The Black Hole, really? Way to hang a lantern on it Disney. This thinly disguised racial allegory sees a group of white folks confront a powerful black force. Peering within some see destruction, others salvation. With neither forthcoming we are left feeling deceived. Even allowing for its prescience, this is still boring.

An underrated classic. The science is off enough to irk the sci-fi gang, but if you appreciate the gorgeously eerie set piece of the Cygnus and its haunting crew, you'll have a great time. Schell's megalomania-fueled Reinhart steals the show, alongside the cheerful robot, VINCENT, with his bevvy of inappropriately-timed quotes. The film looks astounding, the score is captivating and despite some questionable acting and the baffling ending, this childhood favorite still holds its own, today.

This Disney _Star Wars_ cash-in opened the same day as _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ and like that movie is little more than a lot of big-budget FX in search of a story. Mostly just a remake of _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_ set in space. This has outstanding miniatures and matte paintings and a good score by John Barry but can't seem to settle on the right approach, throwing in everything from stormtrooperish killer androids to comic-relief robots to a confusing, 2001-style ending.

46.875

This is essentially a spiritual successor to Forbidden Planet, except it lacks some of the legendary qualities that made the former such a classic. All of the instances of action are so awkward, and the music is similarly so. On the other hand, it's certainly something worth seeing for its design, from its matte paintings to its detailed miniatures, and while the ending is nonsensical in a rather uncompelling fashion, it's still kind of cool to see that kind of daring effort in a Disney movie.

The action sequences and robots are laughable, but the set design and humanoids are wonderfully spooky and atmospheric. The ending aspires to 2001 and is quite intense.

silly silly silly

Underappreciated Disney SF classic -- wonderfully atmospheric; space is dark and spooky!

Sci-fi classic with great set and character design, albeit with sometimes bad effects(wires showing on robots). Excellent adventure film with a solid concept and great ending.

Suspend your disbelief for a while, forget about the laws of physics, and don't let Stephen Hawking know your watching it. Top flight cast in a movie that looks like it was an Irwin Allen disaster film. Spooky robots. Maximilian Schell is great (plus it's cool just to say his name... Maximilian Schell... so cool)

Good film.

Disney's first attempt at big budget sci fi is bad, with a second rate cute robot that REALLy gives me the irrits

Oh my, what a piece of Sci-Fi cinema... nice try, but once you are at the end, the only thing you ask yourself: Why?

Håbløs. forældet og dårlig Disney forsøg i science-fiction genren. Håbløse skuespillere, alle over the edge og mangel på teknisk mestering.

Quite possibly Slim Pickens greatest role.

So many odd contradictions, inconsistencies, and other errors it's hard to give it a higher score.

Disney Studios' ambitious sci-fi effort is a throwback to 1957 Saturday matinee fodder, with thin story, cardboard characters. OK on that level -- with great special effects -- but should have been much better.

At times it looks great but most of the time it's just embarrasing to everyone involved.

Highly misguided from start to finish. Clearly a wannabe _Star Wars_, heavy thievery from _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_, sluggish action sequences with conspicuously inappropriate music, silly plotting and dialogue (what the hell's a "space scientist"?), bad performance from Yvette... need I go on?