Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THIS MOVIE: I've seen quite a few reviews say the airlock scene in this movie is unrealistic. In this movie, a person is exposed to the vacuum of space for about a minute and survives. The general consensus among many reviewers is that this is inaccurate. On the contrary, however, if you expel the air from your lungs before exposure to vacuum, you'll likely survive but with potential injuries. So, this movie's portrayal of space exposure is actually quite accurate! This is the main reason I decided to write a review, I feel the need to hopefully get others to realize this is not a problem in the movie. Certain animal studies in the 60's by NASA exposed dogs and chimpanzees to near-vacuum for 90 seconds up to 5 minutes with surprising results. I recommend reading about them.MY REVIEW: If you're looking for your usual sci-fi flick with aliens and space battles and gunfights, this isn't it. This is, however, an excellent sci-fi film that I HIGHLY recommend you go into blind. I knew a little bit about the story and I wish I hadn't - would've made it that much better! I still highly enjoyed it, however; one of the best sci-fi flicks I've seen in a very long time! And this was the first time I've ever seen it.You will likely be spooked and, if not, at least a little disturbed by this movie. But in a good way.

I have the original Blu-ray that was released years ago. I pre-ordered this in the hopes of getting something that I did NOT get. But it wasn't a complete loss...The obvious bad news, that I'm sure anyone who was excited for this already knows, is that there is no extended or director's cut here. Nor any signs of new footage. The "extended and deleted scenes" are simply the regurgitated 3 scenes from the previous release.Sadly, MOST of special features are from the previous blu-ray.That's the bad news.The semi-good news is that the interviews are all new. Unfortunately there is no sign of Sam Neil or Laurence Fishburne, but there is some interesting bits here and there. All in all, they amount to about a little over an hour, and even with the interesting bits, sadly, they can still be skipped.And the good, actually great, news is the movie itself....The 4K transfer is leagues above the previous release. To me, the movie actually had a completely different feel to it, as the improvement was that noticeable. Much sharper, and, surprisingly much more colorful, where you actually notice all the colors in this otherwise dark movie. It IS worth the upgrade for this transfer alone...And the movie comes with a slip cover.However, while the transfer is worth the upgrade, and a must own for the fans of the movie, I would still suggest waiting until the price drops. Shout has good sales every once in a while, and their movies do drop in price eventually.I would wait until this one at least dropped below the $19.99 mark.

WTF did I just watch? Hellraiser In Space!The year is 2047 and Dr. William Weir (Sam Neil) is a scientist / engineer on board a space station in low Earth orbit. He has just gotten word of a distress beacon being sent from the spacecraft Event Horizon in orbit around Neptune. He designed the spacecraft and its unique time-and-space-bending engine core gravity drive and sent it on its way seven years ago. Then he lost contact with it and it was assumed all aboard were dead in some tragic accident.Now it seems to have returned, and he’s got to get there and see what happened.He catches a ride there on the Lewis And Clark, a ship run Captain Miller (Lawrence Fishburne) and a crew of six. Nobody on the Lewis and Clark want to go on this mission because they haven’t had a vacation in a long time, so they are less than welcoming when the good doctor boards.They are even less pleased when they get to the Event Horizon and seriously messed up things start happening. Apparently, this engine core gravity drive has opened a gateway to Hell, and each member of the crew is faced with their greatest fears.Random Thoughts:Sam Neil should not have been allowed to run around shirtless. Nobody wants to see that.The ship log on the Event Horizon was on a CD Rom. Really? The prop people couldn’t imagine a more futuristic solution to data storage?Why doesn’t anyone on board have a gun? The weapons they choose are knives or saws.For the most part the design of the space ship and various props was pretty darn good, but there were several consoles and a scanning device that looked embarrassingly dated and cheap. The same goes with the special effects – most were well done but the ones that weren’t really take you out of the moment. The design of the core gravity drive was spectacular. The “special effect” of the crew creeping along in zero-g with “gravity boots” looked really stupid.This is a good film that could have been a great film with a little more time, and a bigger budget … and a little more of the scenes from Hell (it goes by so quickly). Perhaps they should have “run it through a few filters”.Recommended.

Most space thriller and horror movies are extremely cheesy. This one is wonderfully true. Instead of the woman saying "I'll go back in the crazy room of Satan", this movie has a real reaction: "I'll do what needs to be done, but I will not go back near that room". Like any smart person would do. I really liked it, and have seen it a few times. Even knowing what comes next, it still holds it's own.

This movie has been unfairly maligned over the years, because people seem to have wanted it to be an Alien style flick. But, it was pure horror with pure boogey-men, not xeno-morphs on the prowl. I'll admit, the film isn't perfect. It could've done with more development of some of the other characters and played with the dynamic between them more, but there are some shudder inducing optics here that make it worth watching. It may not stand out as your all-time favorite, but it will be one you enjoy.

