This was the movie that made me a believer in Chris Evans’ talent. Before that, I had only seen The Perfect Score and Fantastic Four and was pretty nonplussed. He’s so good in this though, and then came Push and Scott Pilgrim and he just kept on going.

Fuck Lucas. I love the boot version going around where they have the original 70's tint and everything. 

Absolutely this. I can remember watching a LOT of pretty inappropriate films as a kid in the late 70's.

**NOTE—Lucas hasn’t been able to keep his hands off Star Wars. I’ve lost count of how many times he’s tweaked it over the years.**

“Scientific” parapsychology really had its heyday in the ‘60s — that’s what the Vulcan “mind meld” grew out of. It was a little past its sell-by date by 1979, but it was at least still a familiar sci-fi trope. It pretty much died out in the ‘80s, except in the more mystico-philosophical form of Star Wars’ “Force”.

Those over-under blasters were tits, and may have inspired Starlord’s guns in Guardians of the Galaxy.

The Black Hole was a valiant attempt but it missed the mark. Its look always struck me as an elaborately produced episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. 

I admit it, the viewmaster reel was way better than the movie. But both were unsettling. The ship’s organic red grow, the rolling meteorite, the, well, cybermen. And that somewhat novel ‘black hole’ concept that ends unsatisfyingly unresolved. Awesome design, perfect for 3D pictures that leave the story to your…

Yeah, I mean nothing that came out from Disney during this era was a masterpiece but remains the point in time when Disney actually attempted to try something different and for that, I have a soft spot in my heart.

If you try to pretend that this movie came out in 1967, it’s a masterpiece.

I actually invested a lot of time following Disney during this era, from ‘75 (“Island at the Top of the World”) through around ‘83 (“Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “Tron”) when Disney was desperately, disastrously trying to revitalize itself. I was especially geeked for “Black Hole” (which had been in…

There’s a lot of stuff in this thing that doesn’t make a lick of sense, but the one that still bothers me after 42 years is Mimieux communicating with the robot via telepathy.

I re-watched it this past year - it’s pretty fascinating, if a bit too long. FX are still mind-blowing in places. I think a remake would suit the story pretty well. And the mid-movie reveal about the Cygnus crew is creepy as fuck (I had forgotten about that twist).

I can’t begin to tell you how deeply screwed up that ending left a 6-year old me when this came out.   The bad guy literally IN HELL encased in the body of the killer robot he created.  

Medium response: As problematic as Temple of Doom is, it has more exciting/memorable scenes than the forgettable thrills of Crystal Skull (barring a refrigerator, granted).

James Horner’s score still brings a tear to my eye every damn time.

They were supposed to release this back in theaters last year for the 50th anniversary. I was excited to see it on the big screen. Of course, that never happened.

I love the bit where they’re trying to do some calculations and the way they confirm it’s correct is by having ten guys doing the math with paper and pencil.

Behold the constellation Ur-ine!

Prepare to feel the cold grip of time around your heart: we are now farther away from this movie than it was from the real event.