Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302181562
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6302181569
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 1996-06-18
Running Time: 99
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1956-03-15

This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Golden Oldie
Comment: As a collector of old movies, this is one I have wanted for a long time.
Whenever I want a hard to get movie, I come to your company. Thank you for the movies I have gotten through you and thank you for being on the look-out for ones I still want. Forbidden Worlds is a "classic" Sci-fi.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Forbidden Planet
Comment: Forbidden Planet (Two-Disc Special Edition)Great movie, great transfer. Still better than most science fiction movies out these days.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Revisit of Forbidden Planet
Comment: I admit, I've been spoiled by Star Trek and Next Generation. I just had to
take another look at my old favorites. I don't remember the actors but I
do remember Robby, the robot. He's one of a kind. Liked all the special
effects of the Krell Power Station. I was hopping for for another movie
with Robby. But I had to wait for Lost IN Space to come along to get my wish. Movie is worth the money. I passed my copy onto my son for Christ-
mas. Theme is timeless and the acting is pretty good. Maybe a modern
version will come out? But the old version will do for now!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Robby Robot Rules
Comment: This movie is one hour and 38 minutes long and was released on March 15, 1956. Since this movie is based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, a book I never read, I cannot do a compare and contrast. In the movie, you can see some effects that Star Trek used in its television show. Basically the movie is set in the year 2200 and a group of soldies is sent to the planet Altair IV to find out what happen to a group of scientists who try to colonize the planet 20 years ago. Once the expedition reaches the planet reaches the planet the find the three remaining survivors. Robby The Robot, Dr. Edward Morbius, and Altaira "Alta" Morbius. Murders start turning up when an invsible creature start attacking the crew. The movie does have some laughs and tries to make a statement. I would recommend this movie to any. Just for the special effects alone.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Time and Space
Comment: I remember this movie as a young boy sitting up one night and watching it on the family's B&W TV. What impressed me most was the invisible monster, and the vast underground complex of machines (and maybe Anne Francis' legs!). It was science of The Future, and it never lost it's hold on me.
So this satisfying DVD set came at a good time for myself, at an age where I can appreciate the art and technology (and Anne Francis' legs!) that went into it's production. As a hard-core science fiction fan, and appreciative of it's Shakespeare, I can relate to the thought and care that this film enjoys. The features added to the collection are great to view, with Robbie the Robot as the centerpiece of attention.
In all, I got a pretty good deal for the price, and am satisfied with the films. Maybe, as some say, more could have been done to make this a collector's edition, but this is a '50's movie people. We're lucky we got as much as we did. And the movie?..Still fascinating after all these years.

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