"Timeless" is a much overused term, but it absolutely applies to this film.

Its crazy how well this movie holds up

As a life-long trekkie, seeing this for the first time as an adult was like finding a missing early Star Trek pilot. We owe so much to this movie for what it inspired, and it really does still hold up for me. Hand painted effects like this are beautiful.

This influenced Star Trek so much, I’m surprised Leslie Nielsen never said… Space, the final frontier lol

Not just one of the best science fiction films of the 50s, one of the best science fiction films ever. Still very watchable to this day. Great choice for a review.

Despite the occasional goofiness, I really love the silent and ominous atmosphere of this film. It's just so hard to watch Leslie Nielsen in these serious roles nowadays.

As a lifelong Trekkie, I can't help noticing Warren Stevens (as Doc Ostrow) also appeared on Star Trek as Rojan in "By Any Other Name." A living tie-in between those two legendary Sci-Fi worlds.

I love the stark beauty of Altair IV and I believe the 1950's aesthetic of high technology still holds up today.

This is one of my favourite films of all time.

One of the earliest movies I remember seeing. Still amazed at the maturity of the idea at the stories centre, and talk about firepower ! This ship came loaded for bear, or in this case giant tree sloth. Love to see a 4K release for this title.

One of my all time favorite movies and is, for me, a fine example of how special effects should complement the story, not try to BE the story.

7:30 To be specific, the "electronic tonalities" credit was because the musicians' guilds in Hollywood rejected the entire idea of electronics as a valid source of music. It was protectionism, machines-are-taking-our-jerbs stuff.

Always loved this movie. Its onimous tone, the visuals, the idea of the unseen 200,000 year dead Krell, the great performances...absolutely perfect.

One of my favorite movies, my favorite adaptation of The Tempest, one of my favorite robots. That was a stam fine piece of comedic reviewing.

Lt. Farman was played by Jack Kelly who about a year or so after this movie went on to play Bart Maverick for five years in the TV series "Maverick". Other notable actors in this film were Earl Holliman as the Cook (Lt. Bill Crowley in the TV series "Police Woman"); James Drury as Crewman Strong (starred as The Virginian in the TV series of the same years for nine years) and James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane in "The Dukes of Hazzard).

I would love to see a prequel film of the Krell and their society and technology, but even with today's CGI it would be very tall shoes to fill to match the casting and drama of this insanely great movie.

One of my favorite movies for 60 years.

Watched this for the first time last year and thought it was terrific! It’s just a beautiful looking film.

In my humble opinion.... I think this is the movie that made science fiction main stream and gave it credibility as a genre. The special effects were amazing for its time, years ahead of any other science fiction movie of the day.

I'm 58, and I first saw this wonderful movie on BBC1 when I was either ten or eleven years old. To this day, I've never been so entranced by any film.

Such a good movie. Still stands up to this day.

This movie is undoubtedly a classic.

My favourite sci-fi film. Not very fast paced and with an oddly claustrophobic feel to it, but when I first saw it as a boy I was immediately smitten. Especially when Morbius shows them inside the Krell machinery. The stuff of pre-adolescent boys' dreams. And what a brilliant and haunting soundtrack. I've lost track of how many times I've watched this film, but I would happily watch it again tomorrow. Absolutely of its time (very 1950s abstract fish art and shiny plastic furniture), but it still works as a masterclass in sci-fi film making. Creepy alien world, gorgeous scantily clad woman, foot crushing robot, and an (unwittingly?) evil scientist. What more could you want?

Excepcional film, superlativo!!!!! Masterpieces del cine sci fi... Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🙋🏻‍♂️

I'll remember this movie for showing me that Leslie Nielsen did actually have colour in his hair. And can do serious roles. I was familiar with him since Naked Gun so was unaware of his previous works until stumbling on Forbidden Planet.

There can be no finer compliment for this sci fi masterpiece than the simple fact that nobody has as far as I'm aware tried to remake it. It really is a superb film which has truly stood the test of time. It is so good that you forgive it for its occasionally flawed special affects like the flying saucer & the scene where Robbie is supposedly viewed from a distance moving at speed across the landscape where there is obviously no depth of field in the shot. the gigantic machines of the Krell & the invisible monster lit up by the electric fence trump those in spades. I first saw this movie largely from behind the sofa when I was very young. Back in those days the flat I grew up in had a heater /light in the kitchen which made exactly the same sound as it cooled after being switched off as the monster of the id makes when it is burning through the metal doors near the end of the film, it used to keep me awake at night until we moved away.

How do you always pick my favorite movies/TV. Love the channel. Keep-’em coming!!!

This was one of the first fiction films I watched when I was a child and it left a deep impression on me, as well as the film The Time Machine, starring Rod Taylor, two masterpieces of science fiction!!!

