The Black Hole
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Actor: David Selby, Heather Dawn, Judd Nelson, Kristy Swanson, Robert GiardinaBrand: Echo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 39909
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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- It's 2 A.M. in St. Louis when a routine scientific experiment goes terribly wrong and an explosion shakes the city. A scientific team investigates, clashing with an intergalactic, voltage-devouring creature that vaporizes them. By 7 A.M. a chain of earthquakes is tearing the city apart while a massive swirling black hole is consuming the remains. The alien is devouring every source of electricity
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DVD Review: Destroy some brain cells! (details)
Summary: 2 Stars
1 1/2 stars.
THE STORY: A collider laboratory radiation leak in St. Louis leads to the sudden creation of a Black Hole which continues to expand. Lab employees contain the disaster for the short-term but time becomes the enemy.
The scientist who created the hole was instantly killed, sucked into oblivion -- a ratty alcoholic scientist, the former research partner of the dead man, is brought in by the military in an attempt to resolve this monumental event.
This film generates lots of Frankenstein-ish buzzery and wiry lightning, which minimally helps to distract viewers from a general lack of action. A glowing ball of electricity follows power lines away from the lab, killing all near its path. It appears to be guided by its own intelligence and is soon dubbed by all concerned as a *monster*. And get this: the electric monster is scared of sirens. So the script is utterly ridiculous since the film-makers' apparent attempt was to produce a serious sci-fi yarn rather than a spoof film -- it's neither.
When the military commander stoicly calls for a cup of coffee during the heat of this inane crisis, I was much reminded of Airplane!, a parody-comedy film which was actually scarier than the one under review here.
So, a goofy script, tenoned with very bad acting all-around serve to nominate this movie for apt eternal companionship with Cannonball Run 2. Is this Black Hole a disaster for Earth? No, just for Hollywood and the associated cast and crew -- a definite Darwin Award contender. To summarize my impressions, I envision a dubious combination of The War of the Worlds, Ghostbusters, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
The only positive aspect of the film is when the St. Louis McDonald's-looking thing gets sucked down into the Black Hole, hence the extra half-star. I've always thought that it looked really stupid and you couldn't pay me enough to go up inside it.
Before departing, I feel compelled to list the scoundrels who are responsible for this turkey: the story was written by Boaz Davidson and Ken Badish who, by the way, additionally represent only two of the total of *nine* credited producers! The film was directed (or mis-directed) by Tibor Takacs. As for the actors, I suspect that this film has launched them all into careers in the food service and housekeeping industries.
Not recommended.
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