Tag: The Black Hole
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The Black Hole: Science, Technology and Possibly Technical Failures in the Movie
Recently, I had been thinking more about Disney’s The Black Hole as a result of some discussions on a Facebook group I belong to. One person posted an image of the infamous fireball/meteor scene and described it as “the best VFX ever!” Another person retorted something like, “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves” while someone…
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The Black Hole: Deconstructing the Infamous Hospital Rescue Scene
Possibly one of the most frustrating and infamous scenes in 70s sci fi movie history was the hospital rescue scene from Disney’s The Black Hole. I have done way too much research and thinking about this scene from a variety of angles to the point that I can probably write a full dissertation on it.…
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The Black Hole: What Happened Before?
A frequent question that occurs in a Facebook The Black Hole group I follow is the idea of a prequel to address what actually happened to the crew, Reinhardt’s usurping of the ship, the sentries and Maximilian’s creation as well as the fate of Frank McCrae. In truth, I think that Disney would not be…
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Disney’s The Black Hole: Addressing A Remake
One of the most frequent topics that comes up on The Black Hole group forums over on Facebook is the call for a remake. Given that there’s been reboots of various movies, sometimes those that may really deserve a remake, The Black Hole ends up being a candidate as it’s a dated movie that could…
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Disney’s The Black Hole: Movie Review
This probably is my biggest guilty pleasure of a movie. While Star Wars was the cool film to love as a kid of the 80s, The Black Hole was something people ignored or ridiculed mostly denigrating it as a Star Wars knock off. The accusations were well deserved as the movie itself in retrospect did…
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Interstellar: Review
I asked around a bit before deciding to give this movie a shot. Originally, I hesitated after reading some poor reviews on IMDB but a few coworkers suggested for me to check this out. Needing a quick distraction, I decided to give Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar a spin. Oh boy.