Forbidden Planet actually set the standard for all future scifi.

I got to see this when it was re-released in 1972. It blew my then 8 year old mind and became one of my favorite movies. It is a little creaky, but the visuals alone have held up so well.

"It's Morbin Time." How dare you, good sir. How. Dare. You.

I am so glad to get your slant on this Film. I think we all agree this is a classic and the Film is also excellent.

Love this. I've got a really odd association with this as when i was a kid after my hamster died one night i was too upset to stay in my room and my parents let me sleep in the lounge and watch some tv and this was on, which helped me distract myself and slowly fall alseep. Strangley cosy.

I wonder how many people realise this classic Sci-Fi was actually based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with Morbius playing Prospero, Altaira playing Miranda, Robbie the Robot playing the part of Ariel & The monsterous ID playing the part of Caliban - not many people know that! And the final line of the Tempest: "Oh Brave New World, that has such people in't" was borrowed by Aldous Huxley for his famous Sci-Fi dystopian novel - Gee, I never did know that!

absolutely adore this film. one of my favorites. this movie was the super nova that gave birth to all space sci-fi movies and series

Amazing movie. Can’t believe it’s 67 years old.

Fans of Don Knotts movies would remember Anne Francis in his 1969 comedy film: The Love God, and those of us who watched the 80s detective series: Riptide, knew her briefly as Mama Jo; the madam of a houseboat brothel. 🤩👍

Robby the Robot in " Forbidden Planet " was Designed by Robert Kinoshita . who Also Went on to Design the Robot in " Lost in Space " .

Scared the crap out of me as a kid, and got me hooked on sci-fi for life.

The 2nd DVD I ever bought was this movie. I loved it in the 1970s as a child and I still love it today!

This was one of the best Sci Fi films ever.

"To Krell and Back". lol. I had to chime in just to say well done on the word play. love it.

Great movie. Surprised we never got a sequel. Or even a novel or comic tie-in.

Well, since your demo of the left and right audio channels, I have realized that I must have my speakers hooked up backwards. Your review of _Forbidden Planet_ is interesting and also amusing! Thanks for sharing this one.

1st saw it in the 60's or 70's (guess) and it blew me away! STILL DOES! STILL HOLDS UP! Intellectually exciting Sci-fi plot of Great Machine allowing creation by mere thought for a planet of creative geniuses! Much better plot than at least 95% of all sci-fi movies ever made including every Super Hero movie. Plus it gave us the cool dude Robby, The Robot: sophisticated, charming, urbane! Already proven a million times over to absolutely be THE direct link to Start Trek TOS! This movie is easy to adore!

This movie along with The Day the Earth Stood Still, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and War of the Worlds are on my top 10 list of favorite classic sci-fi movies.

I do love this kind of movies and this one is an very tight part in my collection. 🎥🎞🎬✌️🚀🥁🥁✨💫

Even today is still an amazing sci-fi movie 🛸

Many of the special effects hold up to even modern movies today. The script, and plot are outstanding. A true classic.

Saw this when it first came out. I was 6yrs old. Scared the daylights out of me. Especially when the steps to the spaceship are being bent out of shape as the invisible creature climbs aboard and this creepy soundtrack is playing. Such a good movie, I never forgot it.

One of my favorites

Yes. One of my favourites!

I think part of what makes it so watchable is how fans of its more famous successors can see the origins of their favorite shows. You could probably take any aspect of this movie and easily map them to episodes of any iteration of Star Trek. It's an excellent template to work off of.

The camera work is very impressive. They really delivered!

The special effects on FP were helmed by Buddy Gillespie, the long time head of MGM's effects department. He also did such minor films as "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone With the Wind." For all of the animated effects, MGM borrowed Josh Meador from Disney who did the ID monster, blaster bolts, Krell machine discharges, Robby's "shorting out" effect, etc. The reason Robby and the LiS Robot look so similar is that they were both done by Bob Kinoshita. However, in FP he was mostly responsible for the mechanical design. Robby's look and functions were a creation of the art director, Arthur Lonergan. He can be credited with the whole futuristic look of the film.

Even in this day of HD TV's this movie holds up like no other, ground breaking in so many ways. To me this is the scifi movie I measure all others against.

Forbidden Planet's slow monster reveal taught a lesson to Steven Spielberg, who loved the old sci-fi movie. It's why the shark appeared only very late in Jaws, not because the mechanical fish was chronically broken.

Splendid work once again, Stam Fine. Modern Sci-Fi and special effects movies could learn a lot from this classic.

Outstanding film. I always lump it together with another massive budget mid-50s space flick: This Island Earth (1955). Can't decide which one I like most?

