I have a noticeable gap in my DVD collection; my favourite SF film "Forbidden Planet". The reason I haven't bought it, is, because I'm sure I read last year, that a SE release was due in 2006.

I can not find any mention of this at all now. Does anyone know anything about it?

Thanks

Based on the recent WB chat at Home Theater Forum, this is on target for an R1 release on October 3, 2006 - a 2-disc edition. I think specific extras have yet to be announced.

the biggest chunk of the info you want can be found in What Warner Brothers Sci Fi do you want to see on dvd?

and a two disc SE has already been announced for 10.03.06

October? Damn. I was hoping that it would be earlier in the year than that.

October. Can I wait until then !! I might have to buy the current DVD anyway.

You really don't want to do that. It's awful.

You've waited this long so a few more months isn't bad. Just remember that good things come to those who wait.

If you can't wait-find the SE laserdisc.

You mean the Criterion LD!

I think my friend still has it and since he doesn't have a working LD player maybe I should buy it from him.Whats the going price for this on ebay?

FrankXS at HTF says

USA Today had a short snippet in Life section that Warners would release two different versions of Forbidden Planet, one for about $28 the other for about $60. This will be mid-November.

A $60 version would obviously have to come with some nice extras to justify the added cost. Hopefully it will be something like a Robby the robot action figure/statute/etc. A reprint of the original poster would be good too (similar to the King Kong tin).

Yep, the $60 version will come with a Robby action figure AND a set of lobby cards. release date: Nov. 14th.

Hello, CE.

Holy crap. A robbie figure. This mvie has been played out in my house hold but its time for this SE to reawaken my interest in this, yes, classic.

from alexan at HTF: Taken from forodvdmania.ar

Oh, wwwwwwwwwwwow. Going to have to stock up on frames. If only "This Island Earth" could have gotten the same treatment.

Yup, they sure do...

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...line19.art.htm

Nice!!!! The CE will be mine.

October release date is good. I can snag in in Nov. with DDD's 20% off sale.

Wow that collector's edition look awesome, one of a few collector's sets I might be interested in buying.

I hope they got Leslie Nielsen to do some commentary/interviews, it'll be interesting to hear what he thought on one of his few dramatic roles.

Actually Leslie Nielsen was known mostly for dramatic roles on TV and in movies before Airplane! which revealed his talent for deadpan comedy. Not that there weren't any comedy roles, but they weren't what he was known for. Same thing for Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Robert Stack in Airplane! - the funny part playing their serious, tough-guy types for laughs and were in on the joke.

Woohoo! More toys to put on my DVD shelves

I've always heard this film needed MAJOR restoration. Anyone know if Warners ponied up and spent some money on this? MGM could never get the OAR correct and the picture was very faded. Here's hoping for the best.

given the fact that Warner just released a spectacular DVD edition of MGM's 'Grand Prix' there is hope...