Again here's one of these movies that I have been watching since I was a kid and will enjoy always. I hadn't seen The Black Hole in many years and I wondered if it would stand the test of time. Well it did. The special effects are a little dated of course but they are still workable and the backgrounds in space are very beautiful, quite unlike the normal black space and white dots background of most films. The cast is excellent, not like the throwaway characters that you will find in most sci-fi movies. Robert Forster plays a strong Capt. Holland, while Maximillian Schell plays the sinister bad guy Dr. Reinhart as if he were born for the role. The robots in the movie add rather than detract from the movie. They aren't too cute and they aren't too annoying either. John Berry's score is very powerful and moving. I'd even go so far as to say one of the best scores in a Disney movie. The end is, without giving anything away, predictable and at the same time abstract and bizarre. I also love the trailer, it's on the DVD and the Jackie Brown DVD if you want to see it. Bottom Line: I love this flick and it is one of the best that Sci-Fi had to offer in the 70's. A worthy addition to any collector's shelf.
Review of The Black Hole
