Forbidden Planet is a jewel for all generations. My three year old grand-daughter and I watched this movie together and she fell in love with Robby the Robot. To hear her laugh when I say "I am monitored to respond to the name Paw Paw"... her nickname for me...is heartwarming. I have bought her a 14" walking and talking Robby the Robot for Christmas...I can't wait to see her face when she opens the box....my wife has held me back from giving it to her for a month now. Forbidden Planet will continue to be a favorite of movie watchers for generations to come.
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@JOHNWLOUCKS
Жыл бұрын
That's such a great story Alan. I saw the movie in 1956 when I was only seven and even though many of the great ideas and concepts of FB escaped me I still loved it. I have a Robby right here on my desk and it talks. Have fun at christmas with your daughter. When she is older you can talk about the Tempest and other ideas related to the ID and the Krell. Krellmusic7 in Poughkeepsie
@calql8er
Жыл бұрын
I grew up near Boston. You could count on this movie being shown at least once a year and, trust me, I saw it every single time. I don't know how they did it. But when the Krell monster attacks, we never did get a very good view of it. Years later I saw an 'uncut' version and was surprised that I could see the whole monster. Also missing were the deaths of the two crewmen at the hands of Krell monster. Some people have said they was no decent scifi until 2001. Not so. In the fifties we had Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Destination: Moon, The Thing, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Them. All with excellent themes and visual effects worthy of their day.
@ConsciousMigration
Жыл бұрын
I am comfortable saying Forbidden Planet is my all time favorite science fiction movie. I rewatch it every year. Thank you for covering it!
@dmforsyth
Жыл бұрын
Favorite robot? I've always been fond of Huey, Dewey and Louis from "Silent Running".
@indyspotes3310
Жыл бұрын
FP seems to be a film whose cultural impact feels immeasurable. It is both a reflection of its era and so far ahead of it in many ways. I've never cared for its plot, but its artistic merits of sight and sound make its contributions invaluable. A movie masterpiece. Now to get those haunting sounds out of my head over the next couple of days and I'll be fine...
@northprime_unlimited
Жыл бұрын
‘A masterpiece of Americana that belongs in it’s time.” So true.
@CaminoAir
Жыл бұрын
The original Star Trek pilot ('The Cage') definitely took a lot of inspiration from this movie. The production design and the crew dynamics of the Enterprise have a similar 'vibe'. 'F.P.' holds up well, since even the limitations of the technology and the stylistic approach have charm now.
@Marc816
Жыл бұрын
Considering all the special effects in this film, it's hard to believe that it was made almost 70 years ago.
@morgangallowglass8668
Жыл бұрын
You did it again, good sir! Amazing vid about a true classic! AMEN on the reboot. It would be a tragedy these days.
@rsacchi100
Жыл бұрын
Taking nothing away from the other great fictional robots, I go with Robby. He may have popularized "Robby" as a nickname for "Robert", among other achievements. Robby was also in a commercial shilling oldie records. What was classic is Robby having lines that are memorable and funny when Robby is just being Robby. Forbidden Planet may have hurt science fiction movies in the short term. Being a box office disappointment apparently made studios reluctant to go big budget with Science Fiction movies. The uniforms and space ship footage were also used in other Science Fiction projects. The car showed up in an episode of "The Twilight Zone".
@1kylecurry
Жыл бұрын
Great movie...Star Trek before Star Trek. This is one of the films I saw as a child that began my love for sci fi. Cutting edge music score , set designs & FX. Great background music that you are using, "Trips" by Topher Mohr & Alexa Elena...Love it! I recall hearing this on your "Rollerball" episode.
@randalldunkley1042
Жыл бұрын
I believe the voice of Robbie was Martin Miller. I was ten when i saw this film and the "Monster from the Id" kept me awake for a few nights as did the ant sound from "Them" being another excellent science fiction film of the fifties.
