Raygun Gothic

I should probably be berated admitting this in c/RaygunGothic, but somehow I had never seen Forbidden Planet... until last night. (On PeerTube. Thanks, Fediverse, for finally making it happen!)

I'd kept meaning to see it year after year, decade after decade, without it ever happening. I even went to the namesake shop a few times back in the 80s and 90s.

• https://peertube.wtf/w/ehQReF6uWnXNmCLZwsEhV3
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet

I thought it would be cheesy, but it actually maintained a great atmosphere of suspense, thanks not only to the interesting story and wonderful cast, but also to the still spooky fully-electronic score.

• "Leslie Nielsen all serious... and with hair that's not white!!!"
• "So this is where it all began: we are all part of the Robby the Robot Cinematic Universe."
• "That's Honey West!" (I.e. Anne Francis, dare I say it, the US Honor Blackman.)

[Looking things up on Wikipedia today]

• "Holy Moly, Earl Holliman (Cookie) was still with us until a few months ago!"
• "Banned in Spain?? Oh right, this was 1956, not 1966. Miniskirts were truly shocking then."

Found some high quality images of posters, lobby cards etc here:

• https://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Summaries/F/Forbidden%20Planet.htm

Overall, a great film. Two robot thumbs up! Or five out of five ray guns. Whatever the top score here is ;)