When good horror goes bad

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2001)

What is the definition of a "good" horror movie? I honestly don't know, but I'm pretty certain Event Horizon isn't. It's got all the right moves in the way it terrifies, using nauseating images and shocks to make the audience dwell into their seats. But it's very unoriginal, and this is an enormous weakness.I mean, sure it's scary (it kept me up for weeks), but why does it have to "steal"from movies that are so much more superior to it? By the end what is left is poor dialogue,mediocre acting from some of the most talented actors and actresses to date; an original story, filled with unoriginal elements, Sam Neil looking a hell of a lot like Pinhead from "Hellraiser", and a few dead bodies.
Event Horizon terrifies with style and wit but it will never be the movie it could have been until the directors learn the word "originality".
My score (1-10): 6