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The Pink Panther: Pink Elephant
Released in VHS Tape by Mgm/Ua Studios (01 February, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: George Singer, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, and Gerry Chiniquy
Average review score:

Pink Panther never dies!
This Pink Panther movie is just like any other Pink Panther movie. Its full of laughs, surprises and non stop comedy. It been around for ages and everyone I know who saw it loved it. My mom my dad and all my friends, just can't stop watching it. It is comedy at its best. Its for all ages it doesn't matter if your 80 or 2 months old you'll still have fun. The pink Panther is the coolest hippist character you'll ever see. He's cute, he's funny and most importantly he's Pink. I never can get enough of it and if you buy it I guarantee you won't ether. As its says in its title, there is an episode called "Pink elephant" in it along with many many more. So buy it now, and sit back realax and Think Pink.

Saturday Night Live: 1990 Annual
Released in VHS Tape by Anchor Bay Entertainment (19 November, 1997)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, and Paul Miller
Average review score:

HOW GOOD IS SNL
Saterday night live is the best funniest show. And 1990 was a very good year for comedy. To all of you who are thinking bye it.

Saturday Night Live: 1991 Annual
Released in VHS Tape by Anchor Bay Entertainment (19 November, 1997)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, and Paul Miller
Average review score:

1991
the show was still rolling after it's late 80's high and welcomming new greats such as farley and spade while still enjoying old greats like myers and hartman. this is one of the best times for snl.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Released in VHS Tape by Lions Gate Home Ente (28 October, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Directors: Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, and Paul Miller
Average review score:

Mostly great for boring times
I saw this at a friends house. It's pretty funny, but some is not.

Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (29 September, 1993)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Mel Gibson
A strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equaled), the second part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic trilogy is also a magnificently imagined movie myth. Like the Star Wars trilogy (by that other George) the Mad Max films draw their inspiration from the works of mythologist Joseph Campbell. In the 1979 original, Max (Mel Gibson) is a policeman, the last guardian of civilization and order in a devastated world reduced to chaos. But when a leather-clad gang of sadomasochistic speed demons mows down Max's family, his remaining connections to humanity are also permanently severed. After brutally exacting his revenge, Max wanders off into the wasteland alone, "a burned out shell of a man" who (to paraphrase The Searchers) is destined to wander forever between the winds. In The Road Warrior, Max rediscovers a sliver of his shattered humanity, and a spark of redemption, when he helps an embattled colony of pioneers fight off the savages who are after that most precious of all commodities: "guzzline." Max is transformed into a legendary hero, just as Mel Gibson was catapulted to international movie stardom. With its final stirring images, The Road Warrior transcends its genre (whatever that may be--science fiction? Western? action adventure?) and becomes something timeless. It's a great movie. --Jim Emerson
Average review score:

road rules
You want to get out of here, you talk to me!
I never got this one but here's a bunch of crazy bastards in black leather racing around an island with only one cop to stop them!

Best of the Mad Max movies
The Road Warrior is a fantastic sequal to the very good Australian film Mad Max.It takes place a few years after the first film,and Max is wandering the desolate wasteland searching for gasoline,which there is very little of left.He runs across a man called the Gyro Captain,who tells him about a place where they have lots of gasoline.When they find the place,they find that a strange bunch of characters,led by the ruthless Humungus,is also after the gasoline.That's all I'll say about the plot.Of course Mel Gibson is back as Max,and the film has a lot of other interesting characters including the Gyro Captain(Bruce Spence),Warrior Woman(Virginia Hey),Feral Kid(Emil Minty),Papagallo(Michael Preston),and the Humungus(Kjell Nilsson),just to name a few.There is lots of action,and the last twenty or twenty-five minutes of the fim is one of the best movie chases ever.The musical score by Brian May is good and adds a lot to the movie.I could be mistaken,but I think the reviewer named Peter Webster from NH is mistaking this film for the first Mad Max(which was obviously dubbed)as far as the dubbed soundtrack goes,as the diologue for the most part sounds pretty Australian to me.At any rate,this is an excellent movie,and one of the most exciting action movies ever.The Road Warrior is followed by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,which is a pretty good film.

The Classic
In 1982 this epic action film was released here in America as The Road Warrior.. In Australia and Europe it was Mad Max 2. The film that made Mel Gibson a movie star. A landmark action film that has been emulated considerably since it's release.

