forbidding-horror that works

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 1999)

I've seen a lot of horror movies before and there aren't many that are as engrossing as EVENT HORIZON. Sure, some elements are taken from other films but everything has been done before! EVENT HORIZON takes those elements and creates something new! Postmodern, one could argue. It really gave me the creeps! The atmosphere is claustrophobic, right from the beginning till the end. The sfx are dazzling, the design is superb and the camerawork is smashing! And some of the scenes were extremely eerie and intense but violence was used moderately but all the more effectively.I don't care about some physical impossibilities. It's like some people have to find something to criticize.What do I care as long as I see a good film? Some computer hackers complained about HACKERS not being realistic. So what? It's a film and I enjoyed it a lot!It's not a documentary! Nobody complains about the "talking killer fallacy" because there are always some improbabilities you take for granted when watching a movie. Director Paul Anderson("Mortal Kombat") managed to direct a horror film that works the way a horror film should: it scares you! 8/10