Review of Event Horizon (1997) by Benjamin N — 21 Jan 2011

Atmospheric, moody and at times disturbing. Not bad.

This review of Event Horizon (1997) was written by Benjamin N on 21 Jan 2011.

Event Horizon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sabotaged (1) on 26 Feb 2020

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I AM SO CONFUSED BY THESE REVIEWS…

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Space ship designed to create black holes and travel instantly literally goes to hell, gets the crew killed and then kills the rescue team…

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Dated, dumb and cliché. The movie was made in 1997, but it seems to be dated even compared to movies from the 80's…

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By Movie3 (61) on 10 Aug 2018

Won't deny this film is incredibly scary and disturbing...but it feels edited and shortened as if there was a bigger story to tell…

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