When I saw Event Horizon I thought, "that... SUCKED!" But then, I was an adult at the time. I wonder if it was like seeing Salem's Lot as a kid vs as an adult

When I saw Event Horizon I thought, "that... SUCKED!" But then, I was an adult at the time. I wonder if it was like seeing Salem's Lot as a kid vs as an adult? As a kid it terrified me (well, the floating kid in the window scene anyway) but as an adult I wondered how such horrible acting and filmmaking could ever get green lit. I've heard the same from others in my generation.