The world has finally caved in after wars and social decay. Australia has become an epic wasteland where it's remaining survivors hunt down the remaing gasoline. A bizarre and vicious pack of barbarians led by Lord Humongous kill any and everyone who gets in their way of the precious fuel. Max now a loner and roams the land for the fuel becomes a reluctant ally with a motley but tight knit group that has established a small fuel depot. An epic battle ensues when the ragtag group decides to transport its fuel to "The Promised Land"

This explosive and spectacular film still lives up to the critical and public applauds here in 2000. Mel Gibson's Max is a futuristic take on Clint Eastwood's Man with no name. Bruce Spence as the Gyrocaptain, Mike Preston as Papagallow, Virginia Hey as The Warrior Woman and Emil Minty as the memorable feral kid are some of the standouts in the film. Brian May's exciting music score adds to the tension and action of the film. George Miller created an epic masterpiece and all but the greatest "sequel" ever made. This DVD edition is a must have for action film fans

Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (29 September, 1993)
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Mel Gibson
A strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equaled), the second part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic trilogy is also a magnificently imagined movie myth. Like the Star Wars trilogy (by that other George) the Mad Max films draw their inspiration from the works of mythologist Joseph Campbell. In the 1979 original, Max (Mel Gibson) is a policeman, the last guardian of civilization and order in a devastated world reduced to chaos. But when a leather-clad gang of sadomasochistic speed demons mows down Max's family, his remaining connections to humanity are also permanently severed. After brutally exacting his revenge, Max wanders off into the wasteland alone, "a burned out shell of a man" who (to paraphrase The Searchers) is destined to wander forever between the winds. In The Road Warrior, Max rediscovers a sliver of his shattered humanity, and a spark of redemption, when he helps an embattled colony of pioneers fight off the savages who are after that most precious of all commodities: "guzzline." Max is transformed into a legendary hero, just as Mel Gibson was catapulted to international movie stardom. With its final stirring images, The Road Warrior transcends its genre (whatever that may be--science fiction? Western? action adventure?) and becomes something timeless. It's a great movie. --Jim Emerson
Average review score:

road rules
You want to get out of here, you talk to me!
I never got this one but here's a bunch of crazy bastards in black leather racing around an island with only one cop to stop them!

Best of the Mad Max movies
The Road Warrior is a fantastic sequal to the very good Australian film Mad Max.It takes place a few years after the first film,and Max is wandering the desolate wasteland searching for gasoline,which there is very little of left.He runs across a man called the Gyro Captain,who tells him about a place where they have lots of gasoline.When they find the place,they find that a strange bunch of characters,led by the ruthless Humungus,is also after the gasoline.That's all I'll say about the plot.Of course Mel Gibson is back as Max,and the film has a lot of other interesting characters including the Gyro Captain(Bruce Spence),Warrior Woman(Virginia Hey),Feral Kid(Emil Minty),Papagallo(Michael Preston),and the Humungus(Kjell Nilsson),just to name a few.There is lots of action,and the last twenty or twenty-five minutes of the fim is one of the best movie chases ever.The musical score by Brian May is good and adds a lot to the movie.I could be mistaken,but I think the reviewer named Peter Webster from NH is mistaking this film for the first Mad Max(which was obviously dubbed)as far as the dubbed soundtrack goes,as the diologue for the most part sounds pretty Australian to me.At any rate,this is an excellent movie,and one of the most exciting action movies ever.The Road Warrior is followed by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,which is a pretty good film.

The Classic
In 1982 this epic action film was released here in America as The Road Warrior.. In Australia and Europe it was Mad Max 2. The film that made Mel Gibson a movie star. A landmark action film that has been emulated considerably since it's release.

