Event Horizon [Blu-ray] by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones: DVDNear.com

Event Horizon [Blu-ray]

Event Horizon [Blu-ray]
by Paul W.S. Anderson

List Price: ~~$29.99~~
Our Price: $17.99
You Save: $12.00 (40%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $13.00 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases

Compare Prices for Event Horizon [Blu-ray]

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Joely Richardson, Kathleen Quinlan, Laurence Fishburne, Richard T. Jones, Sam Neill
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
Producer: Jeremy Bolt
Producer: Lawrence Gordon
Producer: Lloyd Levin
Producer: Nick Gillott
Producer: Sarah Isherwood
Writer: Philip Eisner
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of Event Horizon [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Ahead of it time, and just great.
Summary: 5 Stars

What a great movie. I saw part of this about 10 years ago maybe, and then forgot about it. So I had the chance to see it again. And I didn't remember any of what I saw from before, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I think this film holds up very well for today, actually better in many ways (not to much over used computer special effects) The styling is fantastic, it's not very often you get someone taking the time to really make very artistic sets, it's just great, the Core was awesome, I couldn't have asked them to make it any better. There where so many shots that seemed very framed and set up perfectly, it reminded me a lot of the original Alien film, but with out a "they totally stole that from Alien" kind of way.

I do think this movie was a bit ahead of it's time, it would have probably been better had it been made this year or 5 years from now. As like many future Sci-Fi movies, they never get the time line right, it takes place in 2047, and we have a small colony on the Moon by 2015. It should be more like living on the Moon in 2047, and the first flight of the Event Horizon in 2095 or so, that would make more sense. And I think now we have a better grasp on what technology we may have by that time. Just think Neuro Sky + Quantum computers = Sci-Fi way beyond what we even think Sci-Fi is.

Once we do have mind controlled quantum computers it does bring us closer to the Existential Risk that this movie was really all about, How far can and should technology go? And what will it bring? In this movie it brought and unstoppable evil force, should humanity keep going in that direction or just stay where we are? This movie says stop now or else, but the fact is, it's in our blood to explore no matter the cost.

All in all this was a great film, better then I expected, and it's not a gory as some people say, I have seen far far worse, In fact I think it should have been longer with more gore, making the ship bigger and adding a little more creepy exploration would have been nice too.

I highly recommend this movie, and look up "Neuro Sky" because it is our future.

Write your own review

More Event Horizon [Blu-ray] reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Summary of Event Horizon [Blu-ray]

Its name: EVENT HORIZON. The high-tech, pioneering research spacecraft mysteriously vanished, without a trace, on its maiden voyage seven years earlier. But a weak, persistent signal form the long-missing craft prompts a rescue team, headed by the intrepid Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne, THE MATRIX and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III), to wing its way through the galaxy on a bold rescue mission. Accompanying Miller is his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill, JURASSIC PARK); their mission is to find and salvage the state-of-the-art interstellar horror. Kathleen Quinlan (APOLLO 13) and Joely Richardson (TV's NIP/TUCK) also star in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Lawrence Fishburne and Sam Neill head up a strong cast as the reluctant leaders of a rescue mission sent to find out just what in the hell (literally) happened to the crew of a long-vanished experimental spacecraft in this dark and thundering descent of a horror film. Although this extremely stylish haunted spaceship movie may be guilty of ripping off half a dozen better films (including Don't Look Now, Hellraiser, and especially Andrei Tarkovsky's great Solaris), it's difficult to deny the gothic razorblade effectiveness of the end result. Not a "fun" film by any stretch of the imagination, but a thrillingly ruthless shocker that may leave more susceptible viewers in need of a long shower and a high-voltage night-light. For the full effect, watch it with all the lights off and the volume cranked up to 11. --Andrew Wright

DVD Video

Movies most talked about in Games and Movies I want to Buy

Kuon (Playstation 2)
FromSoftware; Agetec; Release date: 2004-10-26; PlayStation2; Video Games
Best price: $119.99

Siren
Sony; Sony Computer Entertainment; Release date: 2004-04-20; PlayStation2; Video Games
Best price: $14.94
Price in other shops: ~~$19.99~~

Silent Hill: Homecoming
Konami; Konami; Release date: 2008-09-30; PLAYSTATION 3; Video Games
Best price: $29.99
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Silent Hill Origins
Konami; Konami; Release date: 2008-03-04; PlayStation2; Video Games
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops: ~~$19.99~~

Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
Tecmo; Jack of All Games; Release date: 2005-11-13; PlayStation2; Video Games
Best price: $55.99

Fatal Frame 2
Tecmo; Tecmo; PlayStation2; Video Games
Best price: $44.99
Price in other shops: ~~$86.12~~

Stargaze HD: Universal Beauty [Blu-ray]
Ryko Distribution; Release date: 2008-07-29; DVD
Best price: $14.53
Price in other shops: ~~$24.95~~

Wall Street [Blu-ray]
Release date: 2008-02-05; DVD
Best price: $19.33
Price in other shops: ~~$29.99~~

Syriana [Blu-ray]
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-10-10; DVD
Best price: $12.99
Price in other shops: ~~$34.99~~

Chronicles of Riddick & Pitch Black [Blu-ray]
Universal; Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $35.99
Price in other shops: ~~$59.98~~

Similar DVD Movies

Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]
Release date: 2008-11-11; DVD
Best price: $44.37
Price in other shops: ~~$99.98~~

Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-02-10; DVD
Best price: $24.99
Price in other shops: ~~$35.99~~

Wanted (Limited Edition Collector's Gift Set) [Blu-ray]
Universal; Release date: 2008-12-02; DVD
Best price: $37.89
Price in other shops: ~~$69.98~~

2010: The Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray]
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $13.31
Price in other shops: ~~$28.99~~

King Kong [Blu-ray]
Universal; Release date: 2009-01-20; DVD
Best price: $15.84
Price in other shops: ~~$29.98~~

Hellboy II: The Golden Army [Blu-ray]
Universal; Release date: 2008-11-11; DVD
Best price: $17.01
Price in other shops: ~~$39.98~~

Tropic Thunder (Unrated Director's Cut + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Paramount; Release date: 2008-11-18; DVD
Best price: $15.69
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~