Event Horizon [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Event Horizon [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: one of the best horror movies of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying that most people who watch this film are of one of two types: 1. the type that expect the movie to fall solely into the traditional sci-fi genre, or 2. the type that are devotees of traditional sci-fi and dislike horror despite knowing that is an element of Event Horizon.
Event Horizon is NOT a sci-fi movie. It is primarily a horror movie that uses futuristic space technology as an original plot element (the closest movies I can think of are The Thing and The Abyss).
Don't be fooled if you are a horror fan - this movie is AMAZING. The acting is incredible, the plot is great, and the script is intelligent. Event horizon was panned by many critics including Roger Ebert. One of Ebert's central criticisms involved the supposed stupidity of the film, the claimed epitome of which was a scene where Sam Neil gives a "silly" explanation of space travel exceeding the speed of light. What Ebert fails to recognize is that the scene also serves to provide increased involvement for the supposed year that the movie takes place (Neil uses a centerfold from the year 2047) and serves as character development (the centerfold belongs to a crew member who is upset because Neil pokes holes in her... it helps to humanize the otherwise stoic crew).
Prior critiques aside, this is one of the scariest movies you will ever see. This is coming from someone who has seen virtually every theatrical horror release in existence and many direct to dvd/vhs releases as well.
The blu-ray quality is also GREAT. I read a couple of reviews that said the upscaled DVD is just as good. Um.... I'm watching this on a 46 inch LCD and I can assure you that it far exceeds the most recent widescreen DVD release and FAR exceeds the initial DVD release (which was not truly widescreen). Anyone who doesn't think so is either not discerning or has a small screen.
In summary, I can't recommend this movie highly enough. I enjoy all genres of film but really appreciate being terrified. If you also like being terrified, I promise you that you will not be disappointed! I know many highly educated people who love this movie... don't believe the critics who only attempt to act enlightened with their narrowly focused journalism degrees (at best).
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.
Movie Review: Event horizon blu ray
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great horror/sci-Fi movie. Even better on blu ray. Seller was excellent.
Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles
English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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"Event Horizon folds onto Blu-ray with a quality 1080p, 2.35:1-framed transfer. Though this transfer doesn't necessarily jump off the screen with a barrage of realistic, deep, and clear imagery, there is nevertheless a solid level of visible detail. Paramount has delivered a solid transfer that will please this film's fan base."
Movie Review: Excellent Film and Excellent Blu-Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the original DVD of this movie and I was very disappointed with the quality of that transfer. The Blu-Ray version however is amazing.
Having grown up playing Doom, it was great to see what basically is the same plot but in live action and not as cheesy as the Doom movie was. The special effects hold up very well and the direction of the film is great. A lot of tension and suspense.
If this movie interests you then you should try the video game Dead Space as well.
Movie Review: Amazing!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.