By the end of 1977, every studio in Hollywood wanted their own Star Wars. But unless you were Roger Corman, you couldn’t just crank out a sci-fi epic with intensive visual effects. These things take time, hundreds of artists and technicians and, above all, money. Disney had a bit of a head start. For the last couple of years, they had been quietly developing an outer space project with the uninspiring title
Great review. And I think you hit the nail on the head as to the characters not being likeable. Star Wars and Star Trek both had warm characters who cared about each other and we cared about them. Alien had a crew of people who were well drawn as human beings. Black Hole is impressive in many ways but the end result, at least for me, is why should I care about these people?
Great review. And I think you hit the nail on the head as to the characters not being likeable. Star Wars and Star Trek both had warm characters who cared about each other and we cared about them. Alien had a crew of people who were well drawn as human beings. Black Hole is impressive in many ways but the end result, at least for me, is why should I care about these people?
Thank you for another wonderful article. I remember watching this on cable in the early 80's and having the ending scare the bejesus out of me!