Als Fan von Aliens, Das 5. Element und Arrival konnte ich an den vielen 5-Sterne-Bewertungen dieses Machwerks nicht einfach so vorbeigehen... hätte ich es mal besser getan. Dieser Film ist meines Erachtens nur zu einem da - möglichst viel Blut auf der Leinwand zu verteilen. Wer sich an ausgeweideten Körpern delektieren und sinnenleerte Schockmomente und eine unangebrachte, künstlich Spannung suggerierende "Geräuschkulisse" (von Filmmusik will ich gar nicht reden) über sich ergehen lassen möchte, der soll sich das mal antun. Ich für meinen Teil bereue den Kauf und kann nur jedem dringend davon abraten, der noch nicht völlig abgestumpft ist. Das Ding wandert jetzt gleich in die Mülltonne.

Absolutely superb film and would be 5 stars no question but there is great footage cut from this version. I had to look on youtube after watching to see the best bits that are cut from the film.

Kurz zum Inhalt: 2047 bricht ein Raumschiff auf zu einer geheimen Rettungsmission. Erst auf dem Flug klärt der mitgereiste Wissenschaftler Dr. Weir die Besatzung über das Ziel auf: Es soll das von ihm erbaute Raumschiff "Event Horizon", das seit 2040 verschollen ist, gefunden werden. Tatsächlich wird die "Event Horizon" gefunden.Eine Bergungsmannschaft geht an Bord und findet das Schiff scheinbar verlassen vor. Es stellt sich schnell heraus, dass alle Besatzungsmitglieder tot sind und anhand des wiederhergestellten Videologbuchs wird ersichtlich, das sich die Besatzungsmitglieder gegenseitig zerfleischt haben.Im weiteren Verlauf erkennt die Bergungsmannschaft den Grund für diese Morde: Die "Event Horizon" war in der Lage ein künstliches schwarzes Loch zu erzeugen (dafür war sie auch von Dr. Weir konstruiert worden). Der Flug durch das schwarze Loch, so die Hypothese, soll das Schiff in ein Paralleluniversum transportiert haben.Auf unerklärliche Weise mutierte dabei die "Event Horizon" in eine Art intelligentes, aber höchst bösartiges Wesen, das die teuflische Fähigkeit besitzt, die schlimmsten Ängste eines jeden Besatzungsmitglieds real werden zu lassen. Die von grauenhaften Visionen gequälte Besatzung der "Event Horizon" brachte sich bedingt durch einen grenzenlosen Paranoia Rausch gegenseitig um.Nachdem dies der Bergungsmannschaft klar wurde und schon Tote in den eigenen Reihen zu beklagen sind, wollen sie wieder zu ihrem eigenen Schiff zurück und den Ort des Grauens verlassen. Doch ein Mitglied der Bergungsmannschaft hat ihr Schiff zerstört und die Mannschaft ist gezwungen, auf dem Horrorschiff "Event Horizon" zu verweilen und -an den Rand des Wahnsinns gebracht-um ihr Leben zu kämpfen.Sicherlich hat der Film Logik Fehler und die Handlung mag etwas weit daher geholt zu sein, aber davon abgesehen bietet der Film Hochspannung pur. Gerade der Kampf der Besatzung mit/gegen ihre schlimmsten Ängste und Wahnvorstellungen, bei dem keiner mehr dem anderen traut, erzeugen eine unglaublich intensive, unheilschwangere Atmosphäre, die den Zuschauer bis zum Ende beschäftigt.Zudem liefern Laurence Fishburne als Captain Miller und Sam Neill als Dr. Weir eine schauspielerische Glanzleistung ab.Obwohl der Film geschnitten wurde, um die FSK 18 zu umgehen, gibt es dennoch etliche deftige Horrorszenen zu sehen.Fazit: Trotz der angesprochenen Schwäche in Bezug auf die Handlung, bietet der Film ansonsten hochspannende Unterhaltung und zudem ein relativ überraschendes Ende.

Last saw this film, a long while ago by now, and had been looking to pick it up again for a while. Got it for an excellent price on Amazon, shipped and delivered quickly and was securely sealed on arrival.The film itself has a good story to it, a fair mix of horror, action and sci-fi. Worth mentioning in an off topic manner, that this film would make a good reference in term of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, for someone looking to have an idea of the perils of Warp travel.Worth watching.

Was für ein genialer Film.Als Horror uned Science-Fiction Fan,war ich voll begeistert von diesem grandiosen,spannenden Film,worin beides miteinander gut kombiniert wurde.Kann mich der großen Mehrheit nur anschließen,die wie ich fünf Sterne gaben.Die wenigen Nörgler kann ich nicht verstehen.Man muß den Film verstehen und sich auseinandersetzen,als eingefleischter Horrorfan sieht man den Film gleich anders.Fakt ist ,der Film bietet tolle Story,viel Spannung,Überlebenskampf bis zum Schluß.