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Rating:  - Great film..great deal.
Just what I was promised from Amazon and could not find this even at Blockbuster or Wal Mart.
Rating:  - Event Horizon: Worth a second chance
When I first saw the movie in theaters, I was disappointed by it after being hyped up by various movie sites and magazines. I was waiting for this one with bated breath and when I finally saw it, I was simply let down. It didn't really do it for me for various reasons, the main one being that the film felt somewhat mangled, as if they cut out all the gore that had been promised and excised what were probably important parts of the plot as well.
Recently, my girlfriend reintroduced it to me and upon watching it again, I came to realize that this flick is pretty decent and has a lot more going for it than I initially thought. It's not the greatest horror movie ever and still has a few weak points that keep it from being so but it's certainly entertaining and definitely disturbing, to say the least. Some of the imagery in this film kind of sticks in your head and the film has a great look to it, with pretty decent production design work.
This 2-disc dvd is under $5 and what you get for that little bit of cash is worth much more than that. There's a really good documentary on the second disc that is over two hours long and covers a lot of ground on the film's making, also going into the specifics of the film and why it was so badly received upon its release. I think that I appreciate the film even more now after watching it and it provides fans with probably the most definitive word on it, other than the director commentary on the film which is available here as well. There were rumors of an extended cut that reinstated plot points and even more blood and gore but it doesn't look like its ever gonna happen for reasons that are explained in the documentary. A sad thing, as I know many people were excited about the prospects of such a cut, myself included.
The film is presented much more cleanly than in the featureless single disc DVD that was released a few years ago and also has an option for DTS Surround, so no complaints there. The DVD also contains a couple of deleted scenes and featurettes, all entertaining for the few minutes that they run.
Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill alone are worth watching the movie for and both turn in solid performances and while the film isn't necessarily jump out of your seat scary, its more of the crawling feeling underneath your skin scary. Like I said before, this isn't the greatest horror movie in the world but its more than passable and well worth a look if you enjoy horror movies* and never got to catch this one.
(*On a side note, anyone who likes this film should check out the videogame Dead Space as the film definitely influenced that game in a number of ways and believe it or not, is pretty scary in itself.)
Rating: - Good Question
If you folded space to where point A (your current location) and point B (your desired destination) are within a few thousand miles instead of light years apart and, then, made the jump between space...well, what would you pass through? I'm no physicist but I found that question a very interesting part of the story behind this movie. This movie has a creepiness factor that makes it more of a horror instead of science fiction. This movie is unexpected. I first rented it about 10 years ago and instantly decided to purchase it when I noticed it on Amazon. I can't give it five stars because I'm not entirely sold on the casting for the movie but it works.
Rating: - Amazing!!!!!
I am writing this review from the UK. Hoping that we either get this released here in England or that the US version will be region free...
This is one of the best Sci FI Horror Movies of all time... It has such a mood to it, and is genuinely scary. I just hope they have remastered it to give it a great Blu-Ray transfer.
Rating: - Great film, though not perfect
This is a great film which is not worthy of the a lot of the bad reviews that it has gotten here. It's an excellent blend of science fiction and traditional horror fantasy that provides a tense atmosphere that holds up throughout the entire movie. It rarely shows you the "why", rather showing you the aftermath of what has happened which is a main part of the story and of good film making. You are never shown what has happened to the ship, only explained here and there and then are left to let your imagination take over from there which is where the most horrific monsters reside. As for the blood, there are some gruesome scenes in this movie, but it definitely doesn't cross any lines as such movies as Hostel or Hellraiser. Most of the time these scenes are quick and only show the reactions of the characters, again leaving your mind to do the rest. The sets add a lot to this atmosphere, though sometimes they look almost alien which does add a horrific feel to the movie but makes you wonder if humans actually made this ship and if they did why did they design it that way.
This story, though with it's flaws, is good and has given birth to other, newer Hollywood blockbusters. The idea of bending time and space was reused 10 years later in Deja Vu with Denzel Washington, the entire framework of this story was reused in Sunshine. It definitely has a lot going for it. Though with all it's potential you have to ask yourself why or how things are happening at some point, and that's where the story breaks down. I can assume certain things happen because of otherworldly things, but some of the things that happen in this movie defy that. These moments don't happen a lot though. I also thought some of the acting, specifically by the character Cooper, was cheesy and out of place. Luckily, a majority of the acting was good.
All said, it's a great movie to watch and now that it's about 10 dollars for a two-disc set you can't go wrong.
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