Ah number 250 at long last. It has taken me a little longer than I thought it would once I realized I was getting close to this post. I can firmly blame college and swimming for that. Not that I would change things if I could. I knew I would get here one way or another. As you can see, I picked Event Horizon (1997) as the movie to talk about for this post. Before I get into that though, I want to thank a few people for getting me this far. First person I should thank is Jed. He always leaves me a comment to read and I can't say enough what that means to me. I don't always respond to comments but I make sure to always read them. I'm also happy to say that Jed is helping me out with my blog as well. Since he reads every review, I asked if he would be willing to catch and correct all the silly mistakes I make while typing these things up. I could read through it once I'm done, but I'm ready to move on to something else by the time I do finish. Even the best writers need an editor, that is why there is that job. I would also like to thank Cattleworks and CRWM for their support as well. And to Final Girl, you have always been friendly and a big help to me. Last, but hardly least, to everyone that reads my blog, but doesn't leave many or any comments. I hope my reviews have helped all that do read find a good movie or two.Not long after I started my blog, I made a list of some of my favorite movies. I listed ten such movies but in truth, that list could possibly go on for a very long time. Not every movie I consider a favorite would get a five star rating. That said, I still love all my favorites and I have a tendency to watch them over again and again. Event Horizon is one of those movies. I will admit that I haven't watched it as much as I have Friday The 13th Part Two but I still love it. Some movies grow on me over time. They may not start out as a favorite movie but after a couple of times watching it, I start to like it even more. Event Horizon was a movie that I knew was going to be a favorite after the first time I watched it.
What makes this movie so special to me? For one it is the plot. Think haunted house in space and you have a fairly good idea of what this movie is about. A deep space ship goes missing and seven years later, it returns to the place it went missing from. The Lewis And Clark is sent to rescue anyone left on board and to try and salvage the Event Horizon. What they don't know is that the Event Horizon was using a new kind of drive that will bend space so that the ship can reach the furthest parts of the universe faster. Think worm hole except that they are using the power of a black hole. The rescue crew, along with the person that helped build the Event Horizon and its drive, board the Event Horizon and soon discover that it is deserted....or is it?
Another big plus in Event Horizon's favor is the cast. Laurence Fishburne is the Captain of the rescue ship and does a great job as usual. Sam Neill is the expert they bring along and also does a great job. Kathleen Quinlan is the Med Tech. Joely Richardson is the Lt. of the ship. She really should have gotten a little more screen time than she did. Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs and Sean Pertwee help round out the cast. All do a good job with their roles. The script doesn't get into a lot of character devolpement but there is just enough so that we get to know the characters a little bit. Mostly we find out that some of them are feeling guilty about someone or some event.
As much as I love Event Horizon, it is not without its faults. At times, the CGI effects can look just a little off. There are places in the plot that require us to suspend our belief as well. At one point the rescue ship explodes. Since it is docked to the Event Horizon at the time, I would think that the Event Horizon would also suffer some damage but this doesn't appear to be the case. Also, one of the rescue crew is working on the rescue ship at the time it explodes. Not only does he somehow manage to survive the explosion, he also gets sent out into space. Then, to stretch things further, he somehow manages to find his way back to the Event Horizon. To me these were the biggest problems but they don't take away from the film as a whole.
The things I liked far out weigh the things I didn't like. The Event Horizon herself looks very cool but it is the inside of the ship the blew me away. The way some of the rooms looked and some of the shots they manage to get just left me thinking one word, wow. The gore effects, while often shown very quickly, are very well done. Some people see Event Horizon as a cross with sci-fi and Hellraiser. I don't really see the connection. I don't want to give too much away of the plot or anything but lets just say that Hell is the only thing that they have in common.
Since I love this film, I overlooked the good reviews and only read the bad reviews. I wanted to know why people didn't like this film. Outside of people complaining that there is horror in their sci-fi film, I couldn't find a good reason as to why people didn't like the film. All anyone would say is that it was a bad film or that it had plot holes. No one would give examples or try and explain why they felt it was a bad film. So if any of you out there felt this was a bad film, please try and explain to me why you felt that way. If you haven't watched Event Horizon yet, you need to give it a shot.
5 comments:
First Miss Heather, congradulations on your 250th post sweet lady. By itself I think it is impressive. But when you factor in the time required by school and swimming, it becomes more impressive to me (tips my hat).
Second sweet lady, thank you for your kind words. Shucks maam, I am glad to help a friend out, so it is not a big deal to me in the least. Don't worry, the first time I have an issue with the advanced sciences I will be asking you. To me, all I am doing is helping out a friend who is a sick puppette. How can any horror buff refuse that opportunity, hehehe.
