Forbidden Planet (1956)

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

A group of scientists/ military travel to the planet Altair 4. It is 2200 AD they are on a mission. I the year 2200 man has concurred many missions in space & with the help of hyper drive they have the ability to reach deep space exploration. The United Planets Cruiser commanded by commander Adams( Leslie Nelsen) travel with his crew to the planet Altair 4. Altair 4 is an Earth like planet, but with green skies and two moons. Twenty years ago The Valia landed here, but all the crew except Dr. Morphosis( Walter Piegon), and is daughter, Altera( Anne Francis) were killed. Just before landing Dr. Morphosis warns them not to land on Altair 4. If they do he will not be held responsible if something happens. Commander Adams ignores his warning, and lands anyway. When the ship lands Commander Adams, Lt. Doc Ostrov( Warren Stevens), and Lt. Forman( Jack Kelly) are meet by a robot named Robbie. The three are taken to Morphosis's home where they meet Altera( Anne Francis). The three along with Morphosis, and Alteria set down and talk. Then the Doctor introduces the crew to Robbie. Robbie is a robot like no other, cooks, cleans, does chores. He is programmed to do just about anything, plus he has a built in safety device that prevents him from harming humans. Dr. Morphosis gives the crew more info concerning The Valarian. The Valarian and it's crew were terrorized by an invisible creature. He explains there was no way it could be destroyed. Somehow he and Altera were immune from being harmed by it. While waiting fro Dr. Morphosis, Commander Adams and Dr. Ostrov find a way to get into Morphosis study. There they find a type of hieroglyphics. While studying the papers, Morphosis finds them. There he tells them about an anciet species called the Krell. The Krell were a highly advanced than humans, and at one time walked on Earth during the time of early man. They brought back bio specimens to study. Then one night the Krell perished along with their magnificent architecture. All disappearing back into Altairs soil. The along with Morphosis go on a tour to see the Krell underground. They discover the Krell I.Q. test,stronger material, and fascinating architecture. One night while on watch an invisible creature enters the ship. The only thing damaged was their Plaston Frequency Modulator. The crew return to the ship and set up an electronic perimeter this time to catch the beast. It fails but the creature make footsteps where it was. The only thing they can do is make a cast of the print. Adams discovers something strange about this print, and realizes this creature is one that Morphosis has developed from his subconscious. They try to destroy it, but realize the only way it can be destroyed is by destroying Morphosis. One of the crew must break into the lab a take the brain boost. When Morphosis took the brain boost the first time, it altered his subconscious. It made is I.Q. higher, but it also made conjured a monster from the ID part of his subconscious. In other words one of the crew must take the brain boost to defeat Morphosis subconscious monster. In the end it is successful, but Adams loses Doc in the processes; and Altara losses her father. The survivors safely leave along with Robbie and Alteria.In conclusion, this is a great film with excellent effect of the time. I didn't know this at first; but look for Richard Anderson( 6 million dollar man) as Quinn. This is a great Sy-Fy movie that was ahead of it's time.

A real nice classic piece here - Forbidden Planet is sci-fi pulp fiction forged into a movie, on top we get Leslie "Naked Gun" Nielsen in his very young days. Like the The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The War of the Worlds (1953), Forbidden Planet is a real iconic sci-fi flick of the 50s.

Man, I don't know where to begin with this...THE PRAISING I can understand that a movie can get some credit for being the first to use this, or do that. But "being the first to" doesn't automatically mean "being the best" If you follow that twisted logic, then the commodore 64 was, is and always will be the best PC around...quot non...off course! Anyone claiming this movie to be the best Sci-fi he/her has ever seen clearly has only seen 1 sci-fi movie in his/her lifetime... Forbidden planet was not, is not and will never be the best sci-fi movie. period.THE ACTING Lol...can we even speak of acting? Just watch the scene where everyone is "shooting" at the monster... Or when they find the footprints... Dear lord, you can get better acting in B movies.THE BOREDOM The biggest flaw in this movie: the lack of any action. Mind you, I don't necessarily need action in my movies. But this is a thriller/murder mysteries/whatever, so a little bit of action would be nice. But no, no action here boys. It's a mindless chain of stupendous events. From a pointless love-story to a meaningless in-dept elaboration about the krell and their achievements. Yawn.Plot holes Ah yes...the good old plot holes. Well, if you like plot holes, than this movie is gold. To name a few: -how can Morbius have a daughter when she was not on board of the ship and his wife died a few month after landing on the planet. -how can 18 soldiers and a magneto-tank fit into that tiny UFO? -how can this humongous monster walk the stairs the first time without any trouble, but not the second time. -why does the monster suddenly disappear -...etc etc.... The list goes on and on and on....Yes...the forbidden planet is a true stinker and I cannot, for the love of God, explain why anyone, anyone, would think this is the best sci-fi ever made. Its boring, filled with bad acting, more boredom, bad scripting and even more boredom. AVOID AT ANY COST!!

Believe it or not, there was a time when sci-fi films didn't have CGI filled action sequences, massive sets, or far-fetched plot twists and turns. Forbidden Planet was one of the first films to encompass all of the aforementioned things, albeit in an entirely different manner. I'm currently in the midst of trying to watch and re-watch as many sci- fi features as I can and Forbidden Planet happened to be the next on my ledger. This film can easily be considered a forgotten gem, but ironically, it's one of the films that paved the way for countless other films to be made. This was before Star Trek or Star Wars and yet, it still makes an impact on me after I've spent years of my life cherishing those properties. Without a large scale budget or expensive cast, Forbidden Planet works as a solid think piece. The film deals with a star ship crew from the 23rd century exploring a planet that was thought to be the landing place of a previous crew years earlier. Who or what they find is a complete mystery. For the most part, Forbidden Planet is a slow-burning film. There's little to no action, and any scene of injury or consequence often happens off-screen. In other words, the words spoken usually have a bigger impact than anything you see. With that said, the sets and painted backgrounds are easy on the eyes, especially considering this film was made over 60 years ago. But most of all, the ideas and themes explored here are impressive to say the least. It's always interesting to go back and watch films that you didn't realize had such a profound impact on the way a certain genre is made now. Forbidden Planet is certainly one of those.8.1/10