The Black Hole Digital Life VHS

The Black Hole
starring: Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Bottoms, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowall, Tommy McLoughlin

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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305342748
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 6305342741
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: March 30, 1999
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 1010
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1979

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Disney's foray into big-budget science fiction, close on the heels of Star Wars, had some of the most impressive special effects to grace theater screens in the 1970s. Graced by handsome production design--most notably a glass and latticework interstellar craft that looks like a battleship crossed with a modern skyscraper--The Black Hole is in many ways the most beautiful science fiction film of its era. Unfortunately, the graceful and gorgeous picture is jarred by dialogue that wouldn't pass muster in a comic book and a silly conclusion that plays like a murky, dime-store knockoff of 2001. Too bad, because the visual realization of the film is a veritable haunted house of futuristic phenomena, from the cloaked zombie-like drones shuffling through corridors to the devilish, crimson robot Maximillian, the strong arm of the mad scientist played by Maximilian Schell (a kind of wild man Captain Nemo with an even more ruthless temperament). Only the way-too-cute robot V.I.N.CENT (voiced by Roddy McDowall), a merchandising gimmick that looks like a Fisher-Price toy, mars the technological landscape. Robert Forster is the quietly authoritative captain of an exploration ship that stumbles across the seemingly derelict ship, and Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, and Joseph Bottoms fill out his crew. This is one case of a triumph of art direction and special effects over story--it's worth sitting through it to see the magnificent scene of the fireball rolling through the ship's enormous hull alone. The rest is just atmospheric gravy. --Sean Axmaker

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- My kids liked it
As with the other reviews, the ship takes the cake, however I guess my memory of this movie was better than what I saw recently. It is a classic disney film with all of the quirks and foibles associated with it. I got this for the kids over the holidays and watched it with them, they were a little confused at the end but liked it overall. We had recently watched bedknobs and broomsticks and it has that same overall feel.....it's hard to explain other than to say "Classic Disney". I would recommend for anyone looking to round out their movie collection, especially if you thought this was a good flick as a kid (and have some of your own now...).

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- Great sci-fi!
If it's sci-fi, I'll watch it! The Black Hole is a movie I'll watch over and over again. It may have gotten a bad rap, but I'm very pleased with it. I'm surprised it didn't do better since I think most younger kids would really enjoy this movie. The music soundtrack is also wonderful!

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- First 3/4's Great! Finale...Hmmm
I loved this movie when I first saw it as a kid in 1979 and this is truly a kids film

This movie was Disney's response to Star Wars.

The story goes as follows. The Cygnus was the first and apparently last of a vast program to explore the stars. The Cygnus was as vast as a city and as well armed as a battleship. It carried a large crew. Unfortunately, after it was lost without anyone hearing from it -- space exploration went a different route....smaller ships like Palomino were sent out to explore the cosmos for life (mostly in vain).

As the Palomino with its small crew featuring Ernest Borgnine, a few other crew members, and V.I.N.C.E.N.T - the ship's robot, are making their way back to Earth they detect a massive black hole.

Caught at the very edge of the Black hole's gravity but not falling in they detect a ship. It turns out to be the Cygnus.

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- I Love this movie I just don't know why
I could watch this movie once a month for the rest of my life and still not be able to figure out why I like it so much. The dialog and acting is laughable and the special F/X are cheesy but the images and cinematography are absolutely beautiful. The exterior shots of the Cygnus are breathtaking and Commander Reinharts control room is fantastic. This is the kind of movie that in some ways looks so good you are willing to overlook its weaknesses. I guess maybe its how I would imagine what it would be like in outerspace even though I know that scientifically much of it would be implausable. I think the biggest problem this movie has is that it could never really figure out its target audience and therefore lacks direction and believability which is such a shame because in the right hands this could have been a very good flick. As it is it is still a guilty pleasure for me and one that I don't take too seriously I can ... Read More

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