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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:26:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:30:02 AM EDT
[#1]
Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:35:58 AM EDT
[#2]
There’s probably a version on the ‘Hub, too.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:54:09 AM EDT
[#3]
Always thought Maximilian was the cooler looking robot. Vincent was the creepy looking one with those dead cartoon eyes.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 4:01:10 AM EDT
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Loved that movie as a kid. I got a Maximilian toy & he would always kick Darth Vaders ass.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 5:10:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Loved that movie as a kid. I got a Maximilian toy & he would always kick Darth Vaders ass. Nice! Great movie. (Though as someone else mentioned, it was rather dark) |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 5:30:14 AM EDT
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Never heard of it.
"The Black Hole" - sounds like some porno I wouldn't click on... |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 5:54:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice! Great movie. (Though as someone else mentioned, it was rather dark) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Loved that movie as a kid. I got a Maximilian toy & he would always kick Darth Vaders ass. Nice! Great movie. (Though as someone else mentioned, it was rather dark) Shit my parents took me to a lot darker stuff than that when I was kid (grade school) like Excalibur, Jaws & Jaws II & many others. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:04:58 PM EDT
[#8]
It's also on Disney+. I watched it a year or so ago.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:09:00 PM EDT
[#9]
Loved it as a kid.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:11:07 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Loved it as a kid. Same. But man does it look dated now... 
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:12:18 PM EDT
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Saw that with my dad in the theater. I thought Maximillian was the coolest robot ever, Captain S.T.A.R. came in a close second. I always felt bad for Old Bob.
I had all the action figures as well |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:12:38 PM EDT
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Is this based on a true story?
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:13:39 PM EDT
[#13]
Maximilian, full power! We are going through!
There was a rumor about a remake awhile back |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:13:42 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Is this based on a true story? |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:14:07 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days. The only reason Disney made it was because Walt was dead; it would never have been greenlit while he was alive. It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:15:56 PM EDT
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The one piece of dialogue I remember from that film is, "The bigger they are, the harder they fawwwwwl."
And yes, that robot scared the crap out of me. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:15:56 PM EDT
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bought it on Prime for 3.99 last week. Showed my 12YO, and she loved it, all except the ending. She was trying to figure out how the Dr ended up inside Maximillian
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:16:53 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: bought it on Prime for 3.99 last week. Showed my 12YO, and she loved it, all except the ending. She was trying to figure out how the Dr ended up inside Maximillian Did she figure out where they ended up? |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:17:37 PM EDT
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I couldn't believe how people hated that movie when it came out. Sure, it's not your typical family friendly Disney for that era, but it's an underrated flick in my book. I thought the cutesy robots were dumb and unnecessary. They detracted from the seriousness of the rest of the film. Other than that, though, I think the movie definitely deserves a viewing. Watch it with an open mind and don't sit there going, "This is DISNEY?"
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:19:00 PM EDT
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I liked how the young astronaut tasked with guarding the Palomino didn't think that was an important job, and wanted to come with the boarding team.
It was literally the most important job.  |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:19:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The only reason Disney made it was because Walt was dead; it would never have been greenlit while he was alive. It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days. The only reason Disney made it was because Walt was dead; it would never have been greenlit while he was alive. It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea had moments of darkness in it.......with the exception of Kirk Douglas and his singing it was somewhat dark |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:20:47 PM EDT
[#22]
the disney answer to Star Wars.....great movie, and its aged pretty well too
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:21:43 PM EDT
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When I was a kid I thought the woman was hot.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:22:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When I was a kid I thought the woman was hot. Yvette was a hottie.....especially in the Time Machine |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:25:48 PM EDT
[#25]
Saw that in the theater as a kid. Yup, Maximillian was nearly as scary as Darth Vader! I liked Old Bob. I thought the Ship was cool how it was all lit up. The People/Robot assembly line was disturbing.
I haven't seen it since I was a kid. Might have to give it a watch. (Maybe I'm learning with stuff from my childhood that it hasn't aged well, and I'm usually better off keeping my memories intact. )
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:27:22 PM EDT
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While I'm not sure the two items are related, Disney created Touchstone pictures as a format to handle tougher/ darker/ non-Walt D approved content.
