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Event Horizon (1997)
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
Date 2047: A star ship the 'Event Horizon' that had mysteriously disappeared into a black hole seven years earlier suddenly reappears in orbit around Neptune. A rescue team is dispatched to investigate and salvage the mystery ship.
Event Horizon has some things going for it...and some things against it. The concept of a long lost star ship reappearing after it had mysteriously disappeared into a black hole apparently having traveled to another dimension, which might be Hell...and then, bringing something back from that dark evil place, is a cool idea!
But I wish they would have explored the concept of what Hell was like and how it manifested itself on the ship in more detail. This could have had some deep existential ideas and explored some unique concepts. Instead we get a fun-horror-gore movie with people dying in gruesome ways. Event Horizon could have been so much more.
To me the ship was the best thing as there wasn't much of character development and not much in the way of intriguing story lines. I liked the way the ship was mostly dark inside which made it look realer and creepier too. The outer space scenes looked really good. I'd give a 5/5 rating for the art design! The ship was one of the best I've seen in sci fi, especially the rotating hallway and the singularity engine drive which looked like a giant gyroscope. Very cool.
Since this movie first came out those sets have been copied in other sci fi movies and have become iconic staple of sci fi.
Two big name actors appear in this, Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Sam Neil especially works well in his role. He's a pivotal part of the story and makes for an interesting character.
Event Horizon is best taken as fun entertainment, it has a great look, an interesting concept and if you like gore it's got that too.
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Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
Date 2047: A star ship the 'Event Horizon' that had mysteriously disappeared into a black hole seven years earlier suddenly reappears in orbit around Neptune. A rescue team is dispatched to investigate and salvage the mystery ship.
Event Horizon has some things going for it...and some things against it. The concept of a long lost star ship reappearing after it had mysteriously disappeared into a black hole apparently having traveled to another dimension, which might be Hell...and then, bringing something back from that dark evil place, is a cool idea!
But I wish they would have explored the concept of what Hell was like and how it manifested itself on the ship in more detail. This could have had some deep existential ideas and explored some unique concepts. Instead we get a fun-horror-gore movie with people dying in gruesome ways. Event Horizon could have been so much more.
To me the ship was the best thing as there wasn't much of character development and not much in the way of intriguing story lines. I liked the way the ship was mostly dark inside which made it look realer and creepier too. The outer space scenes looked really good. I'd give a 5/5 rating for the art design! The ship was one of the best I've seen in sci fi, especially the rotating hallway and the singularity engine drive which looked like a giant gyroscope. Very cool.
Since this movie first came out those sets have been copied in other sci fi movies and have become iconic staple of sci fi.
Two big name actors appear in this, Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Sam Neil especially works well in his role. He's a pivotal part of the story and makes for an interesting character.
Event Horizon is best taken as fun entertainment, it has a great look, an interesting concept and if you like gore it's got that too.
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