The world has finally caved in after wars and social decay. Australia has become an epic wasteland where it's remaining survivors hunt down the remaing gasoline. A bizarre and vicious pack of barbarians led by Lord Humongous kill any and everyone who gets in their way of the precious fuel. Max now a loner and roams the land for the fuel becomes a reluctant ally with a motley but tight knit group that has established a small fuel depot. An epic battle ensues when the ragtag group decides to transport its fuel to "The Promised Land"

This explosive and spectacular film still lives up to the critical and public applauds here in 2000. Mel Gibson's Max is a futuristic take on Clint Eastwood's Man with no name. Bruce Spence as the Gyrocaptain, Mike Preston as Papagallow, Virginia Hey as The Warrior Woman and Emil Minty as the memorable feral kid are some of the standouts in the film. Brian May's exciting music score adds to the tension and action of the film. George Miller created an epic masterpiece and all but the greatest "sequel" ever made. This DVD edition is a must have for action film fans

Forbidden Planet
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (18 April, 2000)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Walter Pidgeon
This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.
Average review score:

A "hand-crafted" masterpiece of science fiction.
Forbidden Planet is easily one of the finest science fiction movies ever made. Although released in 1956, it still compares favorably with much flashier movies from more recent years. The film is not a "blast-fest" in the Star Wars style, but blends modest action and beautiful hand painted special effects with a fascinating study of basic human nature. Those expecting 1950's B-movie special effects will be pleasantly surprised, as top quality hand rendered artwork abounds, as well as a flying saucer with no strings attached! Also, one of the more memorable big-screen automatons, Robby the Robot, appears in much of the film. The movie also contains some of the best sci-fi film music ever recorded, as it rises and falls to the mood of the scenes. To complement the attractive visuals and sounds is excellent casting, with Walter Pidgeon perfectly suited to the imperious Dr. Morbius. Fine performances by Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis, among others, help create a dramatic tension you can feel as the film nears its climax. Monsters, mystery and a little humor make Forbidden Planet a genuine classic, which any sci-fi fan should take time to enjoy!

10 STARS! My Favorite - Classic/Classy Sci-Fi Movie - BEST!
OOOhhhh! Fliping through the channels...surfing the cable and ...WOW! What is this? Cool! C57D, a flying saucer with, YES it's Leslie Nielsen as ever-so-serious Captain.

Forbidden Planet, was MGM's high-budget, risky venture at making the one of the finest Color Sci-Fi classics in the 50's. Unlike many of the low budget movies of the genre, FP remains to this day a very entertaining and captivating film. I have to say, that it changed my life as a kid, because it gave me the desire to explore more books about Sci-Fi. Now, I am a Software Engineer with thousands of video tapes. Monster movies are my favorites, and speaking of monsters, the one in FP is on the top of my list of BEST MONSTERS (those you really don't want to ever meet in a dark...even a well lit alley).

The story: Based on a screenplay by Irving Block and Allen Adler (Fatal Planet), it takes its inspiration from Shakespears's THE TEMPEST. In a nutshell, Spacemen come to rescue a lost group of colonists, only to find that most have died long ago. Only Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis) remain. They tell Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) that 20 years ago, when they first landed, some invisible power killed everyone but Dr.Morbius and his wife (now deceased from natural causes). Soon, we find that the good Doctor has discovered that the KRELL, a once powerful race of aliens, lived below the surface of Altair-4 (where they are) and they created a machine that is 20x20x20 miles square (thats 8000 cubic miles of Klystrons and Relays...and they never stop self repairing themselves!). Well, before you know it, the Monster is back...and people are dying...and well, the big, bad disintigrator beams from the ship's main weapons are NOT stopping it!

I must mention that this was the first movie with ROBBY THE ROBOT. ROBBY was based on Asimov's Robots Rules of order, and for the most part was just a big lovable teady-bear. He could never hurt anyone, but watch how Morbius proves this by having Robby point a "BLASTER" at the Commander! The way Nielsen clinches his fists was so telling!.

The sets were beautiful, the saucer flys perfectly (notice the shadows and the dust when it lands). So much here that you simply must watch very closely to the detail, it really is worth it. Speaking of detail, the Monster was pretty easy...because it was MOSTLY invisible. Joshua Meador (on loan from Disney Studios) made the animation of the monster. It is Crude by comparison to the new Computer Generated Animation (CGA), but for its time it was AWESOME! The monster, by the way, is powered by 2700 thermo-nuclear reactors, and can recreate itself, microsecond after microsecond! NO! IT CANNOT BE DESTROYED! (You thought ALIENS were tough! HAH!) Well, there is a little love story going on with the Commander and Altaira, and Daddy doesn't like it. Go Figure! Anyway, I won't give it all away, just GET IT AND ENJOY!

