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Summary: SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME
Review: Event Horizon is a horror movie and a sci-fi movie. This combination is very effective and terrifying. An extremely imaginative storyline and top notch special effects. Event Horizon is very graphic as far as gore and somewhat disturbing overall. Not for the weak stomach or weak mind. A must for a horror fan and a sci-fi fan.
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Summary: Ooy-gooey
Review: This is not sci-fi it is "all gore." They could have been good actors under different circumstances. This movie may be ok for the gooey type of terror, but forget space and forget horror that usually depict subtle changes in environments.
See Sam Neill again in "Reilly-Ace of Spies Vol. 1" ASIN: 6302363233
Sorry can not justify this for any genera. And it is not good enough to stand on its own as some new type of combination. Maybe Matthew 18:8-9
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Summary: Disappointing but effective
Review: As has been noted here and elsewhere, there is not much new going on in "Event Horizon". Still, unoriginality is not the greatest sin a movie can make. In my opinion dullness would be a greater crime. "Event Horizon" drew me in from the beginning and created a sense of suspense that did not dissipate despite various flaws in the script and direction. These flaws include potentially interesting characters with not enough meat on their bones, and a typical "explosive" Hollywood climax. "Event Horizon" is beautiful to look at - the sets and effects are wonderfully realized, creating a sense of gothic foreboding - and the cast, working within the previously mentioned restraints of the script, are solid. There is some extreme gore in the film (most of it shown in rapid, nearly subliminal, shots)but I did not find it gratuitous despite its extremity. "Event Horizon" is a flawed (I still feel cheated by the trite resolution)but none the less effective science fiction/horror film.
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Summary: Not for Children
Review: This film is not for children! The images are so violent I think it should have been rated NC-17. It starts off as good science fiction. In fact, the modern physics I studied in school came in handy trying to understand how a ship could travel beyond what looked like the speed of light by bending space. However the film just falls apart as they seem to go beyond the universe. This is not even made clear. Sam Neill pulls out his eye balls and tells Laurence Fishburne something to the effect that where they are going is beyond hell and you don't need your eyes there. This is more horror than science fiction. This is NOT for CHILDREN!
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Summary: A great scary sci-fi movie!
Review: The movie begins with a timeline of how the event horizon disappears and then appears years later,a unit along the creator of the event horizon are sent to retrieve the ship and see what happened to the crew that disappeared along with it.Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne give astounding performances!This movie is hellraiser in space and it's similar to the horror videogame Silent Hill in the gory part,and I mean gory.The deaths of the crew made me close my eyes the first time I saw it but I could open my eyes the second time.I talked about it with a friend who told me he saw it in the theater,which was full,but he could barely hear because of the screams,great directing by Paul Anderson director of Mortal Kombat,I was excited when I heard he was going to direct the Resident Evil movie,but with the new plot...
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Summary: You won't be able to sleep after seeing this movie.
Review: It's that scary and a bit distrubing in it;s own way. It certainly showcases the acting talents of Sam Neil, and the ending will leave you yearning for the nights when you slept with a night light.
