The most horrific movie since, well, "It". (cmon, I watched it ten years ago)

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2001)

Take a ship that's straight out of your worst nightmare multiplied by one hundred, a demonic red head with a fetish for plucking out eyeballs and a video clip of a bloody orgy and you've got Event Horizon, by far the most nailbiting, peep through your hands movie of the nineties. Like the bad boy that I was, me and two friends decided to tackle this piece of pulsating adrenaline inducing project at the latest hour. At the height of Horizon's most horrific scenes I found myself teleported back into the days of a child, watching films that were half as bloody and being frightened to the point of insanity. The plot seems simple enough but becomes very twisted, straying from the 'alien' cliche and striding into a more 'biblical' revelation (not giving away anything). It's heart pounding soundtrack, from the opening credits of Orbital to the end credits scrolling to the Prodigy, adds to the overall atmosphere of a suffocating and creepy 100 or so minutes. The performances are a mixed bag, Skipper Miller (Fishbourne) and the incredible Weir (Sammy boy) are played to perfection, aside from Miller's last cries of "You-will-not-take-my-crew!". Anderson's direction is aided by some pretty impressive sets. Every shot is picturesque, the dark and torturing backdrops simply make your skin crawl, (the Core is simply the scariest most evil set thise side of the Emperor's Chamber in Return Of The Jedi [okay okay, maybe not]). The blood and gore goes a bit overboard but it is justified considering the stories twist. From the first tape recording of "Liberatai Mai" to the macabre montage of the "old crew" Event Horizon pushes you to the very edge. (after seeing it, my friends and I left with pale faces and beating hearts only to leave my hat in the cinema. We had to brave the darkness of the cinema after it closed to get it back. The aisle lights were the only things left on, and it felt like I was walking back into the Event Horizon ship itself!) Underrated and very VERY scary. Four and a half stars out of five.
Oh and I'll never look at Sam Neil the same ever again.