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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 5314
Released: August 3, 2004 |
| Our Price: $4.93 |
| Used Price: $3.27 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
THE CREW OF THE SPACESHIP PALAMINO STUMBLES ACROSS THE LOST SHIP USS CYGNUS HOVERING ON THE EDGE OF AN IMMENSE BLACK HOLE. ONCE ABOARD THEY FIND THE SHIP IS MANNED BY ROBOTS ITS ONLY HUMAN INHABITANT ONE DR HANS REINHARDT AN EMINENT SCIENTIST MISSING FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS.
Description of The Black Hole:
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
The Black Hole Reviews:
PG: Pretty Goofy 
2009-12-10 - I'm no fan of remakes, but "The Black Hole" sure could use one. The "Vincent" and "Bob" bots are among the most ridiculous ever - obviously & childishly ripped off from Star Wars. They look like rejects from Sesame Street. Although BH got a PG rating, Disney didn't seem to know whether to "upscale" it for older audiences or dumb it down for the kiddies. They settled for the latter, resulting in a confused mishmash lurching from compelling to idiotic.
Replacing those dumb bots with Tom Servo & Crow would be a vast improvement.
Very different disney film 
2009-09-22 - Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DD8N8L7HVVWN
Black Hole Review 
2009-06-10 - Just like I remembered it back then when it came out. It was nice to see it on DVD again. Special effects were advanced for that time.
My kids liked it
2009-01-04 - 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...).
Great sci-fi!
2008-12-11 - 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!
