no , it is not a bad film , in fact
it is so good in achieving its = purpose , i actually wished for the film to end itself quickly .
event = horizon is not your run - of - the - mill sci - fi film , i 'm sure many who have = watched this will agree with me .
it is not even original in that sense , = and it does borrow heavily from films like alien , hellraiser and even = blade runner .
the magic of this film lies in its unorthodox setting and =
methodical build - up that makes it wonderfully horrifying .
the story brings us to the year 2050 , where space travel have since = enormously progressed .
the event horizon is actually a ship built for a = secret experimental purpose ; it has the ability to fold time and space = thus making it possible for travelling distances not reachable in a = man 's lifetime .
the ship disappeared as soon as it went into operation = but after 7 years , it reappeared again within the orbit of neptune .
a = search and rescue team led by miller ( fishburne ) is given the task to = check for survivors of the event horizon .
the designer of the ship , dr .
=
weir ( neill ) follows along to satisfy his curiosity on what actually = happened to his otherwise technologically impressive ship .
event horizon is a sci - fi horror film , much truer to the word than say , = alien would ever be .
while in alien , the crew has to cope with a = ferocious creature while encased within tight spaces , in event horizon , = the forces which goes against the crew is undefined but yet so powerful = and horrifying .
the story unfolds itself slowly and the suspense buildup = is superb , up till the point where i really felt like saying out loud =
` enough !
i ca n't stand this anymore ! ' .
there are more than enough jolts = to send your adrenalin pumping overtime .
the story in itself is not = exactly something very exciting and also , the acting is only at most , = average by most commercial standards .
even so , the essence of horror is = carried out very well in this film , thanks to its well - paced = storytelling , disturbing set designs and some really gory sequences = ( which incidentally , has been quite generously removed by our censorship = board ) .
= 20 director paul anderson ( who did mortal kombat ) and his team of = ` atmosphere ' creators have done well in keeping event horizon within the = bounds of the term ` horror ' .
this picture did not do very well in the us = box - office most probably for the dread - factor impact it has on most = audiences ; people will not see it again and not many would recommend = their friend to watch this .
although on the face of it , event horizon is = mostly molded for mass - entertainment ; many thrills , spills and suspense = to keep audiences in focus .
however , the offbeat horror element which it = ultimately convey audiences is very disturbing .
my friend and i could = not say a word to each other for quite a while after going through the = ` experience ' of event horizon .
i guess it was just the immense feeling = of dread which the film had cast upon us .
be forewarned , this film is not for the faint - hearted nor for pure = entertainment .
be prepared to be disturbed if you should decide to watch = this film !
event horizon is highly recommended=85=85but at your own = risk !
it has been a long time since good - horror embraced the big screen , = and event horizon is one .
well - paced have done well it is so good carried out very well