Black Hole was 1979 (!) Touchstone was created in 1984 I'll rewatch it, the dorky robot was annoying, but everyone liked Max |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:29:09 PM EDT
[#27]
Anybody remember this?
  The Black Hole Read Along Book and Record |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:29:53 PM EDT
[#28]
That movie freaked me out as a kid.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:30:45 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Did she figure out where they ended up? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: bought it on Prime for 3.99 last week. Showed my 12YO, and she loved it, all except the ending. She was trying to figure out how the Dr ended up inside Maximillian Did she figure out where they ended up? Not many Disney flicks have an allegory of Hell for Dr Frankenstein and his creations... Great soundtrack. For early 80s, the FX were amazing. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:31:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:35:16 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The only reason Disney made it was because Walt was dead; it would never have been greenlit while he was alive. It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days. The only reason Disney made it was because Walt was dead; it would never have been greenlit while he was alive. It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) It was Disney's first ever PG rated movie. Only G rated family friendly content was allowed while Walt was alive. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 1:59:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was REALLY dark for a Disney movie, even today it's probably the darkest they've done under the Disney banner (and not one of their subsidiaries) The Black Cauldron (1985) was the darkest. (Intro on YouTube.) It was also their 2nd film to get a PG rating. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 2:45:14 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days. They would if they put a chick in it and made her gay. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:23:46 PM EDT
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In that era, G-rated movies were losing at the box office. It was thought that the market for safe, family friendly movies was dying, and the G-rating was sort of like the "mark of death." That was the reason for Disney suddenly making PG-rated films. We can argue whether the analysis was right or wrong, but that was the main reason for it.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 3:29:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nah; it's #2. The Black Cauldron (1985) was the darkest. (Intro on YouTube.) It was also their 2nd film to get a PG rating. Dragonslayer was dark too! One of my favs |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 11:36:16 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dragonslayer was dark too! One of my favs Absolutely! |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 11:51:35 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Shit my parents took me to a lot darker stuff than that when I was kid (grade school) like Excalibur, Jaws & Jaws II & many others. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Loved that movie as a kid. I got a Maximilian toy & he would always kick Darth Vaders ass. Nice! Great movie. (Though as someone else mentioned, it was rather dark) Shit my parents took me to a lot darker stuff than that when I was kid (grade school) like Excalibur, Jaws & Jaws II & many others. I don't really remember "The Black Hole" |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:15:10 AM EDT
[#38]
Thanks for the heads-up.
I watched it this evening. Haven't seen it in decades. |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:19:00 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's also on Disney+. I watched it a year or so ago. Thanks! |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:34:57 AM EDT
[#40]
 The Black Hole - Maximilian Kills Durant |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:42:31 AM EDT
[#41]
Maximilian is one of the most badass, underrated robots in movie history. He does what he wants. The scene where he shreds Norman Bates with his blades was seriously damaging to a lot of kids (me included).
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Posted: 2/16/2024 1:13:56 AM EDT
[#42]
You guys have me intrigued talking about how dark it is. I do like a happy ending most of the time though.
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Posted: 2/16/2024 1:32:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/16/2024 1:46:09 AM EDT
[#44]
Thanks OP. Haven't seen that in a long time.
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Posted: 2/16/2024 1:48:40 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Man, I hated that movie as a kid. Shit was dark. Disney wouldn't dare make that one these days. This x1000! |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 1:54:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yvette was a hottie.....especially in the Time Machine Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When I was a kid I thought the woman was hot. Yvette was a hottie.....especially in the Time Machine And "Dark of the Sun."  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 2:01:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryAbsolutely! There was even a brief book series with a few episodes after they went through. I have this on DVD because it was a fun watch as a kid. Still is. The opening credits and when they first spot the swirling hole are particularly cool. Double barreled laser guns! |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 8:23:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yvette was a hottie.....especially in the Time Machine I think she was 18 when she did: 'Where the Boys Are'.  She had a killer body and amazing eyes. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 9:11:25 PM EDT
[#49]
Well that was... Interesting, a movie I've been wanting to see for a long time.
Not every day you see a movie where the villian falls facefirst into hell. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 9:15:33 PM EDT
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Watch it ever couple of years. Love it
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