Review of Forbidden Planet (1956) by Devon B — 14 Feb 2009
Forbidden Planet is the 1950s proto-"Star Trek", and also, just as clearly inspired "Amazon Women on the Moon". Leslie Nielsen is commander of a space crew sent to relieve the previous crew on a distant space outpost.
They fly in the 1950s airship of choice: The Saucer. This particular model is incredibly noisy. When they finally arrive all they find is one last scientist named Morbius and his beautiful daughter (who plays kissing games with all the crew members).
Robbie the Robot, the most famous movie robot ever (along with R2D2) makes his credited debut in this movie, as a helper robot Morbius created. The scientist has discovered the ancient ruins of the Krell, a race vastly superior to humanity, and has been studying them in secret.
When the space crew try to find out what happened to the rest of the planet's inhabitants, they end up facing the same fate. Forbidden Planet is probably one of the better sci fi movies of the 50s, and no, that's not saying a whole lot, but it is saying something.
This review of Forbidden Planet (1956) was written by Devon B on 14 Feb 2009.
Forbidden Planet has generally received very positive reviews.
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