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Old 02-16-05 | 10:27 PM
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Forbidden Planet

It's on TCM right now.
Has it been digitally remastered? Granted I don't have a highdef tv so minor flaws are less likely to be noticed, but it looks really good color and clarity wise for being a 1956 movie. And the special effects, while nothing great by today's CGI environments standards look fairly cool. Wish I had started watching it earlier though.
Old 02-16-05 | 11:36 PM
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It has been remastered, but I've never seen this movie look bad, ever. As for as the sets and special effects go, I think they're much better than some of what we see now, regardless of CGI.
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which character is leslie nielson? i think its the guy in the grey/brown suit about an hour in and with a small beard growing?
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I think he was the guy that was there till the very end and was in the house with the girl and her dad, but I'm not sure. I only saw about the last 30 minutes. came in right when they were shooting at the "monster" at the fence
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which character is leslie nielson?
I know this movie is almost 50 years old, but how can anybody not recognize Leslie Nielson's voice and face?


Originally Posted by Rypro 525
i think its the guy in the grey/brown suit about an hour in and with a small beard growing?
No, that's Walter Pidgeon.

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Old 02-17-05 | 06:45 PM
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yeah, amazing how good the SFX looked in this movie... part of its charm... not to mention, it had the first electronic score...
Old 02-17-05 | 06:57 PM
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I have this coming from Netflix this weekend. Haven't seen it since I was a kid. I remembered it looking pretty awsome though. Can't wait!
Old 02-17-05 | 07:43 PM
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New Special Edition DVD coming soon!

Old 02-18-05 | 01:22 PM
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Leslie Nielsen is the ship's captain.
Old 02-18-05 | 01:24 PM
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SUch a great flick. I will pick up the SE when it comes out, for now I'll make do with my letterbox VHS.

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Didn't they have Robby the robot guest on an ep. of Lost in Space to duke it out with their robot once? Seems I remember it happening once.

A little off topic, but is there any chance of them ever releasing Ms. Anne Francis' "Honey West" series on DVD in the future? She was quite the sex kitten in her time.
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Robby the Robot also has a cameo in "Gremlins"!
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Didn't they have Robby the robot guest on an ep. of Lost in Space to duke it out with their robot once? Seems I remember it happening once.

A little off topic, but is there any chance of them ever releasing Ms. Anne Francis' "Honey West" series on DVD in the future? She was quite the sex kitten in her time.
Yes, Robby the Robot was on an episode ofLost in Space.

I'm not sure about Honey West coming to DVD but there was talk about doing a movie recently. I'm not sure what the status is.

I totally agree that she was a doll:


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