Event Horizon (Blu-ray Disc, 2008)

Event Horizon was written by Philip Eisner. The film came from the directing skills of Paul W Anderson who was also responsible for Resident Evil and Alien-VS- Predator.

Starring Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne, we find ourselves swept into this space adventure with awe and wonder. Yet Fear is always present.

We find that the heart stopping moments close to the end Captain Miller decides to blow the ship is tremendously enjoyable and tense. You may become mesmerized if watched alone at night with all the lights off where you can properly get swept up in it's claustrophobic atmosphere. We learn that the ship has brought back evil from another dimension. Dr. Weir is continually haunted by his dead wife (Holley Chant) who committed suicide years earlier.

Set in the year 2047 the story concerns the sudden reappearance of a prototype spaceship The Event Horizon which vanished on it's maiden voyage seven years previously. A salvage ship called The Lewis And Clark is sent out to investigate and brings along Dr William Weir (Sam Neil), a physics expert originally responsible for the ship's creation. They dock with the Horizon but find no signs of life and as they set about making repairs, the crew begins to experience hallucinations and sense that they are not totally alone.

Event Horizon was initially unfairly dismissed by mainstream movie critics as a cross between Alien and Hell-Raiser. In my opinion this film will eventually be ranked among the classics.

This movie works on your own sense of unease and seems to culminate on the crew's growing sense of anxiety and paranoia. There is no definitive explanation given for what they are experiencing. Another Dimension may exist within the workings of this space ship but are only left to wonder whether we are actually parked on the edge of hell itself.

The Lewis and Clark space ship was modeled after the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

As Sam Neill (Dr. Weir) says at the end, "You'll never need eyes to see again where we are going."

5/5 for perfection and scariness. The double set is well worth the extra disc.

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