Fun sci fi, not real scary

Rating: 6/10 (3 March 2013)

Just watched this movie as per the suggestion of this post. What I expected? Shocking, gory imagery. Mind bending, unsettling theories of what could be possible in this world over the next 100 years. What The movie delivered? A middling sci-fi thriller with a pretty great cast; not particularly scary. The premise is great - the human race, "flying too close to the sun," rips a hole in the fabric of space time, opening a portal to a chaotic, evil dimension. The spacecraft itself is transformed into an evil being, devouring any well-intentioned rescue crew that happens to cross its path. This is one of those movies that on paper and in my head seem incredible - limitless potential - but unfortunately the execution just did not match up. The hype I had built up based on comments people had made and a review or two that I had read prior to viewing made me expect a mind f*** to compete with other creepy sci fi flicks like The Cube or The Cell crossed with the horror and gore of Candyman. At the end of the day, I recommend checking out Event Horizon as a fun sci-fi movie that requires a bit of imagination and the suspension of disbelief thanks to the mid 90's special effects. Expect a 5/10, discover an 8/10. And that's my 2 cents.