Dude, Forbidden Planet wasn't pulp. Robbie himself cost $125k back in '57 - there was a Wheaties tie-in to name him. Thing took up like half the Culver stage for the better part of a year. First movie to feature a miniskirt, by the way. Scandalous. Sure, it was no Ben Hur but have you seen Ben Hur? And it cost $15m. Forbidden Planet was like $2m which is still crazy expensive for '58. Never mind the fact that it's a retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Pulp. Humph.
As evidenced by your grouping of Forbidden Planet with The Blob. Next you'll be comparing When Worlds Collide to Robot Monster. Communist. I will pray for you. Swear I've posted this before, but apparently not.
Tiger! Tiger! or The Stars My Destination is really an amazing read.
