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The spacecraft Lewis and Clark has been dispatched to go into deep space near Neptune, where the experimental ship Event Horizon that disappeared seven years ago on its maiden voyage has resurfaced. Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) leads the team, and the designer who created the Event Horizon, Dr. William Weir (Sam Neill), is along to provide special info as needed. I don't think it's ever a good idea to bring this kind of expert along, but never mind. The captain, crew, and Dr. Weir jump into water-filled chambers water to slingshot out to Neptune and salvage the Horizon. As soon as they arrive, the strangeness begins. Weir sees his wife, who's probably been dead for a bit. Miller sees a man whose death he may be at least partially responsible for. Things are weird: it may have to do with the gravity drive used by the Event Horizon to create a black hole and instantly transport itself to anywhere in the universe. Director Paul W.S. Anderson does an excellent job of creating a haunted house floating in the backwaters of the solar system. It's akin to being out on that lonesome farmhouse on a dark, stormy night. What could possibly be rapping on the door way out here? So few space films provide the claustrophobia and danger of space seen in Event Horizon The beautifully-built space vessel models are honored in this Blu-ray presentation. The shot at the beginning backing out from Dr. Weir's window in the space station past the other mechanical bits of the ship is awesome - I ran through it a couple of times to really appreciate it. There's a beautiful fly-by when the Event Horizon is first encountered, too. The deep rumbling of the engines and the ship noises, explosions and audio bigness, if you will, of Event Horizon The bonus features take the form of interviews years after the making of the film. These days, a big part of the production of big-budget films is the filming of the special features for the DVD/Blu-ray release. Event Horizon The first time I saw Event Horizon Event Horizon |
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