@ralphsexton8531
Жыл бұрын
A follow up... my Mom suggested that rather than remaking the movie, they should give it a polish, like Star Trek: The Original Series... it would require a crew of artists who really love the movie for what it is, with no desire to truly change it just because. Matte paintings replaced with more realistic horizons, the depths of the Krell facilities, and the Id monster given a less cartoony appearance. Maybe a newer soundtrack heavily inspired by the original, maybe including newer instruments like the Blaster Beam... but still the original film. No changes to the people, to Robbie, or to the things that make it so iconic. If the people working on it had the love and passion the ST:TOS Remastering crew had, it could be impressive.
@mrspock2al
Жыл бұрын
Saw it at the theater when I was 6 in 1956. There was a big promotion for the movie. I think there was a free ticket on a box of cereal. Can't say that I totally understood the plot at 6 but I sure loved the movie.
@chuckpoore
Жыл бұрын
Okay, I'll say it, FB is the greatest SF movie of it's time and one of the best All Time. Personally, I put at #2 on my own top 10 list, after Alien, and just a hair above The Day the Earth Stood Still. It's influence on the genre even to this day, is unmistakable. I have heard it said that FB was the best Star Trek movie ever made. Not sure I agree, but I understand the point. Honestly, it wouldn't take very much editing of the script to put this story in the ST universe. Thanks for reviewing this one...
@indyspotes3310
Жыл бұрын
Your favorite sf movie is my second favorite horror movie after The Exorcist. I always considered Alien to be a horror film with sf window dressing. If they could have snuck in a dance scene somehow, I suspect it would be my favorite musical... :)
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
We all know the best ST movie is actually Galaxy Quest. 😂
@chuckpoore
Жыл бұрын
@@indyspotes3310 Ironic, I've always considered it to be an SF film with horror elements! Oh well, "tastes great vs. less filling". To be fair though, I still remember the first time I saw the film in a theater in 1979, during the opening sequence as the camera is panning through the corridors leading up to the cryo chamber, I remember thinking this reminded me of a gothic castle instead of a space ship.
@chuckpoore
Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnapologeticGeek Yes, I've heard that many times as well, and I don't disagree! Also, I remember hearing somewhere (although it may be apocryphal) that one of the FB props showed up in ST:First Contact. I think it was the coily-thing that was part of the "Klystron Modulator" that was the same coily prop Barclay used for a replacement conduit in the Phoenix's warp drive.
@ronwilson8759
3 ай бұрын
The movie is way ahead of other Si fi of the mid fifties. Anne Francis and her short skirt and beauty became my dream girl. A cinamatic blockbuster when everything came together the cast, production values, and a story that had visionary vibes. Only 2001 would surpass this out standing movie. Thank you for putting this video on Utube.
@herbertkeithmiller
Жыл бұрын
To me the view of Altier 4 (sp?) On the view screen holds up well. The haze of the atmosphere and the cloud cover remind me a lot of the first pictures of Mars taken by our orbiters. Also the uniforms worn by the crew had a life of their own appearing in several movies and TV shows including the Twilight Zone.
@DavidGreen_au
3 ай бұрын
This *is* the best of the era! And I'm glad that the "Monster from the Id" has been restored to contemporary editions of the film. I just get a copy of that BluRay.
@christopherwaldrop5293
Жыл бұрын
"Would sixty gallons be sufficient?" is a line I use at every opportunity. Earl Holliman provided some nice comic relief (as well as being a nod to the character Stephano from The Tempest) and would go on to be in the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone.
@nasalpolecat091
Жыл бұрын
The ID beast scared the crap out of when I first saw this film.
@anczerewicz1
3 ай бұрын
I love this film. If there's a remake I'll be happy to play a role. The goal shouldn't be to improve upon it but rather just to tell another story that's intriguing.
@jamesmiller4184
Жыл бұрын
This film was LANDMARK class, no question. No other had come close to it from earlier. I saw it first-run (compliments of a discount coupon found in my Wheaties box!) and was one flabbergasted eleven-year-old. It was all new and unique, or i.e. 'type'.
