Bronxgirl48 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I'd never seen this before. Like a mishmash of Irwin Allen, STAR WARS, and 2001. "It's like Dante's Inferno!" someone cries, of the black hole. I kept waiting for Red Buttons to show up Maximillian Schell as the mad scientist and Tony Perkins as his fascinated would-be assistant give the best performances. Yvette Mimieux, long past her Weena stage, looks Botoxed throughout. Unlike other Disney sci-fi's, it lacks trademark quality and charm, although the ending has some haunting images. There's something rather cheesy about the whole production. I wanted to immediately dismantle Roddy and Slim Pickens. Beep-beep! Cute 'bot overload. That "whirlpoolish" black hole theme is kind of scary. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48 Link to post Share on other sites
scsu1975 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I saw it a long time ago, missed it this time ... but your review sounds about right. I did like John Barry's theme ... "whirlpoolish" is a great way to describe it. Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 There was a great movie just waiting to come out but, it never did. Link to post Share on other sites
scsu1975 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 That was my feeling too .. it did have a decent cast, just a near miss. Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I missed my chance to watch it today, but I can rent it. I havent seen the Black Hole in a long time Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 It's pretty dark for Disney, a not unwelcome blend of sci-fi and horror (i.e., Yvette Mimieux looks like she's going to get a transformation like the parents in INVADERS FROM MARS) but nothing really comes together satisfactorily in my opinion. Such potential wasted!! Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48 Link to post Share on other sites
Bmanns Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I agree-a movie that didn't quite live up to expectations. Had a few good special effects though. Link to post Share on other sites
thistledown Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I watched it and agree on Yvette Mimieux's face- it looked as frozen as Beverly Michaels!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 I was reminded of FANTASIA, "A Night on Bald Mountain".in those final images. Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 This is part of my personal movie marathon I made for myself this weekend Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Looking forward to your feedback! Have, uh, fun. Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 UH OK Guess Ill force myself to have fun Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Worse than I remembered I didnt like it at all The cast was miscast and the characters were all drab and blah to me Anthony Perkins outside of Psycho usually isnt very good to me I liked the part where it said "The End" at the end Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Too bad....even Schell couldn't save it... Oh, well, let's get ready for the crab tonight! Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 As in Attack of the Crab Monsters ? I have the DVD from it from Allied Artists Talking Crabs ooh Corman !!!!! An MST3K movie that never happened... Speaking of crabs Anyone ever see Port Sinister ???? Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Never saw PORT SINISTER. Lucky you with the DVD -- do the Corman crabs talk? Do they say anything significant? My mom had some things to say about this movie. Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I was perplexed why MST3K couldnt get the Crab Monsters, they got the other Corman wonders like Teenage Caveman, It Conquered the World,,,too bad that Rhino wasnt able to get them on DVD when MST had the rights Port Sinister is an obscure movie that I think Alpha put on DVD...lost treasure movie I think, it had a scene with big crabs Boring movie besides the crabs Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yeah, Servo, Crow and the gang would have really done a number on Crab Monsters. I like lost treasure and big crabs, so PORT SINISTER sounds up my alley. Link to post Share on other sites
dsclassic Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I thought it was on DVD from Alpha, but I think it is OOP or i was only imagining or something... The Black Hole would also make a good MST3K experiment or the Flim Crew or Cinamatic Titanic Link to post Share on other sites
Bronxgirl48 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 Oh, yes, THE BLACK HOLE would have been perfect for MST3K. Link to post Share on other sites
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