Comments on: Electronic Pioneers: Louis & Bebe Barron “Forbidden Planet”

By: david barber

david barber — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:30:43 +0000

1-off-totally unique a stand alone. Saw the film a a boy. Who thought of the
Barrons at the MGM factory I don’t know. Obviously the whole enterprise had
some freedom. Kubrick like without Kubrick. A masterpiece.

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:36:34 +0000

I second the above comments re Leslie Nielsen, whose best known works are of course the Airplane and Naked Gun series. A unique talent, and I was surprised to find him in the much earlier Forbidden Planet, which is possibly the best sci-fi movie ever made, apart from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The FP soundtrack is an essential part of the movie and was years ahead of its time technically. These sound effects would certainly have influenced such electronic music pioneers as the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Silver Apples and Bob Moog, not to mention the splendid Lost In Space TV series.

By: Martin Timothy

Martin Timothy — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:23:21 +0000

I saw Forbidden Planet in 1956 when I was six years old, it blew my mind and made me a lifelong fan of Leslie Neilson.

His passing at age 84 on 28 November 2010, reminds one of the warmth he injected into his role in FP, which indeed characterized all of his on screen performances.

By: Paulo R. C. Barros

Paulo R. C. Barros — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:49:44 +0000

Awesome!
Greetings from Brazil.