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Skriven 2006-07-22 19:41:00 av Robert E Starr JR (5010.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: OT: Forbidden Planet
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Hank Arnold wrote:

> Cool........... Hopefully, Amazon.com, Buy.com or DeepDiscountDVD.com
> will have it for less..............

I'm sure they will, since the prices given can only be list prices from
the WB press release.

> Definitely my #1 Sci-Fi movie (especially since I saw it in its original
> release :-> )

As one who is often among the oldest particpants on "B5" boards and the
like I was very glad to see you post that.   Because it means you're
even older.  <g>  But I do envy your having seen the film in its full
Cinemascope glory.  (All the existing widescreen home video releases
are misframed - zoom and/or cropped - to around 2.30:1 instead of the
2=2E55:1 the film was shot for.)

This is the only picture of the packaging I've seen so far:

http://tinyurl.com/pebel

I'll post a better version when I find one.

And here's the official Warner Bros. press release with more details on
the planned extras - which I can see is going to cost me even more
money since I won't be able to resist the poster mail-in offer from the
collector's set, and of course I'll simply *have* to have it
professionally framed to go with the rest of my poster collection.  <g>


The Quintessential 1950s Sci-Fi Movie ...

FORBIDDEN PLANET
50TH ANNIVERSARY 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION and ULTIMATE COLLECTORS EDITION
>From Warner Home Video November 14

Newly Restored and Remastered Film, in Widescreen and
Dolby Digital=AE 5.1, Has Six Hours of Bonus Features Including
Two Follow-Up Robby the Robot Films, Lost Footage, Additional Scenes,
Three New Documentaries and More

Ultimate Collectors Edition in Unique Metal Alloy Collector's Case
Contains Collectible Robby The Robot Action Figure,
Reproduction Lobby Cards Portfolio and Mail-In Movie Poster Offer

Burbank, CA (July 21, 2006) - Forbidden Planet, considered by many the
most influential science fiction film ever made until the Star Wars
era, goes into DVD orbit November 14 when Warner Home Video releases
Forbidden Planet 50th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition and Forbidden
Planet Ultimate Collectors Edition. The film, in a new widescreen
version, has been digitally transferred from fully restored new film
and audio elements. The remarkable electronic soundtrack has been
remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1.=AE The 2 Disc Special Edition will be
available at $26.99 SRP; the Ultimate Collector's Edition for $59.92
SRP.

A pioneering work whose ideas and style influenced countless cinematic
space voyages that followed -- Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost in Space,
2001: A Space Odyssey, among others -- Forbidden Planet is based on
Shakespeare's The Tempest and stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis,
Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman and Richard Anderson. It
also marks the motion picture debut of Robby the Robot. Fred McLeod
Wilcox directed the Cyril Hume screenplay.

More than four hours of special features in the 2-Disc Special Edition
include commentary, additional scenes, two follow-up vehicles starring
Robby the Robot plus three documentaries. Also of special note is the
lost footage, which features preliminary takes of various special
effects including the space ship and interior and exteriors. Very few
people knew of the existence of footage, which, since the '50s, had
bounced around to various stock houses and vaults, simply marked as
"The Saucer Footage." Star Wars special effects artist Dennis
Muran, who had learned of the footage in the '70s, brought it to the
attention of WHV which finally tracked it down in New York City.

The Ultimate Collectors Edition keepsake case includes the 2-Disc
Special Edition as well as a collectible Robby the Robot replica with
moveable limbs, Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy reproduction
lobby cards portfolio, as well as a Forbidden Planet original
theatrical poster mail-in offer.

Synopsis

Commander Adams (Leslie Nielsen) and his crew set out to investigate
the
disappearance of a colony of scientists on the planet Altair-4. After
landing, they discover only two survivors, Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter
Pidgeon) and his exquisite daughter Altaira (Anne Francis).

The Morbiuses live a surprisingly prosperous lifestyle, attended to by
Robby the Robot, a super-butler who performs many amazing feats. But
lurking in the background is an invisible force -- which may or may not
have been responsible for the disappearances of those scientists -
and about which only Morbius knows the truth. But Morbius is not about
to share his secret (or his daughter!) with anyone else.

DVD Special Features:

=B7 Additional scenes

=B7 Lost footage

=B7 Excerpts from The MGM Parade TV Series

=B7 Two follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot:
o 1958 MGM feature film The Invisible Boy
o The Thin Man MGM TV series episode Robot Client
=B7 Three documentaries:
o TCM original Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
o All-new Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
(featuring new appearances by Leslie Neilsen, Anne Francis, Earl
Holliman, Warren Stevens and more)
o Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
=B7 New digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements

=B7 Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1

=B7 Science-fiction movie trailer gallery

=B7 Languages: English & Fran=E7ais

=B7 Subtitles: English, Fran=E7ais & Espa=F1ol (feature film only)

Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.

Forbidden Planet 50th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition
Street Date: November 14, 2006
$26.99 SRP
Running Time: 98 minutes
Rated G

Forbidden Planet Ultimate Collector's Edition
$59.92 SRP
                                                                            
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