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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097360313246
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 1107
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1997
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Description:
The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Laurence Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art interstellar terror.
Amazon.com:
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
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Rating:  - Great film..great deal.
Just what I was promised from Amazon and could not find this even at Blockbuster or Wal Mart.
Rating:  - Event Horizon: Worth a second chance
When I first saw the movie in theaters, I was disappointed by it after being hyped up by various movie sites and magazines. I was waiting for this one with bated breath and when I finally saw it, I was simply let down. It didn't really do it for me for various reasons, the main one being that the film felt somewhat mangled, as if they cut out all the gore that had been promised and excised what were probably important parts of the plot as well.
Recently, my girlfriend reintroduced it to me and upon watching it again, I came to realize that this flick is pretty decent and has a lot more going for it than I initially thought. It's not the greatest horror movie ever and still has a few weak points that keep it from being so but it's certainly entertaining and definitely disturbing, to say the least. Some of the imagery in this film kind of sticks in your head and the film has a great look to it, with pretty decent production design work.
This 2-disc dvd is under $5 and what you get for that little bit of cash is worth much more than that. There's a really good documentary on the second disc that is over two hours long and covers a lot of ground on the film's making, also going into the specifics of the film and why it was so badly received upon its release. I think that I appreciate the film even more now after watching it and it provides fans with probably the most definitive word on it, other than the director commentary on the film which is available here as well. There ... Read More
Rating: - Good Question
If you folded space to where point A (your current location) and point B (your desired destination) are within a few thousand miles instead of light years apart and, then, made the jump between space...well, what would you pass through? I'm no physicist but I found that question a very interesting part of the story behind this movie. This movie has a creepiness factor that makes it more of a horror instead of science fiction. This movie is unexpected. I first rented it about 10 years ago and instantly decided to purchase it when I noticed it on Amazon. I can't give it five stars because I'm not entirely sold on the casting for the movie but it works.
Rating: - Amazing!!!!!
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.
Rating: - Great film, though not perfect
This is a great film which is not worthy of the a lot of the bad reviews that it has gotten here. It's an excellent blend of science fiction and traditional horror fantasy that provides a tense atmosphere that holds up throughout the entire movie. It rarely shows you the "why", rather showing you the aftermath of what has happened which is a main part of the story and of good film making. You are never shown what has happened to the ship, only explained here and there and then are left to let your imagination take over from there which is where the most horrific monsters reside. As for the blood, there are some gruesome scenes in this movie, but it definitely doesn't cross any lines as such movies as Hostel or Hellraiser. Most of the time these scenes are quick and only show the reactions of the characters, again leaving your mind to do the rest. The sets add a lot to this atmosphere, though sometimes they look almost alien which does add a horrific feel to the movie but makes you wonder if humans actually made this ship and if they did why did they design it that way.
This story, though with it's flaws, is good and has given birth to other, newer Hollywood blockbusters. The idea of bending time and space was reused 10 years later in Deja Vu with Denzel Washington, the entire framework of this story was reused in Sunshine. It definitely has a lot going for it. Though with all it's potential you have to ask yourself why or how things are happening at some point, and that's where the story ... Read More
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