![]() ![]() Weir (Sam Neill) built an experimental ship seven years ago. See, the deal with Event Horizon (you were wondering when I was going to get round to the plot, weren’t you?) is this: in an attempt to get out of the Solar System, Dr. But no, I soldiered on, oblivious to the horror which awaited me. And having seen In The Mouth Of Madness around the same time, Sam Neill’s presence should have set off my “your brain is about to be forcibly liquefied and dribble out of your cranial cavity” alarms. Hands up, who doesn’t find Sam Neill creepy? I thought not. My suspicions should have been aroused as soon as Sam Neill showed up in the cast. Looking back, I realise what a dreadful, terrible mistake that was. As an insomniac, I’d taken to watching late night showings of movies at the local cineplex with a friend of mine this particular Friday, having seen everything that we wanted to, went to see Event Horizon based purely on the premise that it had a spaceship on the poster. The very first time I saw Event Horizon, I went into the cinema knowing nothing about the film at all. I’m getting all goosebumpy just thinking about it now, in fact. There are sequences I look away from and cringe. There are sequences I watch with one eye through laced fingers. Me, a 27-year-old full grown man can be pretty easily reduced to a mewling frightened kitten simply by putting this video in the VCR and pressing play. Because it has all the elements right, and I mean all of them it absolutely terrifies me. And horror/scifi crossovers with a Cliver Barker-ish feel to them? It could be custom ordered for me. See, I love horror films and horror films which scare me – well, they should be my bread and butter. ![]() Rich’s review: I both love and hate this film, in a way which is hard to comprehend without understanding the way my mind works - and the last person who tried that… well, let’s just say that he saw the Fava Beans and Chianti open on the kitchen counter, and took his leave. Rich’s rating: I refuse to watch this film on my own I’m a big wuss like that. “Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see.” ![]()
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