There's a good movie hiding somewhere in this dumb movie. I'm convinced of that.
Event Horizon
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Aye, same here. I had the same experience with Sunshine. Both films had intriguing premises and great casts, but flushed them down the toilet with unnecessary murder sessions. I keep meaning to go back to Sunshine because it's a Danny Boyle film but I don't have much hope.
Let's not bother about the story...
Also Supernova...
Also Supernova...
Event Horizon is one of my favourite films of all time. I saw it at the cinema three times (which is very rare for me to do that).
I'm totally aware of it's faults, but I just find the film an absolute blast with great visuals (that still hold up pretty well today) a top cast, and absolutely astounding production design. I found it quite a disturbing film in 1997, and it still is today with some shocking imagery to be found in it.
The final act is the film's undoing though, and is where things get a little silly to say the least. Nevertheless, I still love this movie.
I'm totally aware of it's faults, but I just find the film an absolute blast with great visuals (that still hold up pretty well today) a top cast, and absolutely astounding production design. I found it quite a disturbing film in 1997, and it still is today with some shocking imagery to be found in it.
The final act is the film's undoing though, and is where things get a little silly to say the least. Nevertheless, I still love this movie.
Given how utterly disturbing parts of the film were, I actually found it a relief when the film got a little silly in the final act. 
If I'd known what I was setting myself up for I likely wouldn't have seen it in the theater.
It probably didn't help that when I heard Sam Neill was in the film I thought "friendly paleontologist from Jurassic Park". Well, he does play a scientist in this film too...
I love what the film does in the opening with shooting past the Paramount logo, and the design of the ships is pretty great even when it doesn't seem to make a lot of realistic sense. I still want the engine as a desk ornament.
It may say something about me that I got a little offended by the way the film directly associated Chaos with Evil.
If I'd known what I was setting myself up for I likely wouldn't have seen it in the theater.It probably didn't help that when I heard Sam Neill was in the film I thought "friendly paleontologist from Jurassic Park". Well, he does play a scientist in this film too...
I love what the film does in the opening with shooting past the Paramount logo, and the design of the ships is pretty great even when it doesn't seem to make a lot of realistic sense. I still want the engine as a desk ornament.
It may say something about me that I got a little offended by the way the film directly associated Chaos with Evil.
Like the Kandarians and the Cenobites, they exist in areas of Hell where they can reach out and manipulate the mortal world, drawning the inclinced to open doorways and offer them new toys to play with.
Considering Hell is meant to exist as it's own pocket universe too, they can reach out to all surronding realities. Torturing billions of souls.
Pity we never really got to figure out what this particular brand of demon was.
I was a lot better interpretation of the background of the game DOOM than the movie Doom was.
I don't think they have regular day jobs in Hell, unless that's where they put everyone that doesn't want an office job.
I liked how creepy it was, I'm planning to watch it again, though, it's been a long time.
I don't think they have regular day jobs in Hell, unless that's where they put everyone that doesn't want an office job.
I liked how creepy it was, I'm planning to watch it again, though, it's been a long time.
There's a multi million selling games franchise hiding somewhere in this movie.
Very close to the surface in fact.
No they weren't and yes we did, they're Chaos Daemons, EH was humanities first contact, everyone who's managed to evade the Inquisition knows that.
Hopefully these references will get picked up on soon....
Even Cenobites have desk jobs.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...Auditor.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170619214452
Already been and gone. The dead space franchise spawned 2 superb games and one OK one.
I think it's dumb fun, pretty openly, even proudly cliched, but it could have been a lot better. A small way it could have been better was if in the end the dimension and personality was identified as pure chaos rather than, overkill, also blatantly pure evil.
Nope, not Dead Space
Really? There were parts of those games where it literally felt like I'd wandered into the universe of Event Horizon (and the alien franchise among others)
I was thinking WH40K, which Philip Eisner just so happens to play and may have occasioanally slipped into he odd interview he was inspired by but had no rights to use officially...
Even Cenobites have desk jobs.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...Auditor.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170619214452
Come on, you know we stop counting them at Bloodlines.
No ones strikes fear in humanity like The Auditor.
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