For a SNEAK PREVIEW, Surf the Web and go to http://www.planetario.it/fbhome.htm , this is an unofficial Forbidden Planet webpage and will give you some more details that I can give here. END

The one that started it all!
Still the quintessential grand daddy of most of today's sci-fi features, Forbidden Planet has it all!
The DVD quality is great although I would have liked a few of the other 187 languages and sub-tongues Robby alludes to offered on the disk besides colloquial English and French.
However if you look at a classic Sci-Fi T.V series like the original Star Trek you can see where Jean Roddenberry might have gotten some of his inspiration.
The Earth cruiser is a disk, used Hyper Drive (Warp Drive), has a chief engineer that wears a suspiciously similar earpiece to the one Spock wore to listen to radio transmissions. The captain has an executive officer, and a doctor on board ala number one and Dr. McCoy, the list of similarities with Trek goes on and on.
My suggestion is to watch the wide screen version, on the opposite side of the disk, turn off the lights and watch it on a large screen if you can. It is well worth it!
The actors are great; Walter Pidgeon offers a great performance as Dr. Morbius. Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen are great together and the Cinemascope does the rest.
This one's a must for the collection.

Forbidden Planet (Deluxe Letter-Box Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (18 June, 1996)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Walter Pidgeon
This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.
Average review score:

Classic Sci-Fi
Walter Pidgeon stars in this 1950's sci-fi movie in which a ship is sent to investigate life on other planets & finds a planet that was once inhabited by the Krell. How did the race die? Watch & find out. Animation done by Disney.

The one that started it all!
Still the quintessential grand daddy of most of today's sci-fi features, Forbidden Planet has it all!
The DVD quality is great although I would have liked a few of the other 187 languages and sub-tongues Robby alludes to offered on the disk besides colloquial English and French.
However if you look at a classic Sci-Fi T.V series like the original Star Trek you can see where Jean Roddenberry might have gotten some of his inspiration.
The Earth cruiser is a disk, used Hyper Drive (Warp Drive), has a chief engineer that wears a suspiciously similar earpiece to the one Spock wore to listen to radio transmissions. The captain has an executive officer, and a doctor on board ala number one and Dr. McCoy, the list of similarities with Trek goes on and on.
My suggestion is to watch the wide screen version, on the opposite side of the disk, turn off the lights and watch it on a large screen if you can. It is well worth it!
The actors are great; Walter Pidgeon offers a great performance as Dr. Morbius. Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen are great together and the Cinemascope does the rest.
This one's a must for the collection.

One of the top SF films ever made
Brilliant, big-studio epic. One of the very best SF films ever made. WATCH THE LETTERBOX VERSION! Original, expansive, truly great stuff. Big-name actors, incredible special effects, great music, an engaging story -- this is a movie that you will watch over and over again, it's strong from start to finish.

Forbidden Planet (Remastered Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (31 August, 1994)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Walter Pidgeon
This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.
Average review score:

A "hand-crafted" masterpiece of science fiction.
Forbidden Planet is easily one of the finest science fiction movies ever made. Although released in 1956, it still compares favorably with much flashier movies from more recent years. The film is not a "blast-fest" in the Star Wars style, but blends modest action and beautiful hand painted special effects with a fascinating study of basic human nature. Those expecting 1950's B-movie special effects will be pleasantly surprised, as top quality hand rendered artwork abounds, as well as a flying saucer with no strings attached! Also, one of the more memorable big-screen automatons, Robby the Robot, appears in much of the film. The movie also contains some of the best sci-fi film music ever recorded, as it rises and falls to the mood of the scenes. To complement the attractive visuals and sounds is excellent casting, with Walter Pidgeon perfectly suited to the imperious Dr. Morbius. Fine performances by Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis, among others, help create a dramatic tension you can feel as the film nears its climax. Monsters, mystery and a little humor make Forbidden Planet a genuine classic, which any sci-fi fan should take time to enjoy!

10 STARS! My Favorite - Classic/Classy Sci-Fi Movie - BEST!
OOOhhhh! Fliping through the channels...surfing the cable and ...WOW! What is this? Cool! C57D, a flying saucer with, YES it's Leslie Nielsen as ever-so-serious Captain.

