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Although I saw this film when it first arrived in theaters, well before I was at the age to start seeking out vintage horror, this was, and in my opinion, still is, one of the most effective and unnerving horror films I have ever seen.
While the story may at first seem like basic sci-fi salvage, it escalates after the first hour into a psychological struggle for survival against a truly unseen and implacable entity that proceeds to force visions of the casts worst fears deep into their psyche's, often driving them to their death or worse.
I'm not sure if it's the reverse claustrophobia of being millions of miles from anyone who can help you, the great performances of Fishburne, Neill, and Jason Isaacs, or the erratic gore-flashes that pop up from time to time, but Event Horizon gets way under your skin and then burrows around inside your body for a couple days after watching.
Perfect for any fan of extreme sci-fi, or anyone looking for a great modern horror film, Event Horizon has a great cast, original and well executed story, and overall great production. Look into it if you ever get the chance.
Pretty terrible movie in my honest opinion. The casting is fairly mediocre, and the lines and dialogue are terrible. Are we supposed to believe these guys are military? They act like a bunch of teenagers in a dorm. immersion broken from the get-go.
As for the movie itself;
I can honestly say I was not scared or even worried at any time during the movie. It fails to create any sense of atmosphere. It has a few jump out / shock scenes, the fall-back of the bad writer, but no real fear.
Honestly, I would give this one a skip unless you see it in a bargain bin.
Posted By: Protecious at 10:47pm, September 30, 2008
Not to many good science fiction space thrillers being made these days, this is one of the few good ones, very mysterious, very suspensful and unpredictable, kept me interested from beginning to the end, recommended for at least 1 watch!
Posted By: Protecious at 10:47pm, September 30, 2008
Not to many good science fiction space thrillers being made these days, this is one of the few good ones, very mysterious, very suspensful and unpredictable, kept me interested from beginning to the end, recommended for at least 1 watch!
I have a handful of friends who refuse to watch horror movies because they think they’re all pure cheese. Event Horizon is definitely gives their argument some backbone. Here is one of the most acclaimed and said to be the scariest movies among horror fans, but when I watched it all I could do is chuckle. Event Horizon is cheese horror, and here is why:
- The casting is horrible. The characters are not only all clichés, but they’re clichés who can’t act. They say some of the stupidest lines in the history of cinema—like, “Look, a corpse-sickle!”—and then act as if they’ve said the most intelligent thing ever. It’s ridicules.
- The entire movie is filled with melodramatic scenes. Something bad will happen, then it’s accompanied by a laughing man imitating Dr. Evil—and everyone still takes him seriously. One of the absolute cheesiest lines is, “Once you’re evil, you don’t need eyes . . .” as Dr. Evil-wannabe cackles in his chair. Sorry, I didn’t know I was watching a comedy.
- There is no atmosphere, tension, suspense, or terror. The movie jumps strait from the opening to the scenes that are supposed to be scary, but never gives you any suspense or atmosphere. The ship is so abstract it looks like one of those play places at McDonalds or something, not a bearer of doom that the movie expects you to think of it as.
- Why does EVERY sci-fi movie have to rip-off Medline L’Engle’s book A Wrinkle In Time, then think it’s the first movie to come up with the idea? I could list at least 10 movies that have done that, and this makes number 11. Great, we get it: if you fold space you can go from one place to the other faster. We get it already. Think of something new, please. We understood it in the 60’s, we understand it now. What I don’t understand is why EVERY sci-fi movie can’t think of something even slightly new instead of using the same old tired cliché and acting as if it’s the first time we ever heard it.
- There were at least 5 wake-up-and-it’s-just-a-dream sequences in this movie, and every time they just get cheesier and cheesier.
I’m not even sure there is more for me to complain about because all that is fresh in my mind is how cheesy Event Horizon was. I cannot remember a single minute of the runtime that I actually found something serious or scary. Sure, I can understand why some people would find this movie scary, because as Stephen King proved hundreds of times, cheese scares people. But for someone like me who is spoiled by truly good sci-fi/horror movies, like Alien, I simply can’t take this seriously. The premise is great, but that’s all I can give it. I think this movie proves that everything Paul W.S. Anderson turns to cheese. If he directed it, even if it’s somehow acclaimed, don’t believe it.
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