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Black Hole, The (1979) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Black Hole, The (1979) a score of 2.7268 out of 4

based on (47) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(36)

Good

(7)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

Ranks among the very best films to come from the post- Star Wars sci-fi boom....read the complete Black Hole, The (1979) review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

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Cinema Blend

I'm all for it when movies want to get scientifically preposterous for the sake of the story. Faster-than-light travel? I'll buy it. Programmed liquid metal? I'm there. However, there are some basic scientific concepts that a film just cannot screw...read the complete Black Hole, The (1979) review at Cinema Blend

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The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)

Of the films inspired by Star Wars, The Black Hole may have aged the most poorly. One of the financial failures that nearly did in Disney in the '70s and early '80s, the film, unprotected by the merchandising barrage that accompanied it in 1979, now...read the complete Black Hole, The (1979) review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)

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Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)

Even as a fantasy-lovin' boy of 14, I was bored silly by this movie, and a repeat viewing just last week revealed that the film has, if anything, gotten worse over time....read the complete Black Hole, The (1979) review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)