Full Movie Reviews
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2.5/4
My wife loved this film!
Gabe - wrote on 01/07/2014
A good sci-fi film that is obviously dated, and hilarious and full of cheese. Personally, I don't think this holds up as well as Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1956), the same year as this film, or The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
But, like all sci-fi films of this era, this film could have some hidden meanings. Movies like this could get away with some things that conventional films could not because of the Hayes Code, HUAC and other forms of censorship. These are my 3 theories, they are mine and no one else's. Although, I probably did learn about some of this in my film classes on college, but I don't recall this film specifically.
1. This is exactly what it says it is, it's about a crew of investigators, investigating the disappearance of the first group of people that …
Rating of
2.5/4
Forbidden Planet review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/24/2012
A team mainly consisting of Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) Lieutenant Jerry Farman, and Lieutenant "Doc" Ostrow to Morbius meet a robot named Robby at planet Altair IV. The Krell laboratory and "Id Monster" were part of this influential sci-fi. The movie features the first robot with emotion. The effects, were cartoonish, some acting horrendous and the wallpaper to depict outer space were pretty obvious. The plot and screenplay were surprisingly good with quotes: Altaira - "Morbius. You wanted me to make a choice. Now you've chosen for me." Commander Adams - "We're all part monsters in our subconscious, so we have laws and religion!" and "Alta, about a million years from now the human race will have crawled up to where the Krell stood in their great moment of triumph and …
