Surprisingly Awesome

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2010)

There have been movies, that I can admit are better than Event Horizon that I have given 8 or 9 stars to. But for some reason, I just like this movie more than many of those. The story isn't as strong, for one thing; at times it seems a little (okay, I digress, a lot) contrived. None of this matters, however, because this is just such an awesome film.
So the story itself centers around a spaceship that disappeared, and his since reappeared out by Neptune. This ship is the Event Horizon. A rescue vessel, the Lewis Clark is sent out to recover the ship, but it becomes apparent fairly quickly that something isn't right.
From this point on, the movie becomes a sci-fi gore-fest, but a good one, with a great story to back it up. The blood isn't constant, either. Event Horizon isn't made to be a slasher film in space.
The cast is phenomenal. I personally love Lawerence Fishbourne and Sam Neill. Neill especially is great as he slowly falls into insanity.
Event Horizon is a magnificently crafted sci-fi horror film, the best I have ever seen, along with Alien. Sure, there may be some small plot holes, but I haven't been this absorbed in a movie since Avatar. There's people who rip on Event Horizon for miscellaneous flaws. I'm not saying it isn't flawed. However, as I said before, there are movies with less problems that weren't as enjoyable as an experience. EH grabs your attention and absolutely refuses to let go for the next hour and a half. It's hard to believe it was made the same director who single-handedly ruined two sci-fi franchises at once. At least he made one excellent one.