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Title: Looks great on Blu-ray
Review: I've viewed this film in various formats since the 1960s. The Blu-ray transfer is by far the best version. I suspect it looks better than most of the prints that originally went through theaters in 1956. They put a lot of effort into making this picture look great.When I'm paying twice the price for a Blu-ray disk than I do for a DVD, I do it to get a better image. And so often this is not the case. But I definitely got my money's worth on Forbidden Planet.As far as the movie itself goes, it's a clever premise and Walter Pidgeon knew how to act. But the other actors are pretty stinko. And the screenwriting is just plain awful. However, it's worth seeing just for the analog special effects that had to have been the best put in any movie of the 1950 decade. And with this excellent transfer the effort behind them really shows.Besides, how can you possibly pass up watching 30-year old Leslie Nielson playing a straight romantic lead in high definition?!?!?
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