Forbidden Planet, was MGM's high-budget, risky venture at making the one of the finest Color Sci-Fi classics in the 50's. Unlike many of the low budget movies of the genre, FP remains to this day a very entertaining and captivating film. I have to say, that it changed my life as a kid, because it gave me the desire to explore more books about Sci-Fi. Now, I am a Software Engineer with thousands of video tapes. Monster movies are my favorites, and speaking of monsters, the one in FP is on the top of my list of BEST MONSTERS (those you really don't want to ever meet in a dark...even a well lit alley).

The story: Based on a screenplay by Irving Block and Allen Adler (Fatal Planet), it takes its inspiration from Shakespears's THE TEMPEST. In a nutshell, Spacemen come to rescue a lost group of colonists, only to find that most have died long ago. Only Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis) remain. They tell Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) that 20 years ago, when they first landed, some invisible power killed everyone but Dr.Morbius and his wife (now deceased from natural causes). Soon, we find that the good Doctor has discovered that the KRELL, a once powerful race of aliens, lived below the surface of Altair-4 (where they are) and they created a machine that is 20x20x20 miles square (thats 8000 cubic miles of Klystrons and Relays...and they never stop self repairing themselves!). Well, before you know it, the Monster is back...and people are dying...and well, the big, bad disintigrator beams from the ship's main weapons are NOT stopping it!

I must mention that this was the first movie with ROBBY THE ROBOT. ROBBY was based on Asimov's Robots Rules of order, and for the most part was just a big lovable teady-bear. He could never hurt anyone, but watch how Morbius proves this by having Robby point a "BLASTER" at the Commander! The way Nielsen clinches his fists was so telling!.

The sets were beautiful, the saucer flys perfectly (notice the shadows and the dust when it lands). So much here that you simply must watch very closely to the detail, it really is worth it. Speaking of detail, the Monster was pretty easy...because it was MOSTLY invisible. Joshua Meador (on loan from Disney Studios) made the animation of the monster. It is Crude by comparison to the new Computer Generated Animation (CGA), but for its time it was AWESOME! The monster, by the way, is powered by 2700 thermo-nuclear reactors, and can recreate itself, microsecond after microsecond! NO! IT CANNOT BE DESTROYED! (You thought ALIENS were tough! HAH!) Well, there is a little love story going on with the Commander and Altaira, and Daddy doesn't like it. Go Figure! Anyway, I won't give it all away, just GET IT AND ENJOY!

For a SNEAK PREVIEW, Surf the Web and go to http://www.planetario.it/fbhome.htm , this is an unofficial Forbidden Planet webpage and will give you some more details that I can give here. END

The one that started it all!
Still the quintessential grand daddy of most of today's sci-fi features, Forbidden Planet has it all!
The DVD quality is great although I would have liked a few of the other 187 languages and sub-tongues Robby alludes to offered on the disk besides colloquial English and French.
However if you look at a classic Sci-Fi T.V series like the original Star Trek you can see where Jean Roddenberry might have gotten some of his inspiration.
The Earth cruiser is a disk, used Hyper Drive (Warp Drive), has a chief engineer that wears a suspiciously similar earpiece to the one Spock wore to listen to radio transmissions. The captain has an executive officer, and a doctor on board ala number one and Dr. McCoy, the list of similarities with Trek goes on and on.
My suggestion is to watch the wide screen version, on the opposite side of the disk, turn off the lights and watch it on a large screen if you can. It is well worth it!
The actors are great; Walter Pidgeon offers a great performance as Dr. Morbius. Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen are great together and the Cinemascope does the rest.
This one's a must for the collection.

Forbidden Planet (Widescreen Edition)
Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (18 April, 2000)
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Walter Pidgeon
This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.
Average review score:

A "hand-crafted" masterpiece of science fiction.
Forbidden Planet is easily one of the finest science fiction movies ever made. Although released in 1956, it still compares favorably with much flashier movies from more recent years. The film is not a "blast-fest" in the Star Wars style, but blends modest action and beautiful hand painted special effects with a fascinating study of basic human nature. Those expecting 1950's B-movie special effects will be pleasantly surprised, as top quality hand rendered artwork abounds, as well as a flying saucer with no strings attached! Also, one of the more memorable big-screen automatons, Robby the Robot, appears in much of the film. The movie also contains some of the best sci-fi film music ever recorded, as it rises and falls to the mood of the scenes. To complement the attractive visuals and sounds is excellent casting, with Walter Pidgeon perfectly suited to the imperious Dr. Morbius. Fine performances by Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis, among others, help create a dramatic tension you can feel as the film nears its climax. Monsters, mystery and a little humor make Forbidden Planet a genuine classic, which any sci-fi fan should take time to enjoy!

