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I think it depends. When my sister saw it, it was very early on, prior to any pub or wide release, at a festival (or something) were it was presented as basica
by strictnein 11y ago
I think it depends.
When my sister saw it, it was very early on, prior to any pub or wide release, at a festival (or something) were it was presented as basically a true found film/documentary. She called me almost immediately after seeing it and pestered me for months to go watch it, presenting it as truly great.
When I saw it, I knew it was fake, had read about the making of it, etc. We were laughing at it in the theater (especially the "found my cigarettes" part). So, while a little scary in parts (especially that ending), it wasn't anything special to us. We still point to Event Horizon as our favorite horror movie, partly because we didn't know it was going to be what it was. We thought it was more of a space exploration thriller.
- milankragujevic 11y agoI'd rate Event Horizon as the scariest thing I saw in my life, mainly because the first and only time I saw it was when I was 7 years old.
- phpnode 11y agoI had a similar experience, no other film scared me before or since, but event horizon was terrifying
- thomnottom 11y agoI saw it in college. With the lights on. And nobody wanted to go back to their own dorm rooms afterward.
- hguant 11y agoI first saw it a few years back, and it ranks with Prince of Darkness as one of the scariest things I've ever seen. I think the transition from Lovecraftian "cosmic horror" to modern jump scares is one of the biggest shames of modern cinema. It's easy to copy gore or other ick factor stuff that are part of the classic great horror flicks, but getting the essential creepiness of The Omen, or the alienation of Rosemary's Baby takes talent.
- GFischer 11y agoI think my brother still hates me... first time in our lives we were alone (I think I was 13 or 14, my brother 11 or 12), dark stormy night with lightning, my father was going out for a few hours, so of course, I got to choose a (VHS) movie.. it was Event Horizon. He couldn't sleep for days (I had a nightmare but I could sleep), my father was SO mad.
- teh_klev 11y agoHad my ex-partner's oldest kid (age 14) hiding behind the sofa. I too was not popular when he woke up in the middle of the night by a nightmare and blaming it on watching Event Horizon. I thought he could handle it because we'd just watched all the Alien movies and he quite enjoyed them. He saw Aliens first and I suggested we watch the original/rest, he was quite drawn into suspense of the first film which the others have never quite matched in intensity. I guess Event Horizon was a bit too dark and visceral for his tastes.
- yoshamano 11y agoWatching Event Horizon at home, on a big TV, in the dark, with a proper 5.1 channel surround system cranked up is one of the best horror movie experiences you can get. Even if you've seen it enough times that you can quote the whole movie. "Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see." :D
- teh_klev 11y agoThat is such a brilliant line. I think what makes EH so good is that it lures you into thinking we're off on a probably quite well made SciFi rescue mission affair, then it takes a funny turn. Good cast as well.
- Grazester 11y agoI loved event horizon and it scared me to hell when I saw it in my teens. I just watched it a few months back with a friend 10 years my Junior. ...and yes I also thought Blair Witch was silly but I credit it for its marketing