Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

George Taylor This film which was an obvious influence on Star Trek, is one of the greats. A true classic, MGM took quite a chance giving this an A budget and it works. Featuring one of the best spaceship designs as well as one of the greatest Robot designs ever, the direction, cast and sfx make this gem work. Basically an investigation film, where Cruiser C-57-D has been sent to check on a lost earth colony - it's simply so watchable that it's incredible. It still holds up after over 60 years. Fun, thoughtful and beautiful it's going to stay a classic until humanity fades into dust.

hesse1797 I love this early science fiction adventure. The effects are well made for that time and the characters are really good written. Also before this film i only knew Leslie Nielsen for his naked gun films and i actually liked to see him in an serious role.

Weiming Sheng It is just frustrating to think of what Forbidden Planet could have achieved with its stunning visuals. Some of the scenes are unprecedented with an epic scale, and Robbie feels like a real robot. However, the director's incapability of storytelling and character design makes this film a total mess. Now I am not saying the storytelling should be as the way it is now, since it is a rather old film; however, even Gone with the Wind, which is older than this film, uses more intricate storytelling techniques. Therefore time is not an excuse. Most of the story is presented verbally, and not in a good way. The entire Quinn history is narrated, by an actor who is quite terrible at reading lines. This is still okay though since we are constantly introduced to novelties of the Quinn visually and the film sure has some good set design and sound effects crew. When it comes to the third act, however, the film grows into a total dumpster. Acting goes phenomenally bad, along with some of the worst lines I have seen in a while. Dr. Morbius also died for no reason, at least I did not get how he died. And do not even mention the self-destruction system: pulling the disk and turning off the switch... Seriously? This seems a bit too easy and caution less for a SELF-DESTRUCTION sequence don't you think? Another problem is the character design. It is annoying to see how the director and writers seem to not care about the characters at all. The main character, the skipper dude, is so unlikable. I am not blaming the actor for this, though he is also terrible at the third act, but he is just so blunt and I cannot care less about him. And here is a thing: if the main character is characterless and unlikable, the audience automatically turns to someone who has some character, good or evil, and in this case Dr. Morbius, who, though being an egocentric murderer, still seems more of a human than the captain, and is therefore more relatable! As a matter of fact I just wanted the monster to kill everyone except for Morbius at the end, because all the other characters are just worthless and stupid. And then we come to Altaira. At first I thought maybe the daughter is so characterless because she is a robot, so that it is also kind of a twist, right? But no, she is just characterless because the writing is bad and lazy. Oh don't forget the romance. We get this cliché exotic girl who knows nothing about sexual experiences though she is a human and studies biology. That I can be sold if I have to, but her romance with Morbius? What? So this girl kisses one of the crew members, and the captain stops it, and the girl just falls in love with him? Just WHAT? Is there anything I missed out, or is this movie so lazy and bad that it just includes a love affair to sell tickets? I can see someone enjoying this. I enjoyed it a bit for Robbie's sake. I mean, can you believe it, the robot gets the most characterization in the entire film!

Grumpy The pure, essential essence of 1950's-era science fiction. It's primitive in a way--but you have to accept that. It's not like they had decades of science fiction film tropes to refer to so none of the slow kids would get lost. They also didn't have a million and one expert science fiction writers to call upon to write the script. They had to settle for what they had, but it was wonderful. In order to appreciate this film you have to stop judging it and comparing it to other films from other times. It is the best of its type for its time, and then it is also a wonderful, almost accidental masterpiece. Robbie the Robot is the first GOOD movie robot. The space ship is the first GOOD movie space ship. The story is the first (and almost the last) GOOD movie space story. You may not understand the story the first time through. Don't be a jerk and blame the script. You missed something. Watch it again. Then, finally, after you understand what is going on ("my poor Krell") and you're no longer gagging on the stupid sexual innuendo (yes, it's dumb, get over it) you can really sit back and enjoy one of life's true intellectual pleasures. The strange story of how one may live a life of the mind, and nothing else, inspired by a long- dead civilization and their hideous technology. Forbidden Planet. Father of Star Trek.