I was grinning too over the timing. I had just finished posting a comment on your last review, and said I was looking forward to number 250. When I hit refresh up it came (smiling). I wish most things in life were that easy.
I thought I had this one in my collection, but maybe I am losing my mind. I checked the storage shelf where horrors and sci-fi are and it was not there. But I know I have watched this one within the last couple of years, and at least would have taped it. So I will dig into some boxes looking for the tape.
I am also glad to hear you suffer the same curse I do, hehehe. It is hard for me not to watch one of my favorites often. It does not keep me from watching new movies, but when there is nothing on cable I have not watched, I pull out some of my favorites and watch them again.
This one is not clear in my mind right now, so I don't want to say too much, before I have the chance to watch it again. But that said, I have to agree with you too pretty lady. I don't really care much for horrors that mix comedy in with them, as one genre tends to fight the other for the most part to me.
But mixing horror and sci-fi is simply not an issue to me at all. They are so close, that usually a well made sci-fi movie could just as easily be called a horror. So for the folk that had a problem with that mix, I just have to scratch my head and wonder why they did.
Let me find it and watch it Miss Heather, and then I will add more comments. But like you I enjoyed this one. That is why I am so surprised that it is not on that shelf system now.
Great job as usual Miss Heather. When you have the chance, please start working your magic with number 251, hehehe (smiling, ducking and tipping my hat all at the same time. Shucks that is harder that it sounds like too - grinning).
Number 250!
Holy crap!
I mean, that is simply awesome and amazing, and a feat definitely worthy of congratulations.
So, a huge helping of congratulations to YOU!
Heather, I just wanted to write a quick comment here... I have to go do some stuff but I was checking my e-mail in-between work and, uh, some stuff (I figure, if I put it that way, it sounds far more interesting and mysterious then, uh, let's say, falling asleep on the couch in my underwear while my cats sleep on my fat sweaty gut... which is just a hypothetical example!!!).
Also, by the time I get back from, uh, some stuff, my wife'll probably be home and then it'll be a battle for computer use and she'll probably win because if I try to use brute, masculine physical force, she'll actually respond with brute, feminine physical force, instead of just being intimidated and cowering, which just seems unfair, if you ask me. And, to clarify, there's not much difference to the whole gender distinction between physical force, except she's wearing a sports bra and I'm, well, I'm covered in cat hair.
Okay, there's the whole penis/vagina issue, but that's just a distraction and nothing else!
Oh, and I meant I'm HYPOTHETICALLY covered in cat hair!
Crap.
But seriously, congratulations!
Of course, I have not seen this damn film.
but I've heard positive things about it, enough to be curious about checking it out.
Meanwhile, Mr. Jed, you are always a welcome, friendly "face" to see in the comments.
Occasionally, well, maybe once, I beat you to writing a comment first, which is a very disorienting event... but generally, you're always there and always good to see.
Well, now that I'm back from my vacation, I hope to be a little more visible in the comment section than I have been lately. And maybe I'll actually get to SEE some of the next 50 films you review, too!
Talk to you later! And keep on trucking, Mademoiselle Mermaid!
Heck, perhaps I'll actually post something on MY blog, too!
Congrats, Heather! Man, you just keep chugging along- it's awesome. And thank YOU for the kind words.
I looooooove Event Horizon. It's one of the VERY few movies I paid to see more than once in the theatre, and this post is making me want to watch it again.
I'm always surprised when people say they don't like it, but I've encountered some. In fact, if people don't like this movie, they tend to HATE it. It baffles me- I think it's an interesting twist on a good old fashioned ghost/haunted house story, and in parts it's damn scary. Yep, I love this one.
Congrats! You've got a great blog. I think I mentioned this before, but your blog and Final Girl's blog convinced me that I should give this whole horror-bloggy thingy a try. Thanks for all the great, fun posts.
As for Event Horizon, I think it gets underrated 'cause the directors later efforts haven't done a whole lot to endear him to the fanboys. Which is unfortunate as EH is a solid flick.
That said, I do think it odd that somebody would design a ship people where supposed to spend years in and make it look like a giant meat grinder. Even had the original crew not been shunted off to the Bad Place, I imagine that their psycho ship design would have drove them all nutso.
Anyway, keep up the great work.
Congrats on 250 Heather!! You'll be at 300 before long.....and who knows, perhaps 500 not long after that.
You have quite a talent for this, and obviously your fans know this as well.
Here's to hoping I see you back in the chat room. Take care!
Trapper
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