5/10 Bethany Cox

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