@ralphsexton8531
Жыл бұрын
I would agree that this film doesn't need a remake. With the likes of Strazinski and Cameron (pre- Dark Fate, at least) on board, I would be curious to see what they did. But it is honestly hard to imagine that they could do better, aside from visual spectacle and a more mainstream soundtrack.
@New-tu3mn
4 ай бұрын
A prequel might be very interesting, but only if it focused much more on the Krell. Either while they still lived leading up to their overnight self-extinction, or from the point when Morbius, archeologically, first discovers them. The handling of a Krell oriented story offerers fascinating potential, but, more of an opportunity to screw that up should it typically lack imagination.
@malvanlondon8683
9 ай бұрын
My favourite sci-fi movie of all time - and I am a fan of many!!!
@PureNRG2
2 ай бұрын
Though the whole concept of the Krell is pretty cool, I find it a stretch that they left no recorded evidence of their actual appearance.
@TheUnapologeticGeek
2 ай бұрын
Fair point!
@ronwilson8759
2 ай бұрын
The director probably wanted the audience to imagine the appearance of the ETs. It's wise to sometimes, not show or explain everything. This adds to the aura and mystery of the presentation. Stanley Kubrick followed this philosophy with his incredible, beautiful 2001: A Space Odyssey. The only critic I have is the woman are nowhere near the beauty and they should have short skirts like Anne.
@PureNRG2
2 ай бұрын
@@ronwilson8759 Maybe so, but with a massive computer the size of a city, do you really believe it would contain not one image of the Krell? No art, no medical records, no photos, no literature. I just thought that was more than a bit of a plot stretch.
@aramboodakian9554
Жыл бұрын
Those who read the Fantastic Four comics in the early sixties can see that Dr Morbius is the prototype of the villain the Wizard the evil genius with a futuristic house.
@palmercolson7037
Жыл бұрын
As I've said before: if someone is doing a remake of a movie, what are they bringing to the story that is interesting and appropriate. Can they show that they are not mooching off of the work of better writers and movie makers? OK, that's not exactly what I've said before, but it is the latest best articulation of my opinion.
@cwdkidman2266
Жыл бұрын
😂Always a fun movie, though the Krell doorway bit doesn't seem to hold up to scrutiny: what do OUR doorways say about what we look like in shape? That we were spam on legs? And what about our submarine doors? Very very minor nitpick. A good movie for MST3K, THE MOVIE, too. But with them you never know what movie's going to yield the biggest laughs and most jokes. You'd think Plan 9 would be their Citizen Kane but not so. I'd vote for a nameless biker movie (wish I could think of its name) and I Was A Teenage Werewolf. Werewolf is the winner because it plays off Michael Landon and the recent botched arrest and sudden freeing of Richard Jewell by the FBI. And I remembered it as being both scary (to a kid) and actually good. But they found an untapped gold mine of humor, with a lot of help from both the FBI and Michael Landon's later two series. I read something not long ago about how you absolutely had to have music in a horror movie to cover the silliness on display, which made me think of sf background music. I loved the original Star Trek tv show's background music, which gave the show a sweep and majesty it might not have earned w/out the music. Wondering if you felt sf movies have to have musical scores? Also wondering if you're ever going to do SLEEPER or is Woody Allen banned from KZitem? I say banned a bit facetiously but not by much. Are his films too literate for YT reactors (not reviewers) because you can find nearly every Mel Brooks movie done to death. You probably don't remember but in the mid-seventies Mel Brooks was considered a junkyard sale next to Woody's Tiffany's. Brooks was the lowest common denominator of anyone making comedies. His constant Jewish references of course put him in comparison to Woody. And that's where any comparisons ended. I think he kept putting out masterpieces until this century at least, and I believe Annie Hall was the first comedy to get the Best Picture since It Happened One Night. I won't say Sleeper is as funny but I laughed a lot. And it IS science fiction. And do you remember SlaughterHouse5? I loved that one. Not a comedy but very good and strangely forgotten, especially since it came from Vonnegut. Also science fiction, though pretty light on the science part and deeper on the social satire and war horror. Anyway, I'm still lobbying for the unfortunately-titled I Married A Monster From Outer Space, with its hints of communism, which I don't buy, and its more compelling hints at homosexuality, inescapable with Tom Tryon in the lead. But people are free to insert their own "other" into a movie that says you can never really know your spouse until you live day to day with them. They might be ______________for all you know. And Forbidden Planet will always be beautiful to look at, like Black Narcissus.
