Rating of
2.5/4
Forbidden Planet review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/24/12
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 tragedy." Had the right touch of drama, humor and sci-fi elements with a groundbreaking score. The movie represents how evil humans can be, machines can care, human race ability to evolve and destroy, choices and having an alter ego. Forbidden Planet is a flawed dated sci-fi classic that can be enjoyed with a few thought-provoking lines. Great for its time, okay in today's standards.
