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Scariest sci-fi horror thriller ever
Event Horizon is a truly scary thriller that was overshadowed by a typical, bad slasher flick called I Know What You Did Last Summer. Event Horizon successfully blends elements from other horror and sci-fi films such as The Shining, Alien, and Dune. The movie is about a deep space research vessel called the Event Horizon that creates an artificial black hole and disappears in it along with her crew for seven years. It reappears mysteriously over the Neptune orbit. USAC sends an eight person rescue team to the ship along with her designer, Dr. William Weir. Not long after they board the Event Horizon, their own ship, the Lewis and Clark is damaged and they must take refuge in the Event Horizon. It's then that the movie delves into true terror as the crew of the Lewis and Clark begin to believe the ship brought something alive back with it. I liked this movie more than Alien because it wasn't quite as predictable. All the performances in this movie were good, especially the British actors Sam Neil, Sean Pertwee, and Jason Isaacs. Neil plays the ship's designer, Dr. Weir, who is possessed by the ship. This is his most outstanding performance since Jurassic Park. Laurence Fishburne is almost as good as the courageous Captain Miller. He's the most likeable of the crew memebers and you know he'll try his best to help his men. This movie is also extremely bloody and gory with many scenes of people being cut apart and dying gruesome deaths. Despite all that, the movie delivers chills and shocks that many other horror movies released this decade couldn't. The only other more recent horror films of this caliber are Phantoms, Candyman, and Fallen. I'm also confused why critics said the events on board the ship were never explained. Maybe it's just me, but the explanation was stated a few times. It's brief, but there isn't more to be added to it.

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Hell breaks loose...literally. Highly recommended!
I happened upon this movie on network tv a few weeks back and was thinking "What *IS* this?" Expecting a low-grade thriller, I continued watching, because cheesy sci-fi movies can be amusing. At first, I noticed it was closely in parallel to Alien. (A space crew unexpectedly detoured to help an ailing vessel with a distress beacon).

And then all hell breaks loose. I was blown away! I'm a fan of horror flicks (none too squeamish) so when I brought my legs up closer to me on the couch, wanting to turn the lights on, it was an unexpected thrill! And that's not even to mention that it stars Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

The oddest thing was that I mentioned it to a friend at work the next day, who said that our boss had mentioned it earlier at lunch, simply raving about it. And suddenly everyone was talking about how scary this movie was, and no one could figure out why it hadn't received more media attention!

Definitely worth watching...I'm adding this one to my collection!

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Almost Painful to Watch
During a glut of movie watching, I happened to watch Event Horizon. I cannot recommend this movie even to those who like cheesy ghost stories.

The Event Horizon, mankind's first attempt at a faster than light ship has suddenly appeared in orbit around Neptune. A rescue crew and the ship's designer head out to investigate. While attempting to dock with the massive ship, the rescue vessel is damaged and needs to be repaired. Lack of air forces the crew onto the derelict.

As the crew investigates the mystery of the returned ship, individual members begin to be haunted by their deepest fears. Somewhere along the line the ship's creator becomes possesses and tries to prevent the others from leaving.

This movie was intended as a subtle ghost story. The beginning is pretty good but soon it becomes apparent that the movie makers are just not used to subtle. Visually the movie loses the story line as special effects become more pronounced than required. I guess that midway through the film they tried to recreate the film Alien and failed.

Despite all of the bad points, there is actually some good acting to be found on screen. Unlike most science fiction and horror films the rescue crew behave cautiously and intelligently. Unfortunately they were up against something much too powerful.

What we they up against? Well, when the ship went on its maiden voyage and punched a gateway through space, it traveled briefly in something that is outside space and time. A region of perfect chaos that most would call Hell. During that brief encounter the ship became alive and the gateway was not completely shut.

So, if someone happens to be showing a video of this film (free of charge) then you might want to take a look. After all, the premise and the acting were good, it was just off the mark. Way off.