You won't be disappointed!

What a waste of my time!!!

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

The movie only really picks up in the second half, when it is highly exciting. The almost non existent acting, except for Schell is compensated for by the splendid visuals and set design. The robots are the best thing in the film. But the lasst ten minutes when it tries to do a 2001 is a big disappointment. So if you like space movies, you might like this.

Plot; The crew of a deep space craft come across a ship long thought to be missing that is somehow sitting at the edge of a black hole.For all of its lack of scientific credibility, there's perhaps nothing in The Black Hole more implausible than the idea of Ernest Borgnine being able to meet the fitness requirements for space travel. That said, there's actually a lot to like about this surprisingly quirky sci-fi tale from Disney.More of a junior 2001 than Star Wars, The Black Hole features some rather impressive special effects work that are in service of a story much darker than you'd expect from Disney at the time. In fact, it was the first PG rated film to carry the Disney name, and it certainly earns that rating. Familiar faces (and voices) dot the cast, but the standout is Maximilian Schell as the proverbial mad scientist Hans Reinhardt. Schell completely inhabits the character and gives whole affair some gravitas. Dark Disney

It has been awhile since I have seen sci fi classic (since childhood) The Black Hole and I think it is a great science fiction film. The Black Hole is an unusual film and is easily the darkest and weirdest movie released by Disney. The film is, I believe one of the last films to open with an overture and has a classy score and cast. The Black Hole gets compared to Star Wars a lot (which is apt in some ways, as they both shared the same special f/x team), but in my opinion the film has more in common with Star Trek but with a darker edge. The f/x, although state of the art at the time makes the film a bit dated in some ways, but the film itself is very strong and grounded with excellent acting, dialogue and storytelling. This project has a great cast which includes Robert Foster, Anthony Perkins,Ernest Borgnine and Maximilian Schell as our main villain. Plus we have robots,(what is a sci fi adventure film without robots) that are actually cool characters like VINCENT(voice-over by Roddy McDowell) and BOB(voice-over by Slim Pickens). Plus, lets not forget about menacing robot heavy Maximilian. This was made with kids in mind, but is much more geared towards adults and as an adult, I can truthfully say The Black Hole is a great film that I enjoy immensely. Excellent old school sci fi!

With The Black Hole, I'd say you either love it or you hate it. And of course, many sci-fi fans despise this movie. I'll say this - The Black Hole is extremely unique, and severely overlooked. It has an excellent score, beautiful backgrounds, and an intriguing story with a cheesy (but lovable) cast. It is dark at times, but exciting and action-packed as a science fiction movie should be. The ambiguous ending is the only thing I do not like about this movie, given its abruptness and out-of-place feel. I'll say it again, though - the ending does not define the movie, and it remains a very entertaining, well-done, truly Disney classic.