Event Horizon - Hell is just a word...

‘Event Horizon’ is basically a ‘haunted house’ but not a house – a spaceship instead. Many people have called it ‘Alien meets Hellraiser’ and, seeing as I can’t think of a better description, I would say that’s pretty apt.

A rescue ship locates the wreckage of the lost long experimental starship the ‘Event Horizon’ and goes in to investigate. Not a good idea. Soon all manner of spookiness and nastiness befall the rescuers and they end up the ones in need of saving.

You’ll probably recognise a fair few of the cast (mainly Lawrence Fishburne in his ‘pre-Morpheous days) and they all do a good job at portraying their characters. However, the real star of the film is the ship itself. The Event Horizon is brilliantly realised and the sets are amazing. This all goes to help build the film’s ultimate plus point: the atmosphere. It’s dark, it’s brooding and you do feel that you’re in a – albeit futuristic – haunted house.

There’s not an awful lot of ‘sci-fi/horror’ films about these days, so perhaps this one fits into a bit of a niche market. So, if you like the sound of something which has the atmosphere of Alien crossed with the gore and themes of Hellraiser, then this is for you.

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one