Review of Forbidden Planet (1956) by Art S — 27 May 2011

I thought I had seen this before, but apparently not since my memories were in black and white and this is in amazing color (lots of contrasting reds and greens). A bunch of astronauts in the future land on a planet where a man and his daughter have been castaways (think The Tempest).

They are attacked by a mysterious force (which is animated with assistance from Disney in one great scene). The Freudian and Shakespearean undertones provide heft to an otherwise B-movie set-up.