Forbidden Planet

casualotter21 said:I’d say Leslie Nielsen, but he plays it completely straight in this movie. Honestly, there’s zero difference between this and his usual comedic roles.

Exactly...
Leslie didn't even start doing those parodies until about twenty years after this film came out.
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Eric Jackson43 said:But that isn't even really comic relief; they were just trying to show how advanced that robot is and the sheer level of technology it possesses. (it can replicate 50 bottles in a single second)

I honestly don't understand what people are complaining about: if churning out 50 bottles of whiskey in a second isn't an impressive technological feat, I truly don't know what is.

casualotter21 said:I honestly don't get what everyone is complaining about; if being able to crank out 50 bottles of whiskey every single second isn't considered a massive technological breakthrough, then I really don't know what is.

Now this: the sheer ability to have a female companion right on demand whenever you feel like it.

silentharbor88 said:This: the sheer possibility of securing a female companion whenever the mood strikes.

A victory for you. 👍

Man, I really hope I make it to the movie from the temples.

Justin Patel said:Man, I really hope I make it to the movie on time from the hills.

What is going on with this traffic? Seriously.
I doubt it.
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I'm hitting the mall tomorrow morning. That's the plan.
Whatever. I'm going to start recording anyway.
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I'm stuck in this dilemma of whether to catch Bandit (which I missed yesterday) on the first channel or just stick with this one on the second. 🤔 😬

Actually, there's no doubt about it 😁 , I haven't seen that movie in ages... I remember the monsters, that doctor who supposedly has a 280 IQ (is that right?), and those alien gadgets—some kind of floating spheres (?)—plus Robby, but for the life of me, I don't remember seeing Nielsen in that one.

Dammit, I missed the beginning😠. Just turned the TV on right this second.

Megan Ruiz13 said:Man, I totally missed the opening😠. I just flicked the TV on this very second.

I was running a little late too, though not by much. Honestly, it took me a good while to stop grinning every single time Leslie popped up on the screen. I can't help it when he leaves such an impression on me. And that soundtrack... man, wow...

Everything else gets a solid 5! 👍

P.S. Just imagine if Star Trek had featured Nielsen instead of Shatner. What do you guys think? 🙂

A Federation planet?? So it's like some kind of precursor? 😁

Every time Walter Pidgeon shows up on screen, the whole movie just gets this total Shakespeare's vibe.

The soundtrack feels like a weird mix between the glitchy sounds of a broken synthesizer and that static noise you get from a radio receiver when your phone is sitting right next to it.😁

silentharbor88 said:I'm a little late to the party too, but not by much. It took me a while to stop grinning every time Leslie popped up on screen. What can I say? He leaves that kind of impression. And that music... man...

Everything else is a 5! 👍

P.S. Imagine Star Trek with Nielsen instead of Shatner. Thoughts? 🙂

I almost cracked a smile a few times seeing Nielsen.👍

As for Star Trek, no way. Shatner is the man.😁

The movie was incredibly dull.

The only interesting part was how Morbius constantly forgets to mention things to those identical guys led by Leslie.

"Oh, by the way, after my crew died, I realized an ancient, terrifyingly advanced civilization lived here."

"Oh, yeah. I have a daughter."

"Oh, right. Everyone who came to this planet with me is dead, but I love the place, so I'm doing fine."

"Oh, you want to know about the crew members who died? Well, they were torn apart by some alien force."

"Oh, did I mention I boosted my intelligence?"

"Oh, also, I can build giant robots, yet I had to dig my crew's graves with my bare hands because I couldn't find any tools—maybe some kind of... massive... spoon..."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you last time about the massive nuclear reactors stretching 4351 miles beneath the planet's surface. There are about 400 of them somewhere."

cro Fag said:oh
"First mainstream film to have the music performed entirely by electronic instruments."
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To our great disappointment. The score sounds... well, it sounds exactly like the kind of music you'd expect in some 1950s Sci-Fi trash. That, combined with the tacky retro design, are massive drawbacks for me. If they hadn't been so radically silly, the movie would probably have drawn a much larger audience. The average viewer sees that opening sequence and the flying saucer and runs for the hills before even getting to ABC.

Setting aside those awful details, I was actually surprised by how good I found the film. Aside from Dr. Herr, who speaks as if he just stepped off a theater stage (which is forgivable, given he's a mad scientist and they all are), the dialogue and the characters' behavior were surprisingly grounded. Even the moment of comic relief wasn't half bad.

The funniest part for me was when Dr. Herr plays that recording of Krell's half-million-year-old music. And there it is—in a shocking moment of cultural irony—sounding exactly like every other piece of music in the film. Does that imply the composer was actually a Krellac? I like to think it does.

Richard Hernandez13 said:The soundtrack sounds like a mix between a broken synthesizer and the interference you get on a radio when a cell phone is sitting right next to it. 😁

And the best part was that it never stopped...

It's a great movie; I watched it when I was a kid.
And back then, I loved it.
And even now, I love it.

Oh, did I mention how much I love this movie?
Especially those fifty-year-old effects, which honestly hit harder than modern CGI!!11

Richard Hernandez13 said:The soundtrack sounds like a mix between a broken synth and the static you get from a radio when a cell phone is sitting right next to it. 😁

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🙂
So you aren't even a fan of Rossov's score in "Friends"
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I think it's fine...
the stuff from the movie...
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casualotter21 said:It’s a huge disappointment. The score sounds like... honestly, it sounds exactly like the kind of music you'd expect in some 1950s Sci-Fi trash. Between that and the cheap, retro design, the movie loses major points for me. If they hadn't gone with such a radically ridiculous aesthetic, this would probably have drawn a much bigger crowd. Most people see that opening sequence and the flying saucer and just run the other way, skipping whatever is on PBS.

Setting aside those terrible details, I actually found myself surprised by how good the film is. Aside from Dr. Herr, who talks like he stepped straight off a community theater stage—which is forgivable since he's a mad scientist and they all act that way—the dialogue and character behavior were surprisingly grounded. Even the comic relief worked for me.

The funniest part was when Dr. Herr plays that recording of Krell's half-million-year-old music. And there it is—in a moment of pure cultural shock—it sounds identical to every other piece of music in the movie. Does that mean the composer was actually Krellac? I like to think so.

I put it on to record... haven't watched the whole thing yet.
But I'll say this: the picture quality is atrocious.
The last few times I caught it on satellite, or over on TCM...
they had processed the image and it looked decent, even nice.

This version looks like they filmed it with a gas lamp; it's practically a black-and-white movie.
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cro Fag said:this version looks like they shot it with a gas lamp; it’s almost like watching a black-and-white movie
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Exactly so. I've been wanting to brighten up the picture for ages.

silentharbor88 said:Exactly so. I've been trying to clear this up for ages.

I noticed how TCM handles the color grading in those older films so well.
From what I remember, the planet looked stunning—really vibrant colors.

It’s a total disaster how they broadcast this stuff on PBS.
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No matter how hard we try to justify the Sci-Fi trash we grew up on,
it really is just that—Sci-Fi trash from 1956.