An ingenious script, excellent special effects and photography, and superior acting, make it an endearing winner.
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01/26/06
Forbidden Planet (1956)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 34 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus:
Shakespeare gets the deluxe space treatment in Forbidden Planet, an adaptation of The Tempest with impressive sets and seamless special effects.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby. The good doctor is plagued by his mad quest for knowledge through his... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Screenwriter: Cyril Hume
Producer: Nicholas Nayfack
Composer: Bebe Barron, Louis Barron
Screenwriter: Cyril Hume
Producer: Nicholas Nayfack
Composer: Bebe Barron, Louis Barron
Reviews
Top Critic
Its most interesting moments are mired in human frailty--in sex, death, betrayal, jealousy, and intoxication.
12/20/07
A cinematic marvel for the ages, Forbidden Planet possesses a look and feel that was far ahead of its time.
07/10/07
Imaginative gadgets galore, plus plenty of suspense and thrills, make the production a top offering in the space travel category.
06/05/07
Top Critic
...an enduring best-of-breed favorite, a CinemaScope spectacle that's terrifically entertaining, smartly written, memorably cast, briskly paced, and production-designed to the hilt.
12/11/06
MGM's full color, 'Scope production looks amazing, and Robby the Robot steals the show.
12/07/06
The strictly formulaic direction and by-the-numbers script, however, leach any true drama or humanity out of the bulk of the film.
11/08/06
...with minor reservations, I'd say Forbidden Planet remains one of Hollywood's better sci-fi accomplishments. (50th Anniversary Edition)
11/07/06
Equal parts cheesy 1950s sci-fi and intelligent, if misguided, grappling with the idea of limitless progress.
05/28/06
Offers some of the most amusing creatures conceived since the Keystone cops.
03/25/06
Top Critic
The strictly formulaic direction and by-the-numbers script leach any true drama or humanity out of the bulk of the film, consigning it in the end to the category of interesting and strangely influential oddity.
03/04/06
Intriguing, perhaps overrated sci-fi classic that borrows from The Tempest and anticipates 'Star Trek' — but its driving fears are the 'monsters from the id.'
10/10/05
Uma trama curiosa e efeitos visuais ainda eficazes (embora ultrapassados, obviamente) garantiram que este filme envelhecesse bem.
04/30/05
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