The "light tubes" gave Gene Roddenberry the idea for the "transporter" in Star Trek!- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College and GSU 😅🎉❤

One thing everybody misses it's a third line in the movie spoken by Jack Kelly when he was asked how long until they have to go in the beams and he said 1701 minutes sound familiar Star Trek fans that's where it came from this was roddenberry's favorite sci-fi movie.! Mile marker Mikey Trenton Michigan one of the best movies ever made.

This is one of the best, and funniest, reviews of this movie. Or any movie! Great work!

One of the best sci-fi films ever. It has everything. Flying saucer, invisible monster, mad scientist, hot babe, robot driving a hover car, ray gun shoot out with invisible monster, mind enhancing alien tech, underground base and an exploding planet.

This film towers way above anything else produced in the 1950s. And, until CGI came in, the 60s & 70s also.

One of a few. Best sci-fi movies in movie history.

I was 7 when mom and I saw this in a theater, when it first came out. I had a nightmare that night. Great movie.

I saw this one day when I was young on a channel dedicated to old movies, everything about the monster I found terrifying, particularly the sounds that they used.

As a child in the 70's, BBC2 ran a Monday night scifi film slot at 7pm on a Monday. That was when I first saw Forbidden Planet and it left a massive impression, even in the 70's the effects stood up well against the shows I was watching on a weekly basis such as Star Trek (Before the digital remastering), UFO and Dr Who. Still in my top 10 all time list now, the storyline and interplay between the characters puts it in the legend list

One of my favorites. Made the year I was born.

Something somebody else always forgets about this movie the Creature from the ID in the outline of the beam is identical to a lion's head metro-goldwyn-mayer!. Mile marker Mikey Trenton Michigan. Still the greatest sci-fi movie ever made.

Forbidden Planet. The only sci-fi movie that matters.

The red outline of the monster at 11:08 always gives the impression that Disney was somehow involved with coming up with a cartoon monster.

Love this one ❤

I still listen to the music. Its timeless.

This was a great movie , well ahead of it’s time

absolute classic

IMHO An absolute cinematic masterpiece.

saw this on the big screen a couple of years back as part of a vintage season - beautiful-looking film

As a kid this totally stunned me , now my comics are alive , so many Sci-Fi movies and series but who is 50 yrs later showing or writing to 200 yrs later ... well does not matter as we will all be soil dust by then !

I remembered when I first watched this movie on TV and WoW it looks old but very well made and futuristic. Only later I learned more about the movie.

A great movie in every way. Stands the test of time.

Creatures from the Id has to be one of the scariest things of all time

A Stan Fine double feature for some unknown reason.

The Krell invented Twitter and destroyed their civilization overnight. (Big machine, no physical connections, everyone got an avatar they could use anywhere in the world) Prophetic film.

Stam, you and I share a common passion that is particularly obvious from your reviews. My top Scifi movie of all time. How could any teen not fall in love with Anne Francis and that mini.

I saw it as a young boy. It was, and still is, indescribable. I have never forgot it, nor it's effect on me, and never will. I still watch it from time to time

I got the chance to write to Ann Francis. She was very nice to me one time even sending me a birthday card.

07:05: @Stam Fine, you've been waiting all your life to really make those two mics rock. 07:59: Nice to see Red Dwarf in there too. You going to review all of those sometime?

I love this movie, and the effects still look really good

Surprised no one has attempted to do a remake of this movie !

The "electronic tonalities" euphemism was coined to avoid trouble with the musicians' union. The Barrons weren't members.

It may have a silly sci-fi script, but it's got a GREAT story!

Reverse the polarity will always work !

Really a great, and influential movie of that time period. Others were When Worlds Collide from 1951 and 1953's The War of the Worlds, with George Pall being involved in both. Possibly the best of the early sci fi movies was the original Day The Earth Stood Still.

One of my all time favourite films with the first synthetic score ever in the movies. Robbie became an icon. I wonder whatever happened to Leslie Nielsen?

“the score is so weird it’s not even credited as music” - I read somewhere it was the Musicians Union, not weirdness, that was the reason why the credit is “Electronic Tonalities” because, like other unions across the USA, they had a stranglehold on their “trade” and feared the loss of professional musician jobs that electronic music synthesis would cause (groundless as it turned out). But that aside, the “tonalities” (as well as the movie) were a groundbreaking triumph

Nice to see the clip from Dr Who, The Planet of Evil.

many bloomers felt in love with Ann Francis

With Hollywood on its back, I say bring back classics like this at theaters...I would go, sneaking in snacks of course.

Now EVERY sci-fi and fantasy film suffers from "The Whedon Effect" - overly clever, characters quipping humorously every 5 seconds...you get the point.