Review of Pandorum (2009) by Mark C — 14 Mar 2012

Covers similar ground to the far superior Event Horizon.

This review of Pandorum (2009) was written by Mark C on 14 Mar 2012.

Pandorum has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nikolai H (34) on 23 Jun 2017

Brilliant. Don't understand why it has such bad ratings. I love the concept and it kept me interested the whole time…

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By Grant S (1,780) on 25 Sep 2018

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By Brett A (475) on 20 Feb 2018

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By Magnus S (724) on 18 Nov 2018

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By Charlie G (900) on 04 Sep 2017

This was hard to follow at first but the action kept coming and I couldn't look away. The twist toward the end was perfect…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Oct 2017

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