The Invisible Boy

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John S @RT40486670 03/10/2025 As a sequel to Forbidden Planet, or a standalone project, this movie is an incoherent mess. I suspect they made it up on the fly. Mercifully only 90 minutes of your life wasted should you feel compelled to watch it. See more Eric P @RT06161622 08/21/2022 Robby the Robot was such an iconic character in Forbidden Planet as he stole the show, MGM decided to put him in another film a year later called The Invisible Boy. Just to put the cards on the table, Robby the Robot is literally the only thing good about this movie. The Invisible Boy had a lot of torpid writing and low-priced special effects. As it was stated before it will be stated again. Robby the Robot is the only good thing about this cheap B-movie that MGM calls The Invisible Boy. See more dave s @RT68722908 05/29/2021 Robby the Robot, the fan favorite from The Forbidden Planet, miraculously travels back in time to appear in the bizarre and detestable The Invisible Boy, a film that can't make up its mind as to whether it is a comedy, a family drama, or a science fiction thriller. As it turns out, it's not funny and it's not dramatic and it's not thrilling. The plot sort of centers around a young boy who is rendered invisible by his robot. Oddly, his parents don't seem overly concerned and, in one especially awkward scene, his father somehow catches him after the boy gets involved in some hijinks invisible boys are liable to get involved in and gives the young fellow (who's still invisible) the spanking of his life. And it's all downhill from there. Avoid this nonsensical garbage at all costs. See more 03/26/2018 Ridiculous and corny kids movie from the 50s. It's just soo asinine, it's hard to enjoy. If you grew up with it, you'll probably dig it, but it was just the studio's excuse to get more use out of Robbie the Robot due to his popularity and with how much they spent building him. See more 01/20/2018 A father reacts to his son being invisible by essentially saying he'll grow out of it? Really? Terrible lines and acting See more 01/04/2018 Gem of a Saturday matinee which treats young people as little adults, yet gets much of the science right. Automating everything isn't the solution to anything. See more Read all reviews

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