Loosely based on The Tempest, Forbidden Planet takes us to the 2200s and the distant planet Altair IV. A rescue mission led by Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) is investigating the disappearance of an expedition that set out 20 years earlier. The only survivors are Dr Morbius (a delightfully hammy Walter Pidgeon), his young daughter and tales of a mysterious force that ripped the expedition apart one by one. This is an acknowledged classic of the sci-fi genre, using its long-dead alien civilisation to make some pertinent points regarding human nature.
Made in 1956, this is the pinnacle of futurist sci-fi, before the genre was taken over by the realists. In EASTMAN COLOUR trumpets the opening credits and the film unfolds in a garish yet astonishing mix of reds, yellows, greens and blues. The unique soundtrack is totally, utterly alien, carefully constructed bleeps and whistles by Louis and Bebe Barron. The Musicians’ Union objected so much, they only received credits for Electronic Tonalities.
However, the true stars of the show are Robbie the Robot and the infamous ‘Monster From The Id’. The charismatic robot cost $125,000 and was one of the most expensive props ever made at the time. He went on to become a TV star in his own right, cameo-ing in The Twilight Zone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, and notably in Lost In Space, the Robinson’s own Robot also being designed by Robert Kinoshita. The monster haunted many a child’s dream, invisible most of the time apart from a short sequence (beautifully animated by Joshua Meador, on loan from Disney) when caught in the laser-trap.
So, why exactly is it that Forbidden Planet does not often get mentioned when people are asked to name the greatest Science Fiction movies? Solaris, 2001, Blade Runner – even Silent Running is more likely to come up before Forbidden Planet. This film has suffered because of its great influence on what came after. Gene Roddenberry has always acknowledged the debt owed by Star Trek. The suits, the spaceship and the alien landscapes all cribbed wholesale. But make no mistake, Forbidden Planet is one of the greats.
He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!
Set in the early 1860s, John Wayne stars as a 19th century sea captain in the East Indies out for revenge against a wealthy shipping magnate in this 1948 offering from Republic Pictures.
The focus of the film is the deadly rivalry between two men of the sea. Ship's captain Ralls (John Wayne) nurses a long-standing grudge against shipping magnate Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye (Luther Adler). The reason for the animosity: Van Schreeven stole away Ralls' love, Angelique
They are classics and deserve a watch because they ARE great films and reflect ageless concepts, however if you listen to some of the usual suspects on this forum they suggest these film's don't even belong in the 'Movie' thread but then again they will whine about just about anything so....
You'll have to make your own mind up.
Watched Dial M for Murder last night and I'm rewatching North by Northwest now. Both are available in HD(although Dial M was in 4:3, had it lying for a couple of months)
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They are classics and deserve a watch because they ARE great films and reflect ageless concepts, however if you listen to some of the usual suspects on this forum they suggest these film's don't even belong in the 'Movie' thread but then again they will whine about just about anything so....
Who would say something silly as that?
(If you say chiv, then who ever cared about what he has to say anyway? j/k)
Anyway, some good ones:
Ben-Hur 1959 720p HDTV DD5.1 x264-CtrlHD
El Cid 1961 1080p BluRay DTS x264-HDC
Spartacus 1960 HDDVD 720p x264-iLL
Take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example. Some think of it as a "classic", I think of it as a boring pile of shit
That said, I definitely recommend Ben-Hur and Spartacus. Charlie Chaplin is also always good, but you have to like that sort of thing. If you like Laurel and Hardy, you'll love Chaplin as well
most of proper noir films are damn fantastic even by today's standards
only the mono sound, black and white screen with a few scratches and the total lack of modern hollywood whoring(product placement, desperate storylines, unnecessary sexuality) gives it away as something not from this era
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowrey is more of a loose cannon. They are partners on the Miami Police Department, and they are about to take on a highly dangerous case. 100 million dollars in heroin, from the biggest drug bust of their careers, is stolen from police headquarters. Now, they have 72 hours to reclaim the heroin before the Internal Affairs Division gets involved.
Cast:
Martin Lawrence as Det. Sgt Marcus Burnett
Will Smith as Det. Sgt Mike Lowrey
Téa Leoni as Julie Mott
Tchéky Karyo as Fouchet
Joe Pantoliano as Captain Howard
Emmanuel Xuereb as Eddie Dominguez
Nestor Serrano as Detective Sanchez
Julio Oscar Mechoso as Detective Ruiz
Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett
John Salley as Fletcher
Marg Helgenberger as Capt. Alison Sinclair
Michael Imperioli as Jojo
It was an entertaining movie, but I wouldn't say it's a classic. This could be a nice thread for the really old ones, placing movies like Bad Boys would derail the thread. It's your thread of course, just a suggestion.
It was an entertaining movie, but I wouldn't say it's a classic. This could be a nice thread for the really old ones, placing movies like Bad Boys would derail the thread. It's your thread of course, just a suggestion.
No, it's everyone's thread,
If you guys feel it should go it'll go, but where do I put it?
Maybe we need a Blu Ray Releases thread?
Someone else should make it though as tb already inputs too much on NFO (the only reason I even started was I felt the forums were going stale)
Create a Blu Ray Releases thread Mister_S/Ankh (or anyone) and I'll move it.
Otto e mezzo, la dolce vita, smultronstallet, persona, blowup, zerkalo, la strada, les quatre cent coups, jules et jim. I don't think any of them is on bluray. I didn't do a search on my hd-tracker though. And even if they are ripped from bluray, my hd-tracker wouldn't have them. They care more about hollywood flicks.
at least 2 of the no name trilogy Arre in hd
foe a few dollers moar
For.Some.Dollars.More.1965.720p.BluRay.x264-SSF
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/
the good bad ugly
The.Good.the.Bad.and.the.Ugly.1966.REPACK.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-CtrlHD
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