Forbidden Planet

G 7.5
1956 1 hr 38 min Adventure , Science Fiction

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.

  • Cast:
    Walter Pidgeon , Anne Francis , Leslie Nielsen , Warren Stevens , Jack Kelly , Marvin Miller , Earl Holliman

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Reviews

Wordiezett
1956/05/03

So much average

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TaryBiggBall
1956/05/04

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

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Verity Robins
1956/05/05

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Kinley
1956/05/06

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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chaswe-28402
1956/05/07

Misled, having been told this was Shakespeare in outer space, I found this enormously disappointing. Others seem to think this disaster was the first science fiction film. In 1956 ? Metropolis, genuine science fiction, was created in 1928. There were in any case dozens of greater films, of every sort, in far more glorious Technicolor, long before 1956. I thought this was supposed to be an updated version of Shakespeare, but other than the marooned father and daughter, I could find hardly any parallels. Perhaps the Id was meant to be Caliban. The best that can be said about this weird production is that it's a true curiosity. The only figure that remotely resembled a professional actor was Walter Pigeon, and the dialogue and events, especially those involving the would-be Miranda, reached depths of unique inanity.

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hamikid
1956/05/08

Forbidden Planet is considered to be one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, and it holds up. Stellar performances,scripting was easy to follow while also being in depth. using ancient Greek mythology as a background, while also using religion (Pride is a huge impact on the story.) Anne Frances couldn't have been a prettier woman in any way,however it falls into the "women must fall in love with man" trope. It is an amazing movie, its flaws are limited and purely in the time, definitely a must watch for all film lovers and sci fi lovers

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Ian
1956/05/09

(Flash Review)A space crew travels to planet Altair to investigate a mission that has lost contact over the last 20 years. Upon their arrival, they are greeted by a bulbous, cute and smart robot. He takes them to the remaining people of the original mission. Much of the crew is overly distracted by the presence of a young female and the man in charge would rather have them leave. While helping them to resupply their space ship, he shares much knowledge of his research, which includes an intellectual species called Krell. What have they discovered and will it pose a threat? The remainder of the movie is a mix of humor, thinking mind games and a bit of mystery. It's a fun piece of 50's Sci- Fi with some clever and corny styles, sets and machines. Pacing, cinematography and dialog could have been stronger.

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Weiming Sheng
1956/05/10

It is just frustrating to think of what Forbidden Planet could have achieved with its stunning visuals. Some of the scenes are unprecedented with an epic scale, and Robbie feels like a real robot. However, the director's incapability of storytelling and character design makes this film a total mess. Now I am not saying the storytelling should be as the way it is now, since it is a rather old film; however, even Gone with the Wind, which is older than this film, uses more intricate storytelling techniques. Therefore time is not an excuse. Most of the story is presented verbally, and not in a good way. The entire Quinn history is narrated, by an actor who is quite terrible at reading lines. This is still okay though since we are constantly introduced to novelties of the Quinn visually and the film sure has some good set design and sound effects crew. When it comes to the third act, however, the film grows into a total dumpster. Acting goes phenomenally bad, along with some of the worst lines I have seen in a while. Dr. Morbius also died for no reason, at least I did not get how he died. And do not even mention the self-destruction system: pulling the disk and turning off the switch... Seriously? This seems a bit too easy and caution less for a SELF-DESTRUCTION sequence don't you think? Another problem is the character design. It is annoying to see how the director and writers seem to not care about the characters at all. The main character, the skipper dude, is so unlikable. I am not blaming the actor for this, though he is also terrible at the third act, but he is just so blunt and I cannot care less about him. And here is a thing: if the main character is characterless and unlikable, the audience automatically turns to someone who has some character, good or evil, and in this case Dr. Morbius, who, though being an egocentric murderer, still seems more of a human than the captain, and is therefore more relatable! As a matter of fact I just wanted the monster to kill everyone except for Morbius at the end, because all the other characters are just worthless and stupid. And then we come to Altaira. At first I thought maybe the daughter is so characterless because she is a robot, so that it is also kind of a twist, right? But no, she is just characterless because the writing is bad and lazy. Oh don't forget the romance. We get this cliché exotic girl who knows nothing about sexual experiences though she is a human and studies biology. That I can be sold if I have to, but her romance with Morbius? What? So this girl kisses one of the crew members, and the captain stops it, and the girl just falls in love with him? Just WHAT? Is there anything I missed out, or is this movie so lazy and bad that it just includes a love affair to sell tickets? I can see someone enjoying this. I enjoyed it a bit for Robbie's sake. I mean, can you believe it, the robot gets the most characterization in the entire film!

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