A less scary Alien

Rating: 7/10 (6 October 2015)

Seeing how I love Sci-Fi horror it was only natural that I would come upon this movie. But after checking out some of the reviews I was almost turned away by the shear amount of hate this movie was getting. But a few people did give it 10/10 and glorious praise, for which I don't know why. Event Horizon just wasn't that scary. The acting and cinematography were great but the movie was lacking in the scares department. The reason for this I believe was because of the lack of an antagonist for the majority of the movie. Unlike Alien which creates a dark atmosphere by letting the audience know that there is something out to get the crew Event Horizon didn't have this. For the first hour of the movie I thought they were all just hallucinating until the doctor went crazy and started killing everyone. At that point he just looked like a cheap knock off of they guy from Hellraiser. The movie also felt very rushed at the end, like the director was just trying to finish it up as fast as he could, like he didn't really care about the movie. Another thing that made me dislike the movie was the fact that there was a lot of comedic relief, especially in really intense scenes and that just didn't work well with this movie at all. Just as I was starting to get a little spooked one of the characters would completely ruin the feeling by saying something funny. It just felt out of place and did not sit well in a dark movie like this.
Overall I give Event Horizon a 6/10. I did give it higher than many people because the special effects, acting, and overall idea were great but it was just lacking. The story was convoluted and jumped around, and the movie just felt like I was watching Alien without the alien itself in it. This is the type of movie that should be remade. A great idea for a movie that just wasn't completed to it's full potential.