Reviewed by Carol Sullivan
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
Released:August 15th, 1997
Rating: R for strong violence and gore, language, some nudity
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
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Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Barclay Wright, Noah Huntley
Studio: Paramount Pictures
On DVD: December 15th, 1998
DVD Features
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Feature-length audio commentary with Director Paul Anderson and Producer Jeremy Bolt.
The Making of Event Horizon:
- Into the Jaws of Darkness
- The Body of the Beast
- Liberate Tutume Ex Infernis
- The Scale to Hell
- The Womb of Fear
Secrets Menu:
- Deleted Briefing Scene: with optional commentary by Anderson
- Extended Medical Bay Scene: with mandatory Anderson commentary
- Extended Burning Man Confrontation: with mandatory Anderson commentary
- The Unseen Event Horizon
The Point of No Return: on-set video clips, complete with Paul Anderson commentary
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“This place is a tomb...”
-- Captain Miller (Lawrence Fishburne)
Event Horizon begins in the present time of 2047. The rescue vessel,Lewis and Clark, and her crew are headed out on a top-secret Search and Rescue mission into the deepest corner of space beyond Neptune, to answer a distress signal that has been received from the research vessel, Event Horizon. The enormous space ship had disappeared several years earlier along with her crew.
After 56 days asleep in gravity beds, while the Lewis and Clark sped through space, they awaken to find the legendary ship silently orbiting the planet Neptune.
It is then that Dr. Weir (Sam Neill), who designed the vessel, explains the actual details surrounding the Event Horizon’s disappearance: the public had been told that the ship's reactor had blown up, destroying her and killing all aboard--a complete lie.
The Event Horizon was an experimental vessel equipped with a device that would punch a hole in time. This man-made worm hole would enable the ship, in theory, to travel faster than the speed of light by folding time and space.
Not quite believing that this journey would have been possible, the crew, led by Captain Miller (Lawrence Fishburne), board Event Horizon to find her cold and abandoned. As they try to discover what happened to her crew, the ship comes alive seemingly pre-disposed to pick up on their deepest fears and secrets and bringing them into full horrific view. As they realize that the ‘Event Horizon’ definitely is not what she seems, they all wonder: 'Where had Horizon been?' 'What had she seen?,' and, more importantly, 'What had she brought back?'
Suddenly, what had begun as a search and rescue mission, becomes a fight to survive and escape. You see, the Event Horizon will never let them leave.
Event Horizon is a taunt, eerie and perfect blend of sci-fi and horror. The special effects are still fairly impressive even for an 11 year-old movie. A well written script, with the talented cast, make for believable characters with decidedly different personalities and strengths.
This movie is probably one of my all-time favorites. I’ve watched it a dozen times, at least, and it still gets under my skin, scaring me each and every time I see it. I find myself screaming at the TV “RUN, RUN, RUN,” a part of me hoping they will listen to me this time!
Let’s look at the bottom line: humans wish to travel faster and farther then physics will allow--the wish to do what nature never intended. So, the message is clear--Be careful what you wish for.
Rent it tonight and watch it with somebody you can grab onto...or buy it, for you will want to watch it again, I promise.
Overall Rating : 4 |
