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April 24, 2015 at 10:46pm
April 24, 2015 at 10:46pm
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         I finally caught the movie The Forbidden Planet from 1956. It was on TCM and was halfway done when I found it. I was in time to see the famous brain of the planet and super subway system with the innovative special props for that time. They're mild by today's standards, but they worked.

         The surprising part is that the story actually makes sense. It was not as far-fetched or corny as I expected. It is still a classic Sci-Fi movie.

         I really wanted to see 22 year old James Drury, who is now 81. But he must have been killed off early. Or he could have been killed in the battle I witnessed, but didn't know which he was. I did see Anne Francis. She was just window dressing; you know the pretty blond in the short skirts, innocent, but not an intelligent participant. Leslie Nielsen was the commander. I wouldn't have recognized him, if I hadn't been looking for him. He's one of those blessed men who got better looking with age.

         Walter Pidgeon was the mad doctor who dies in the end.

         I highly recommend it, if you like Sci-Fi or the history of film. I hope they'll run it again, so I can see the first part and young Drury.


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