Classic Trailer: Forbidden Planet

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1. Fred Kiesche says:

   September 25, 2008 at 7:01 am

   Best. Science. Fiction. Movie. Ever.

    

   And probably the closest (next to the original Alien and a couple of early Star Trek episodes) to seeing an A.E. van Vogt tale on the screen that we’ll ever get.

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2. james ivan greco says:

   September 25, 2008 at 7:17 am

   Well, maybe not the best science fiction movie ever made (let’s not forget Ice Pirates), but certainly up there. Is it just me, or does everyone think the Rod-ster used this as the blueprint for Star Trek TOS? And by blueprint, I mean ripped off. Sure, the interplanetary patrol idea didn’t originate with FP — or in filmed media at all — but certainly the crew dynamic presented in TOS seems alwful close to what we see here. Too close for co-incidinky.

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3. Fred Kiesche says:

   September 25, 2008 at 1:18 pm

   I recall at least one interview (which of course, they may have later denied) where he talked about the influences of ST:TOS and Forbidden Planet was mentioned.

   And…if you’re going to bring up “Ice Pirates”, I think that “The Adventures of Stella Star” outclasses that effort by a long shot.

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4. james ivan greco says:

   September 26, 2008 at 6:53 am

   Ah, Starcrash… The best argument for legislation mandating that every movie and TV show include the Hoff. Class act, the Hoff.

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5. Fred Kiesche says:

   September 26, 2008 at 6:02 pm

   But…it also had Caroline Munro. Who needs Boomer when you have Caroline Munro?

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