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Summary: TimeLess Classic-The BlackHole(2003)
Review: This is a fine motion picture. The story is about some
mad man taking over a ship and destroying the crew
and converting them into mindless robotic soldiers, and his goal is to go through a black hole.
Maxmillian Schell plays the mad man who has this vision
who wants to enter a blackhole. Schell's character goes
against a crew that lands on his ship. It seems that the
crew had some type of problems with their ship. Second,
once the plot unfolds one will see good action in this movie.The human crew decide to battle Schell's robots with laser guns.
It looks nice. Any one who saw this movie in the past, will
admit that there were toys to this movie along with puzzles of
the black hole, coloring books,etc. I do not know who came up with the music score, but it sounds military communist but the music is nice to this film.The Motion picture is recommended. This movie will not have any type of sexual scenes, it is all about robots battaling the crew who want to leave the ship and leave the mad man who wants to enter the black hole with them. The actors who came out in this film do a great job in their acting. So, i recommend this movie(the black hole). Another movie i recommend to any one who is reading this movie review is for one to check out "TRON" which starres the legendary [Jeff Bridges] who plays "Flynn."One last note,
The lady who did the beautiful music score for the movie Tron is Wendy Carlos.So check out the CD if it is available.
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Summary: I Just Can't Stand V.I.N.C.E.N.T.
Review: When I think of the amount of money that went into making this film, compared to the amount of effort that apparently went into the script, I get weepy. This is exactly the type of film that Disney of the 1970s and 80s should not have been making. The Mouse House has no excuse for going through growing pains cinematically. Quick plot: The great ship Argo is lost. Earth sends a crew of Anglo stereotypes to look for her, only to find the chief scientist has co-opted the ship, turned the crew into soulless zombies, and plans to prove his theories by throwing the great ship into a black hole. Now I'll admit most kids didn't know too much about physics at the time, but more of us did than you might think. MAybe that's why we thought the movie was stupid. That, or the inane shooting gallery scene or the robot Stormtroopers or Maximillion, the bot with Cuisinarts for arms (although Anthony Hopkins dies real good from them). In truth, that's what galls me about this film. They had a chance to get deep and dark here (as they have since), and Hopkins demise was an indicator of somebody's willingness to go there. But the rest of the film just felt like - um - a Disney movie, from the cinematography to the costumes. Eeeeesh. I'll let my kid watch this as a cautionary tale of what NOT to do when offered a chance to film a science fiction thriller for Disney.
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Summary: The Black Hole - Transcendental Tunnel
Review: A Disney film plunging the viewer into the searing galactic equivalent of Dante's inferno? "The Black Hole" is as chillingy infinite as the title implies. Buck Rogers and Metaphysics. What are Reinhardt and Maximillian but fevered incarnations of Victor Frankstein and his Creature, spinning through eternity in the morally-vacant reaches of space, arousing man's searching lust for conquest, the dark side of Captain Kirk, with Norman Bates along for the ride. A haunting paen to the beyond.
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Summary: Still Entertaining After 24 Years
Review: I remember seeing this movie as a kid and still love it. The dark and disturbed Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his sidekick robot Maximilian are chilling to watch as they guide their ship into The Black Hole. A remake of this would be stellar but this is truly a classic.
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Summary: " In.......through.......and stuck. " ( 2 1/2 stars )
Review: What could have been one of the best sci-fi movies ever made, turned into a mildly effective Disney fare that was waiting to open it's piggy bank, hoping space opera fans and kids alike will shake lots of cash in. Maxmillian Schell was the perfect pick as the spontaneously crazed Dr. Reinhart. His temper is fueled by people doubting his work, or the unexplained. Too bad that the cool Robert Forester fueled little character into his protective Captain of the PALAMINO. Anthony Perkins, and Ernest Borgine were fair as the doctor and engineer of the crew, as was Yvette Mimieau playing Dr. Kate. Joseph Bottoms was the comic AND young cowboy, making a few good chuckles. All of the driods were great, minus the century troopers, that moved like a bunch of department store manequins. Maxmillian, whoa. I really hought he was as intimidating as Darth Vader. His towering red figure, especially in the dark , well, don't get caught alone with him. You won't come back.
Vincent is a REAL original droid, an intellectual with a sense of spritely humour, and a cool design. Thumbs up for ol' Bob too.
The CYGNUS and settings are immensely triumphant and an awe to see. Now, for the hollow part of the log.
The dialouge and ideas of the tale are all almost sheer dumb.
A lot of the effects are very modern and slick, even for today (oh, yes they are!) The problem lies in a few too many copied ideas, and humans in space, still breathing? And how could a droid, even with great hydraulic gravity rescue a human from the very imminent gravity of a BLACK HOLE? Also too Disney friendly and should have been more adventurous, tragic, and even a possible thriller-now that is a great thought. Anyways, too much of the script and even event possibilities are enough to dampen this potential classic-aw rats. I love watchin' it still....love the idea and effects. A remake?? Heyyyy......!
