The Black Hole: An Incredibly Solid Sci-Fi Classic From The 70’s Without All Of The…well, 70’s

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Most of the time we both have memories of the films we choose no matter how vague and nightmarish they may be Then there is the odd occasion when one of us takes full blame for a disaster appearing on the wheel of fate Last time Benny subjected everyone to the skateboarding murder mystery Vietnamese tourism film Gleaming the Cube This time Jay dove into the dumpster of time and dragged out The Black Hole a 1979 Disney romp through space and well black holes We know what you re thinking – the last time we threw on bell bottoms and strutted back to the 70 s for this show things got weird There was horrible acting romantically aggressive robots disco dancing and the hair sweet merciful lord the hair And while Black Hole retains those fabulous 70 s manes it also manages to give you an absolutely solid sci-fi adventure This movie is not only one of the best ones we ve covered to date but it left us feeling the same as when our wives and kids leave us the alone for an hour on a weekend – pleasantly surprised Join us as we dive into black hole science before it actually existed as the Earth crew unravel a mystery and overcome impossible odds while fighting robots human robot zombie hybrids and a mad genius hell-bent on flying into a gravitational anomaly because why the hell not With a story characters and special effects as solid as I wish my stool was The Black Hole is a hidden movie gem that absolutely deserves a watch Strap in to your launch chair and prep for a singularity like no other as we cover such cosmic topics as Vincent is one of the best sci-fi movie robots hands down From his dialogue to realistic movements and general baddassery he even gives R2D2 a run for his money The evil robots while a bit stiff legged just look cool Their commanding robot with rapid blending blade hands and eerily expressive blank face is even cooler A little-known 70 s science fiction flick doesn t typically enjoy acting of this caliber with Hans Reinhart stealing the show countless times The religious undertones sneak up on you and then hit you like a sledgehammer near the end with everything from ceremonial robot funerals to Reinhart literally burning in hell Apparently ESP between human and robot exists for some reason and it ends up being incredibly useful for the crew And before you complain about ESP working with robots here s a little sacred ESP doesn t actually exist so just enjoy the movie This is honestly classic sci-fi at it s best with the crew exploring a massive spacecraft and slowly piecing the clues together What it lacks in razzle dazzle it more than makes up for with compelling storytelling Vincent and his friend Dallas discover the secret behind the drones and have to kill a couple of evil robots and hide their bodies Apparently hiding means casually tossing their smouldering corpses behind an open-concept desk for all to see Eric the science officer gets completely gut-blended by evil robot captain s blade hands and manages to be incredibly brutal despite not showing any gore The human robot hybrid drones thankfully stay fully masked for the vast majority of the movie because whoever designed their faces deserves a special effects Oscar for scariest crap we have ever seen The ending will leave you with some questions to put it mildly Click here to visit this podcast episode