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Tobor the Great (1954)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
11/08
11/08:
Of course, it has to be Tobor the Great; what other word can be spelled "robot" backwards?
Anyway, it's a super ordinary movie in every way possible although I like the angle about "ethical non-harming of humans
during space flight." Many B films of the sci-fi genre are often ridiculed for showing off a legion of stupidities, but
this one doesn't commit many.
The annoying boy most definitely has to G...O. Surely, Mozart was a genius by the age of five, but this one
is no shakes. Big deal that he can control a robot without a manual; most kids are capable of it. By the way, the movie poster
is odd as it shows Tobor carrying a large-breasted, blond-haired woman when in
fact it was a kid.
All in all, released during the Golden Age of sci-fi cinema, Tobor the Great is a dinosaur today.