I still really like the original film to this day and I think that this could be a pretty good updated film with the technology we have now. All, I probably should say most, classic sci-fi films could make really good "reimaginations" or "remakes". Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds' was a mixed reviewed film, I personally enjoyed it but preferred the original because I thought it showed more destruction, and both movies followed different aspects along with some of the same aspects of the book. The upcoming 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' looks like it will be pretty good as far as the trailers and the scene that was attached to the 'Fringe' season premiere re-run.

The only reason this caught my attention is because JMS is writing it...sounds like potential to me.

<P itxtvisited="1">I absolutely loved Forbidden Planet.  I hope this movie delves on the psychological aspect rather than just the fx.  The real plot was a lot deeper than what was written in the article above.  Another aspect you have to wonder about is the music.  It was a character all of its own in the classic movie.  The atmosphere it created was eerie, especially when the music kicked in when the "monster from the id" is slowly creeping up on the ship.  I don't know if that type of music would work with today's audience but it will be very interesting to see what they do.  Can't wait to see this.</P>

Forbidden Planet is one of my all-time favorites ,also. On one hand, I never want it to be touched. But on the other, I have remade that movie over and over in my head since I was a kid.

Since it  isn't a movie from the last 20 years being re-done for pure money's sake, it 's a remake I can see being done. It can be contemporised in many ways. A great writer is working on it and I think Joel Silver always puts out quality work.

Fingers crossed.

 

I like Forbidden Planet much. It's somehow nostalgic, as I like Logan's Run for example too. And I like JMS genre-work... at least most of it. But does this movie need a remake? That word again. Rrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeemake. When will Hollywood learrn how to make good movies out of good scifi or fantasy novels? Perhaps never?

But there is one think that I like to know. Will the ETA for entering the planet orbit still be 17:01?

I'm there for anything Straczynski does.

 As it says in my bio, Forbidden Planet is my all time favorite science fiction flick.  In a way it was the first Star Trek movie—it certainly was an inspiration for the TV series.  It was one of the very, very few early sci-fi movies to take the sci in sci-fi seriously.  The special effects and music were way ahead of their time.  Straczynski certainly has his work cut out for him.  How do you improve a classic that was extremely innovative for its time and had very few faults? Frankly, I'm not sure its possible, but if they do pull it off it will be really something.

JMS is The Man.

Let's see if they can make a good "Day the Earth Stood Still" Gort first....before they mess with ROBBY!

This is another classic that just doesn't need to be remade. It was awesome. Even with modern special effects, I just don't trust them to do any better.