Modern sci-fi classic with perfect atmosphere - 8.5/10

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2004)

What can I say about this film? It is one of the most scary, beautiful and creative films in genre of sci-fi. The word "scary" cannot express its satanic atmosphere, actually. The idea of unexplainable evil from the beyond is not so original, but Anderson (director) managed to express this feeling of 4D chaos in audiovisual flesh of the film. The rare feeling. I think, that the only one film as thrilling as this is Kubrick's "Shining". Kubrick has very powerful acting in his film, but Anderson made the same feeling more based on cold atmosphere of outta space. This film always leaves me in very very dark mood. I also think "Event Horizon" is somewhat underrated film today, because people look at it like at "another one predictable space thriller". "The Shining" was also underestimated at the time it went out. But in some time it might become more watchable, because it has stuff that won't let it become unwatchable, like, say, first "Alien". In some time it will look like Hitchcock or Carpenter. Brilliant movie.