Forbidden Planet

[Bromptonboy]

I just saw this movie again recently, and what a gem it is!  Loved it as a 10 year old when I first saw it broadcast on TV (not in the theater - I am not that old!).  It is very dated, but holds up surprisingly well I think.

To see Leslie Nielson as the leading man is priceless.  Walter Pidgeon is great, and who can forget the debut of Robby the Robot.

I know this was loosely based upon 'The Tempest' of Shakespeare.

Any other movies that you guys can think of inspired by the old classics?

[Rico]

One of my all time favorite Sci-Fi films.  I talked about it on a very early podcast.  Great, great movie.

P.S.  I'm going to put this post in the movie section.

[iceman]

One of the best sci-fi movies around

[Bromptonboy]

Thanks for moving it Rico - I realized I goofed on the placement of the post.

I am still working my way through the earlier podcasts, so I will have to check out what you had to say about Forbidden Planet.

What about 'Fantastic Planet'?  Have you see that off-beat animated movie?  Quite good IMHO.

[Rico]

It's on an early podcast when I talked about several of my favorite SF films.  And yes, I saw "Fantastic Planet" quite a long time ago.  Very odd, but interesting.