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Summary: Horror fans will appreciate it more
Review: First off - Event Horizon, like the original Alien and The Thing, is a HORROR movie. Accept this from the outset and you will be able to judge it more fairly in terms of itself and not in terms of the inappropriate expectations other reviewers on this page appear to have had. Its conventions, techniques and devices are those of the horror genre. This is not, therefore, the kind of movie that will automatically appeal to the Total Recall, Star Wars or Aliens crowd. If, however, your movie tastes incline towards The Thing, Alien, The Exorcist, Hellraiser and the like, then guess what - this movie is not half as bad as non-horror fans would like to make out. The criticisms most often levelled at the movie - lack of clear explanation and motivations; tendency towards shock tactics; emphasis on blood and gore - smacks of the frustration of a science fiction fan who misguidedly wandered into the wrong movie. For horror fans, these are welcome staples of the genre and the same criticisms could apply equally to greats like The Exorcist, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Alien. Admittedly, Event Horizon is not in the same league as these classics, but it is by no means way beneath it either (it's certainly better than Hellraiser). The only thing letting it down is the preposterous narrative device at the core of the story: some implausible nonsense about the folding of physical space to simulate light speed travel. It would have been better to leave the "explanation" out and rely solely and without much further explanation on its brilliant central premise: that a lost exploration vessel had inadvertently crossed over into Hell and returned. In any case, horror fans will have fun spotting the references to movies as diverse as Hellraiser, Alien and Don't Look Now. As a haunted house movie that happens to take place on a spaceship - it ain't half bad. I'll take it over Scream 3, Urban Legend and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer any day of the week. In any case, it more than passes the basic horror test: you won't be able to watch it alone with the lights off at midnight. Not even if you're an angry science fiction fan. Expect the worst - and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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Summary: The definition of 'sci-horror'
Review: This movie was nothing like I expected it to be. But, that wasn't a bad thing. I won't bother to tell the story since so many reviewers below me have, but I did want to say that I really liked this movie, though it could have been a LOT better. For one thing, it should have been explained better how and why exactly the ship gained control of Dr. Weir (Sam Neill). Most of the characters could have also been developed much more. Most of the trying-to-be-funny comments by the character Cooper after the Lewis and Clark exploded didn't seem acted very well at all, nor did they fit well with the rest of the movie. There were also other parts where some of the characters (including the evil Dr. Weill) just made some really stupid mistakes which no one of their intelligence level could have actually made. The movie is still definately worth your time, but as I said before, it could have been made a lot better. Don't these film makers actually watch their movies before sending them to the theatres?
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Summary: Will make your heart beat faster
Review: This movie is one of the most underratet movies that I ever had the pleasure to watch. I'm going to study Movie-Director, and so I usually watch movies just from the technical side. But this masterpiece of suspense kept me glued to the seat when I first watched it. By my opinion it is one of the most haunting movies ever, cause the real terror is not obvious to see, but caused by the main characters. There are many great shock-moments that will make your heart beat like a heavy-metal drum. The special-effects are also state-of-the-art. But I have to say, that the movie is pretty violent and so not very suited for people with not so strong stomachs. But if you have the gift of bringing a strong stomach with you, this movie is a "must-see" for you. The ending of the movie ist the most shocking scene, I ever encountered. Try to watch it in slow-motion. But do not eat anything before. Don't say I didn't warn you!
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Summary: This movie scared me all throughout!!!
Review: "Liberate me, ex infernis..." This was the message the rescue crew from Lewis & Clark heard from the Event Horizon as they went deeper into the bowels of this derelict spaceship. The plot and story is simply fantastic. The Event Horizon (name taken from a part of a black hole) was sent on a mission beyond the boundaries of the solar system using a gravity drive, a faster than light travel system devised by Prof. Weir (Sam Neill). The gravity drive bends space to make travelling from one point to another faster than light. Simply put, the gravity drive creates an artificial black hole. Somehow, something went wrong and the Event Horizon was lost as it entered it's own black hole and was gone for 7 years. Finally, the ship came back but it came back with something in it. The spaceship indeed went somewhere but it way way beyond the boundaries of known universe. And not it brought something unseeing, something invisible yet completely evil. The rescue crew boards the ship and finds no sign of the crew. Thus, the story begins. It's more of a mental, psychological horror rather than seeing an alien being. You dont see any monsters or aliens here. The monster turns out to be the whole spaceship. The effects are good. Lawrence Fishburne will strike you as a hard core but fair captain of the rescue ship. Sam Neill did a good job portraying himself as a obsessed scientist eager to find where the Event Horizon has gone. There are tons and tons of scary scenes. Strangely, the scariest part was when Sam Neill was shaving with a razor, as he was scraping off the cream on his neck with his razor, he hears something and then BOOM!!!! Scared the life out of me! Get this movie.
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