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If you ever wondered what Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) would be like if it was a cheesy exploitation B-movie produced by the legendary king of B-movies named Roger Corman, then you’re in luck because 1982’s Forbidden World is the cult classic for you that’s totally worth checking out.
Forbidden World’s existence was clearly meant to come off as a low-budget mockbuster imitation of Alien from 1979, in the exact same manner that many sharksploitation features were made after the success & popularity of 1975’s Jaws (or even just imitators of Jaws in general that used a different animal as the main threat overall), and while Forbidden World does give off the first impression of being a sleezy campy copy of Ridley Scott’s Alien, it still somehow manages to ironically be an unintentionally good sci fi horror movie all in thanks due to its charming elements of being able to strongly appeal to fans of cult cinema in an amusing & fun way that is in no way boring whatsoever.
Despite the film’s low-budget, a majority of the special effects in Forbidden World are actually very good as the monster does look threatening enough to be taken seriously as something to be genuinely scared of, and many of the blood & gore scenes are very graphic but in an impressive fashion, which is something I must kindly make very clear before I ever forget to explain in this review is that because of the movie’s moments of bloody violence, and sex & nudity, it’s best to be viewed only if you are 18 years old and above.
The acting is also surprisingly decent considering this is an exploitation B-movie, and while I liked seeing Dawn Dunlap in the film, there were times in which I was kind of annoyed by her screaming & yelling whenever her character was terrified, but it made sense based on the context of the scenes that caused her to react in such a way.
Since Forbidden World is suppose to take place on a outer-worldly planet, the set designs of the film perfectly match that very well since it is science fiction after all, but a downside to that I must nitpick is that the space station the characters primarily are seen in is cheap-looking for the most part as the walls on the hallway are obviously made from egg cartons, and fast food box containers.
The official Region A Blu-Ray release of Forbidden World (1982), put out by Shout Factory through their “Roger Corman’s Cult Classics” line, is a wonderful home video release as the picture quality of the movie is great, and the interviews included in the special features are worth taking a look at also, with there also being a fantastic documentary about the making of the film I truly recommend watching if you want to get this home video release of Roger Corman’s Forbidden World. I actually almost forgot to point out that this Blu-Ray release also contains the unrated director’s cut version simply titled “Mutant”, so that too is worth checking out as well thanks to the awesome release by Shout Factory.
Forbidden World is an honest guilty pleasure of mine that I always find myself watching multiple times, for it does a fantastic job at keeping me entertained by how much of a schlock production it is that imitates 1979’s Alien in a fun style that makes it rightfully deserving of it being a cult classic that has to be seen to be believed.
I’m going to give Roger Corman’s Forbidden World (1982) 5/5 Stars, and Two Thumbs Up!
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