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
All three of the movies you mentioned are on my list. 👍🏻 Sleeper is one of my most requested, and I’ve already secured a digital copy of Slaughterhouse-5 to work with. I Married a Monster from Outer Space has definitely been on my radar, but I haven’t gone out of my way to find it (yet).
@EdMorbius46
Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnapologeticGeek Do please give IMAMFOS an upgrade on your list! Yes, it has flaws- mostly the title - but it needs your approach.
@danthsmith
Жыл бұрын
the mid-century modern design aesthetic is beautiful. So is Ann Francis mini dress
@emitindustries8304
8 ай бұрын
A very decent review. Does it justice.
@holgerschulz4104
Жыл бұрын
I´d be glad to see your take on 1979´s "The Black Hole" one day.
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
I’ll make sure it’s on the list!
@holgerschulz4104
Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnapologeticGeek , thx a lot!
@northprime_unlimited
Жыл бұрын
@@TheUnapologeticGeek I can’t wait for that one‼️
@Malvito
Жыл бұрын
@@northprime_unlimited Me, neither.
@paulstan9828
Жыл бұрын
A fun movie that has lasting power. Very few from that era are still watchable today.
@JOHNWLOUCKS
Жыл бұрын
A movie filled with ideas !
@Maniac536
Жыл бұрын
At the late night double feature picture show…..
@dannystaton5386
Жыл бұрын
Love this movie
@anna-elizabeth
Жыл бұрын
I do love this movie. It's iconic, and for me it still holds up. The Krell city, the C-57D, the Monster from the Id, and Robby are of course remembered and used as inspiration to this day, but I think it was that "Forbidden Planet" has something to say that gives it it's staying power. Science, ambition, authority, sexuality and the control of sexuality, and the darker impulses in us all are what the film is talking about, and I think it's applicability to our lives remains. The monster is in all of us. For me, Anne Francis stole the movie, her beauty and personality shine compared to jealous male leads and the crew of whitebread, grey-clad crewmen that resemble nothing so much as toy soldiers deployed from a toybox. I don't want a remake. Give "Forbidden Planet" a remaster/polish and re-release on the big screen and I will pay to see it again.
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
Good analysis!
@pathevermore3683
Жыл бұрын
since no one has made this dumb joke.... the best part is when Dr. Morbius looks directly at the camera and says. "IT'S MORBIN' TIME!!"
@cwdkidman2266
Жыл бұрын
If I watch a review several times does each viewing get recorded? I can only LIKE once but I can leave a comment each time. Does that help the algorithm? Or is the first watching the only viewing that counts? Do comments each viewing help?
@TheUnapologeticGeek
Жыл бұрын
Nobody really knows what will please the algorithm. I appreciate any and all efforts!
@dh-no2ke
9 ай бұрын
I would not want to see a remake, but it could be interesting to have a prequel about the initial landing and what must have been horrifying as an invisible monster is picking them off and the final attempt to leave…. As long as they would stay true to what follows, which now a days is hard for Hollywood to do.. They would likely make Morbius a chick and make here gay….
@dogzdad123
2 ай бұрын
Yup, leave this classic alone. There’s a reason there’s not been a Casablanca II, or Gone with the Wind reboot.
@thrashpondopons8348
Жыл бұрын
Much as I adore the Flic... No, I certainly wouldn't say FP was the best Film from Golden Age Sci/Fi. But, there was Before 'Forbidden Planet & After it!
@thatblenderguy7566
Жыл бұрын
Another Sci-Fi Film For You To Review, Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) kzitem.info/news/bejne/rmeNyqGmmJuriJg
@Merylstreep1949
Жыл бұрын
Great movie and upon inspection you kinda see Alien has alot of the DNA of this movie
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