I hate the fact that I love this film

Rating: Null/10 (8 June 2002)

Other than "Independence Day," which I loved for all the wrong reasons, (It's the "Plan 9 From Outer Space" of the modern era) "Event Horizon" has to rank as my guiltiest filmic pleasure. Its plot is rediculous, its dialogue laughable, and I can't count the number of films it ripped off shamelessly, sometimes scene-for-scene. But I love it. There is a simple reason why; I like to be scared, and this film did it. It contains some of the most graphic and powerful horrific imagery I have ever seen; visions of Hell that are truly Hellish, rather than resembling a Far Side comic or a dominatrix's bedroom. It is based on Lovecraft, possibly the most psychological of horror writers, and, like "In the Mouth of Madness," another underrated Lovecraft ripoff (sorry, homage) stars Sam Neil, perhaps best in the world at conveying slow-burning insanity.
Lawrence Fishburne is wonderfully intense, and the photography is excellent. This film also ranks as one of the few times CGI has been used effectively in a film.
It is absolutely awful. I know that. I don't care.
I will not rate this film, because it doesn't deserve it, but I will reccomend it to anyone who likes to be scared