Event Horizon [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Event Horizon [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Creepy....
Summary: 4 Stars
Few sci-fi/horror movies from the 90s have the ability to be creepy. Even fewer horror movies have minorities as lead protagonists. This movie just works; FTW.Movie Review: like Jurassic park without the dinosaurs
Summary: 4 Stars
looks good, sounds good. The flashes of light in the first ship almost blinded me, I guess that's a good thing, +1 pq
Movie Review: An interesting mix of Sci-Fi & horror that goes too far
Summary: 3 Stars
There are actually a lot of things to like about "Event Horizon": the sets (the bridge, the core and containment field, the medical center, the corridor, etc) are amazing, the exterior of the ship is awesome, the special, visual, and sound effects are outstanding; there are some creative aspects to the story, and Laurence Fishburne & Sam Neill deliver good performances. When I first saw this movie, I did not know what to expect, but I knew something was up from the techno music playing during the opening credits that this may be a pretty dark movie (very well done opening title sequence by the way). The first part of the movie delivers some stunning imagery and is very well done, and the scary scenes and some of the mild gore are effective to the story, particularly how the ship drives Weir insane with flashbacks/appearances of his wife that killed herself, etc. This is basically a haunted house movie in space which works in many ways, but goes way too far with the gore, violence, and flashes of hell as the story progresses. Other setbacks are weak spots in the plot and dialogue, and a re-creation of a trademark scene from "The Shining" that was unnecessary. The movie is intense and the gore is so disturbing and over the top in the flashes and scene of what happened to the original crew that it is revolting and takes away from the good aspects of the film. There really was not a need to show flashes of the Lewis and Clark crew being tortured in hell because it didn't happen. I don't know where the ideas come from to even film such atrocities, but the story would have been fine without them. I had nightmares for awhile after first seeing this movie in the theater and have met others who have had similar experiences. There is a lot to be said about the art of creating violence without actually showing the full details (like the shower scene in "Scarface"). This movie really had the potential to be so much more, but fell short and went too far with the gore. It's interesting to note that director Paul W.S. Anderson was forced to excise a lot more gore in order to get an "R" rating which probably resulted in the trimming down to "flashes". The "flashes" still have a subliminal effect, hence the nightmares and unsettled feelings you may have after watching the movie.
The behind the scenes stuff is interesting, but lacks interviews with the principal actors. A reoccurring theme is that director Paul Anderson and the producer seem to enjoy displaying and discussing the horrible gore that they created and express disappointment in having to cut a lot of it. Anderson explained that he spent a lot of time filming the sequences and even called the imagery of hell "beautiful" which is disturbing. This is the same guy that is now married to Milla Jovavich and has a daughter. Test audiences and studio executives were so revolted by the gore that Anderson was forced to trim it down - twice. Anderson and the producer poke fun that the actors were not thrilled about even filming some of that stuff. Anderson also laments that he was unable to recover all the lost graphic scenes and restore the version he really wanted to release. I guess the movie studio censors get it right sometimes.
The movie really has its moments and is worth a look, but be prepared for the weak spots some gratuitous graphic stuff. I actually give it 3 1/2 stars for the good stuff.
Movie Review: notes on quality
Summary: 3 Stars
Quick points: (1) the Blu-ray version does NOT have DTS, unfortunately, but a Dolby HD track. (2) The image quality is excellent, sharp and well-lit (given the milieu). This is a stunning improvement over the regular DVD which is non-anamorphic widescreen (and an excellent demo disc if someone wants to know why anamorphic is necessary), and one of the worst-looking DVDs ever struck from a quality movie. And here's a big yousuck for all the executives at Fox (in particular) who stopped putting anamorphic (or 16:9) on their DVD releases, opting instead for "widescreen", an ambiguous term that confuses watchable and non-watchable DVDs.
Of course, a clearer copy doesn't make the film any more plausible; I can't watch it without imagining the pitch, "first half Alien, second half Hellraiser". 5 stars for the imaginative SF, and 1 for the Hellraiser outtakes.
Movie Review: enjoyable, not genius
Summary: 3 Stars
A recent review insprited me to take a second look at this movie. While its horror elements are more of a hat tipping to the film maker's favorite horror movie moments - something I found annoying in the film's original theatrical release - there is a lot to appreciate about the film once you accept this as a feature and not a flaw. The film has wonderful set, sound, lighting, effect, ship, and atmosphere design and terrific performances. The blu-ray transfer is sweet in the both video and audio categories. If you like horror you won't find anything new here, and the promise implied in the first two acts isn't delivered on in the third, but if you appreciate the craft of filmmaking, an interesting and enjoyable atmosphere, and good performances in a sci-fi setting, you may want to check this one out.