The classic Forbidden Planet...

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... is the subject of today's On My Shelves post!

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[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

One of my faves too, though these days I often use it for background music while I'm doing something else because i know it so well (same with 2001.)

Oddly, there was a not-half-bad novelization written for it too, that I managed to borrow from Sheppard-Pratt Library to read.

I Loved That Movie

[tamahori]

I've always though it was a really good movie, though I hadn't realise how many 'firsts' it had.

And to be honest, I think some of the special effects measure up fairly well today, though I'll have to rewatch it to make sure.

The 'lightning fence' scene in particular.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

I failed to recognize Leslie Nielsen in the Police Squad movies as being the male lead in Forbidden Planet. Much later, when I rewatched the movie, I was surprised to see him.