10 STARS! My Favorite - Classic/Classy Sci-Fi Movie - BEST!
OOOhhhh! Fliping through the channels...surfing the cable and ...WOW! What is this? Cool! C57D, a flying saucer with, YES it's Leslie Nielsen as ever-so-serious Captain.

Forbidden Planet, was MGM's high-budget, risky venture at making the one of the finest Color Sci-Fi classics in the 50's. Unlike many of the low budget movies of the genre, FP remains to this day a very entertaining and captivating film. I have to say, that it changed my life as a kid, because it gave me the desire to explore more books about Sci-Fi. Now, I am a Software Engineer with thousands of video tapes. Monster movies are my favorites, and speaking of monsters, the one in FP is on the top of my list of BEST MONSTERS (those you really don't want to ever meet in a dark...even a well lit alley).

The story: Based on a screenplay by Irving Block and Allen Adler (Fatal Planet), it takes its inspiration from Shakespears's THE TEMPEST. In a nutshell, Spacemen come to rescue a lost group of colonists, only to find that most have died long ago. Only Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis) remain. They tell Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) that 20 years ago, when they first landed, some invisible power killed everyone but Dr.Morbius and his wife (now deceased from natural causes). Soon, we find that the good Doctor has discovered that the KRELL, a once powerful race of aliens, lived below the surface of Altair-4 (where they are) and they created a machine that is 20x20x20 miles square (thats 8000 cubic miles of Klystrons and Relays...and they never stop self repairing themselves!). Well, before you know it, the Monster is back...and people are dying...and well, the big, bad disintigrator beams from the ship's main weapons are NOT stopping it!

I must mention that this was the first movie with ROBBY THE ROBOT. ROBBY was based on Asimov's Robots Rules of order, and for the most part was just a big lovable teady-bear. He could never hurt anyone, but watch how Morbius proves this by having Robby point a "BLASTER" at the Commander! The way Nielsen clinches his fists was so telling!.

The sets were beautiful, the saucer flys perfectly (notice the shadows and the dust when it lands). So much here that you simply must watch very closely to the detail, it really is worth it. Speaking of detail, the Monster was pretty easy...because it was MOSTLY invisible. Joshua Meador (on loan from Disney Studios) made the animation of the monster. It is Crude by comparison to the new Computer Generated Animation (CGA), but for its time it was AWESOME! The monster, by the way, is powered by 2700 thermo-nuclear reactors, and can recreate itself, microsecond after microsecond! NO! IT CANNOT BE DESTROYED! (You thought ALIENS were tough! HAH!) Well, there is a little love story going on with the Commander and Altaira, and Daddy doesn't like it. Go Figure! Anyway, I won't give it all away, just GET IT AND ENJOY!

For a SNEAK PREVIEW, Surf the Web and go to http://www.planetario.it/fbhome.htm , this is an unofficial Forbidden Planet webpage and will give you some more details that I can give here. END

The one that started it all!
Still the quintessential grand daddy of most of today's sci-fi features, Forbidden Planet has it all!
The DVD quality is great although I would have liked a few of the other 187 languages and sub-tongues Robby alludes to offered on the disk besides colloquial English and French.
However if you look at a classic Sci-Fi T.V series like the original Star Trek you can see where Jean Roddenberry might have gotten some of his inspiration.
The Earth cruiser is a disk, used Hyper Drive (Warp Drive), has a chief engineer that wears a suspiciously similar earpiece to the one Spock wore to listen to radio transmissions. The captain has an executive officer, and a doctor on board ala number one and Dr. McCoy, the list of similarities with Trek goes on and on.
My suggestion is to watch the wide screen version, on the opposite side of the disk, turn off the lights and watch it on a large screen if you can. It is well worth it!
The actors are great; Walter Pidgeon offers a great performance as Dr. Morbius. Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen are great together and the Cinemascope does the rest.
This one's a must for the collection.

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