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Forbidden Planet , a review by Tom
Stars: Walter Pidgeon as Dr. Morbius Anne Francis as Altaira Morbius Leslie Nielsen as Commander Adams Warren Stevens as Lt. "Doc" Ostrow Jack Kelly as Lt. Farman Plot: Forbidden Planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverse-engineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his spacecruiser crew to Planet Altair-4, home to Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis), a dutiful robot named Robby...and to a mysterious terror. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all-electronic musical soundscape in film history, Forbidden Planet is in a movie orbit all its own. Awards: Nominated:
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My Thoughts: This is the first time that I saw this sci-fi classic. It is also the first time that I have seen a pre-"Airplane!" movie starring Leslie Nielsen. The only non-comedic role I knew him as was as a murderer on Columbo.This movie holds up well. Story-wise and from a technical stand-point. The special effects probably were ground-breaking for its time. It reminded me a little of the classic Star Trek series. Especially the original Star Trek pilot "The Cage". I wonder if the platforms they were standing on when going out of hyperspace was the inspiration of the transporter platforms in Star Trek. When they stood on those my first thought was, that they were going to beam and Star Trek didn't invent it after all. Rating: (From Tom's Random Reviews on July 31st, 2011) The Spy Who Loved Me, a review by GSyren
(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on August 26th, 2014) Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom6.01 Bargaining: Part 1 Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Marti Noxon (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer) Director: David Grossman Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Franc Ross (Razor), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Paul Greenberg (Shempy Vampire), Mike Grief (Klyed), Harry Johnson (Parent #1), Hila Levy (Pretty Girl), Geoff Meed (Mag), Joy DeMichelle Moore (Ms. Lefcourt), Robert D. Vito (Cute Boy), Kelly Lynn Warren (Parent #2) An okay beginning to the new series. Nothing really special. Rating: 6.02 Bargaining: Part 2 Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), David Fury (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer) Director: David Grossman Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Franc Ross (Razor), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Mike Grief (Klyed), Geoff Meed (Mag), Richard Wharton (Homeowner) Better than the first half. I like the reactions when they realise what they have done to Buffy. They really weren't thinking this through. Rating: 6.03 After Life Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Jane Espenson (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer) Director: David Solomon Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), Lisa Hoyle (Demon) A good episode. Buffy confides in Spike about where she really was. This was nicely handled. Rating: 6.04 Flooded Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Douglas Petrie (Writer), Jane Espenson (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer) Director: Douglas Petrie Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Todd Stashwick (M'Fashnik Demon), Amber Benson (Tara Maclay), John Jabaley (Tito), Brian Kolb (Bank Guard), Michael Merton (Mr. Savitsky) An average episode. I like the three geeks, though they haven't much to do here. Rating: (From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on September 19th, 2010) |