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Summary: Great effects, clunky plot but good fun
Review: I saw the Black Hole when I was a kid in a format worthy of its effects, 70mm. The ner video release with widescreen format takes me back to when I was ten and really dug this movie. For a ten year old this movie is great. For an adult, well, the plot, physics and acting have a few problems. The plot had no real problems with it other than connecting the dots better. Had it been tighter I think many of the other problems would have been less of an issue. Physics is another big problem, there are a number of scenes towards the end where either the black hole's gravity of vacuum of space should have presented bigger problems when the Cygnus was falling apart. Lastly the acting was a little flat, but that might be due to the problematic script if rewrites were all to common. The special effects, even by todays CGI standards, is good. For 1979 they were great! It might have been nice to see Disney revamp some of the effects with CGI, like BBC did with Red Dwarf. The sets are well dressed and the effects around them are good fun (so long as you ignore some rules of physics).
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Summary: A worthy stab at greatness but not a "classic" by any means!
Review: Trying to duplicate the success of the studio's landmark "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", Disney embarked on a journey to the stars in search of an enigmatic black hole. Great state-of-the-art special effects are the main attraction while good actors are burdened with some rather stilted dialogue and a, forgive the pun, "hole-ridden" plot. It's a shame that Schell, Borgnine, and Perkins have to suffer through such jargon, but they, along with the other cast members, manage to survive. And Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens provide voices to what may be two of the worst excuses for robots ever put to film. John Barry's score has its moments of granduer, especially the opening theme, but the battle scenes music is almost laughable as a try at the John Williams's "Star Wars" arena. Barry has done much better. The ending is highly unsatisfactory, confusingly blending the scientific and the religious. Like others have said, this strange attempt at trekking into "2001" territory fails. Still, the film is for fans of the genre, of which I AM one, and I can recommend it solely on that note.
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Summary: A sci fi classic
Review: The usual reviews on this are bad. But you need to stop comparing it to star wars and star trek and judge it for what it is. It's basicly a sci fi movie for kids. The special effects were awesome for the time and the scenery was amazing. Their is a genuine creepy feeling to the movie. Of course, if movies were a few hours longer this could have been super developed, but for what it's worth, this movie is right on target. My only grievance is with the few scenes where the cast is exposed to open space and yet maintain their composure and don't float away. Now we all know that wouldn't happen in real life, but you know what?...IT'S A MOVIE GET OVER IT!!! For fans of sci fi and 80's (actually 1979 but definate 80's flair) it won't disapoint. Disney had quite the one-two punch with this and another legendary sci fi classic, Tron. I recomend them both, and as always, go for the dvd.
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Summary: A sci fi classic
Review: I enjoyed the movie and the visual effects are amazing considering it was the 70's. I do wish the dvd had more extras though. It has a briefs story about the creation of the movie and some still pics from the movie. Nothing behind the scenes or interviews or anything. But if you just want the movie it's worth the money.
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Summary: A Psychological Sci-Fi ride into the unknown!!!!!!
Review: Since 1977's "Star Wars", Hollywood has tried desperately to duplicate its success, 1978's "Battlestar Galactica", 1980's "Flash Gordon" & this one, 1979's "The Black Hole" & "Alien" as well the first "Star Trek" movie all rode the coatails of SW in the late 70's & early 80's, funny how Hollywod continues to ignore George Lucas but still, till this day tries to duplicate him with big-budget summer movies, enough about that, on to the review, like many reviewers here, I too liked this one as a kid, & bought it on DVD as well, & as an adult, I still found it to be entertaining, as well as BG & FG above, it still holds up well I think, this has got to be one of the creepiest Sci-Fi movies ever made, especially the Cygnus, an interstellar ship that could pass for a haunted house, with many dark corridors & window paines galore, Maximillian Schell is Dr. Reinheart who has lived in exile on this ship for the last 20 years alone, only with his demonic Robot & faceless people(creepy), soon a survey ship(The Palomino) that is surveying a nearby Black Hole arrives & its crew soon discover the ship that is motionless & dark, soon it lights up & the crew investigates its origins, only to discover that this is a lost NASA ship thought to be destroyed 20 years ago, as they investigate, they discover a dark & sinister secret about the ship & the fate of its crew some 20 years earlier that soon has them fighting for their lives as Reinheart decides he is going to take the ship itself into the Black Hole & hopefully discover its origins, this is a well done movie, with a unique & interesting story, that plays out very well, the set designs & special effects are good for a movie made in 1979, however, I am not sure it looks real, the uniforms worn by the crew of the Palomino don't really look all that different than today's astronaunts, neither does Reinheart's clothes, but the cinemataghopy does look somewhat dated in terms of today's Sci-Fi, but not many Sci-Fi movies since have had the visual eye candy this movie has, except maybe the SW Prequel films, which in some ways make this one look like a 60's film, the DVD itself is clear & sharp for a movie this old, which makes it worth owning if you like this one!!
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