Review of Event Horizon (1997) by Teen Opinion O — 01 Nov 2011

Brilliance! Haunted house story in space=genius.

This review of Event Horizon (1997) was written by Teen Opinion O on 01 Nov 2011.

Event Horizon has generally received positive reviews.

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A misunderstood movie I loved on release and am thoroughly enjoying being smug about, now the rest of the world has realised its grave error…

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One of the all-time most disappointing movies I've ever seen. There's a plot twist. I won't give it away, but it's extremely anti-climatic…

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