Rent Event Horizon (1997)
3.5 of 5 from 265 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Laurence Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art interstellar terror. What they must salvage are their own lives, because someone or something is ready to ensnare them in a new dimension of unimaginable fear.
- Actors:
- Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Barclay Wright, Noah Huntley, Robert Jezek, Emily Booth, Teresa May
- Directors:
- Paul W.S. Anderson
- Producers:
- Jeremy Bolt, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin
- Writers:
- Philip Eisner
- Aka:
- The Stars My Destination
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Films & TV by topic, Giant Leap for Mankind: A History of Astronaut Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2009
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt
- The making of Event horizon – 5 documentaries
- The point of no return: The filming of Event horizon with director commentary
- Secrets with selectable director commentary
- The unseen Event horizon with director commentary
- Theatrical trailer
- Video trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/09/2022
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish DTS 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Parisian DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, English, English Hard of Hearing, French Parisian, German, Italian, Japanese
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Event Horizon
Entertaining Scifi Horror - Event Horizon review by GI
This sci-fi horror film has grown in stature over the years after a poor release strategy and clumsy re-editing saw it fail at the box office. Rumours and hopes of the infamous über gory director's original cut still do the rounds but we're yet to hear if the footage has survived to enable one to be put together. In the meantime we have this Alien (1979) influenced film where the Event Horizon, a prototype deep space exploration craft, reappears on the edge of the solar system seven years after it disappeared without trace. A search and rescue ship is sent to see if anyone aboard has survived including Dr Weir (Sam Neill), the inventor of the the revolutionary 'gravity drive' system which allows the Event Horizon to travel faster than light. The crew led by Miller (Laurence Fishburne) soon discover that the ship seems to have a life of its own and they are unprepared for the horrors unleashed on them. The director Paul Anderson always claimed that under pressure he removed too much of the film and it does seem to rush along somewhat too quickly hardly giving the viewer time to grip the plot and take in the very clever visuals. The dark, moody atmosphere and grubby spaceships are very reminiscent of Ridley Scott's Nostromo spaceship with the long , poorly lit corridors and the faintly lit technology of the future. The cast are all on top form and include Kathleen Quinlan, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson and Sean Pertwee and again their characters and attitudes pay homage to the crew of Nostromo from Alien. But there's no extra-terrestrials here as this is a haunted house themed film with demonic possession thrown in for good measure. There's lots to admire here even though the film feels underdone, it has tension, disaster and violence so its a pity we haven't been given the full version which, shocking or not, is no doubt the better film. What we have is worth checking out if you've not seen it.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Event Horizon - Event Horizon review by RT
I was very disappointed. The main feature had large chunks cut out and endless slam bang sections edited in. This totally destroyed the early creepy atmosphere. It kind of fell off the end too, as 'you are alright now' was a real let down to finish. The ending was totally different, that I saw, with many unanswered questions and a remaining threat as the portal was left open for evil to come through. What happened to a director's cut? - far too much dumbing down for what was originally a good movie!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.