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Forbidden Planet
(1956),
Director: Fred M. Wilcox, rated G
M-G-M
Takes You On An Amazing Adventure Into Outer Space...
  Starring: Walter
Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly,
Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, Marvin Miller
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"Guilty!
Guilty! My evil self is at that door, and I have no power to
stop it!" – Dr. Morbius
Why watch this?
It really is a great all-around sci-fi film; certainly for 1956.
Plot Summary:
A 23rd-century starship crew travels to a distant planet, Altair
IV, to investigate a colony that has gone silent. They discover
two survivors, Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira, along with
a powerful robot named Robbie. The crew soon encounters a
mysterious and deadly invisible force threatening everyone on
the planet, prompting Commander Adams to investigate Morbius and
the secrets surrounding a lost civilization that once inhabited
Altair IV.
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Dad's Preview:
This flick is one of the most well-done of the early science fiction films
from the 1950s. For its
time, this film was an incredible
feat, paying detailed attention to it sets, matte backgrounds
and gadgets. The famous Robbie the Robot was created for this
film. You will notice a very serious Leslie Nielsen in a leading
role, which is hard to
imagine, since he'd later play such a goofball in the
Naked Gun films. |
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Nicholas Nayfak;
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
