Better Than Expected

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2002)

I wasn't expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised. Lots of great sets and the production design is top-notch, except for that silly captain's chair on the Lewis & Clark. Haunting visuals, both from the Event Horizon's recorded log and Fishburne's view of 'hell'! Freeze-frame and take a look... a lot of great and gory effects went into shots that you miss most of if you didn't freeze-frame.
Paul Anderson may not be the best director, but he's far from the worst and his movies, whether you like them or not, are typically great looking, i.e. Soldier and Mortal Kombat.
My two biggest problems are Sam Neill's explanation of a worm-hole to the crew of experienced space pilots. This is not a new theory and what he explains on what the drive does is something I even knew about ... certainly the crew don't need that explained. Also the engineering room looked a bit too much like a movie set, with all the lights and sharp spikes coming out of the ground for no reason.
One more thing, another reviewer made note that he was tired of movies exposing people to space and all they have to show for it are minor cuts. In fact, if you were exposed to space, not much would happen in terms of noticeable physical damage. But you just pretty much drown in space. A few blood vessels would pop, but otherwise, you die of lack of breathing. Of course, you would also freeze if you lived long enough to hold your breath that long.
A good movie, not great, but with some genuine creeps, that I recommend it.