I did not think the original was really all that brilliant. The “visitor” might as well have been from the Soviet Union with all his high talk about utopia and the end to violence and war. It will never happen (sort of like most of Obama’s tripe). I did like the robot. One cool dude.
BTW, the secret code “klatu nicto verada (sp?)” was used in that wild ride of a film “Army of Darkness”. I think it unlocked the witch or something like that.
“I did not think the original was really all that brilliant.”
Agree.
The best sci-fi films of the 1950’s were “Forbidden Planet” and “Invasion of The Body Snatchers”, both released in 1956. The 1978 remake of Body Snatchers was one of the few excellent remakes in movie history. Let’s hope the same can be said of the planned 2010 release of the new “Forbidden Planet”!
The demon was released because Ash MESSED UP the recitation. He couldn’t remember the last word (it’s N word... Nickel? Necktie?)