Fred M. Wilcox (1907–1964)

A planet's last surviving colonist doesn't want to be rescued.

Star Trek wishes it could be Forbidden Planet. (At least, that's the case when Star Trek is at its best. Somebody should force J.J. Abrams and his writers to watch this movie a few hundred times.)

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.1/4

(Jun. 2012)

Outstanding 50s SF, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, fine special effects, and possibly the world's first electronic score.

Parents sell their boy's dog, who is not having it.

1/4 (Bad).

Was the plan to make Lassie come across as charismatic by having everyone in the movie act as badly as they possibly could? Or is this dialog just impossible to pull off?

(Apr. 2022)

The once friendless, sickly, and selfish children are mentally and physically transformed into happier, healthier ones