Event horizon is so good that it makes you want to reconsider the rest of paul w. This video is a great recap for those that havent had the pleasure of watching it but i recommend watching it. A new report from vgc says the series is being turned into a trilogy, with the first sequel. Event horizon nude scenes 20 images and 5 videos including appearances from holley chant joely richardson kathleen quinlan. Event horizon is considered one of the best, albeit, messed up, scifihorror movies of the 90s. Not to be confused with moral event horizon, despair event horizon, or the term for the region around a black hole from which light can no longer escape. Event horizon follows the crew of the lewis and clark as its captain laurence fishburne and scientist sam neill investigate the disappearanceand ominous.
I first watched event horizon back in 1998, right after its vhs debut. Alien 1979, pandorum 2009, sunshine 2007, aliens 1986, the last days on mars 20. There will never be an event horizon sequel or directors cut. One of the most famous parts of the film involved the use of the latin phrase libera te tutemet ex inferis, meaning save yourself from hell. With laurence fishburne, sam neill, kathleen quinlan, joely richardson. The event horizon is the culmination of a secret government project to create a spacecraft capable of fasterthanlight flight. The scene is a visceral assault on your eyes and ears. A modern thriller alex fletcher book 3 kindle edition by konkoly, steven. I definitely wouldnt mind a sequel and expanded universe from this. Event horizon will soon head to the small screen via the amazon prime streaming service, and heres what we know about the series so far. Movie talk what happens at the end of event horizon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Set in 2047, it follows a crew of astronauts sent on a rescue mission after a missing spaceship, the event horizon, spontaneously appears in orbit around neptune. Sick with the flu, i rented a handful of films and sat myself down on the couch for a day of coughing.
Event horizon is a 1997 science fiction horror movie directed by paul w. Cpt miller and his crew along with dr wier, who designed the event horizon, go to investigate. Pretty small theory, but the gravity drive and its effects on the human psyche are very simlar to the effects of the warp. Roger ebert gave the film 2 stars out of 4, stating, the script creates a sense of foreboding and afterboding, but no actual boding. Event horizon i loved this movie and hope one day a sequel is attempted. Anderson had in mind a classic haunted house movie, incorporating significant influences to. A little while ago, my brother said event horizon was his favourite scifi horror film. The things that kind of handicapped us the first time around, the fact that the movie isnt tied up.
In these theories, if the escape speed of an object exceeds the. The original horizon zero dawn has sold 10 million copies and is the most popular new franchise ever to launch on the ps4 so its almost certain that guerrilla games will release a sequel. Event horizon sequel considering that space exploration has gotten a boost with space x, virgin galactic and all this interest in mars, isnt it high time that we continue the story of event horizon. Dominion isnt due until 2021and its not his birthday or anything. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, serious and scary films with plots about danger, dialogue, survival, weird, blood, first contact and alien mostly in scifi, thriller and horror genres. Event horizon is a 1997 britishamerican science fiction horror film. Various crewmembers, some having already mutilated themselves, are seen. The screenplay was written by philip eisner, with an uncredited rewrite by. Refuses to grow up too quickly and to let go of her estranged friend. In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer in 1784, john michell proposed that near compact massive objects, gravity can be strong enough that even light cannot escape.
Beyond the blue event horizon was a solid sequel to gateway. There is a graphic and gruesome sequence showing what appears to be a brutal, bloody orgy in the hell aboard the ship. Epic sequel to the 1997 film staring laurence fishburne and sam neill. Now, if youre unfamiliar with tom sweterlitschs sciencefiction thriller novel. Warning, this article contains spoilers, sex, gore and sexy spoilers. Most critics compared the film to alien, hellraiser, the black hole, solaris, and 2001.
Anderson and he talked at length about the film and the nogo sequel. Event horizon is een amerikaanse sciencefictionfilm uit 1997, geregisseerd door paul w. The ship disappeared mysteriously 7 years before on its maiden voyage and with its return comes even more mystery as the crew of the lewis and clark discover the real truth behind its disappearance and something even more terrifying. In recent years though, in a similar fashion to blade runner and john carpenters the thing, it has come to be regarded as a unique contribution to the scifi. Another segment of fans see event horizon as a hellraiser film. Neill blomkamps new movie sounds like an awesome event. Horizon zero dawn 2 release date, ps4 exclusivity, trailer. James rolfe discusses the 1997 film event horizon, which is like hellraiser in space but better than the actual hellraiser in space, with pals justin silverman, kieran and. Horizon zero dawn 2 is the perfect match for the ps5, and it sounds like the matchmakers at sony agree. It would fall early in the timeline clearly, but if you think about it there would be no gellar fields yet, and that early mankind would consider the warp hell. Andersons scifihorror film event horizon didnt exactly prove as attractive to moviegoers as a black hole does to, well, everything around it. Event horizon is a 1997 science fiction horror film directed by paul w.
The movie also succeeds because they tease and tease that theyre going through the same gateway the event horizon went to originally, to suffer the same fate as the original crew, and, by the end. In fact, compared to some of the scifi juggernauts that came out during the 90s terminator 2, gattaca, the matrixit would likely rank near the. It reappears 7 years later sending a distress signal. In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship event horizon. If youve never seen event horizon, its basically about a ship. The space horror starred laurence fishburne, sam neill and. A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned.
Anderson starring laurence fishburne and sam neill. Neill blomkamp is not working on an event horizon sequel there, just needed to get that out of the way asap. William weir sam neill is a scientist who has designed a spacecraft called event horizon which will explore the outer reaches of space past the planet. While i love scifi, i could do without the horror aspect and so, squeamish scaredycat that i am, i decided to read this novelisation of the movie rather than watch the movie itself. Event horizon was mankinds first venture into the warp. What if the movie event horizon took place in the 40k timeline, and that was man kinds first experience dealing with the warp. Horizon zero dawn sequel is missing from most ps5 event rumors. Event horizon 99 movie clip the event horizon is destroyed 1997 hd by movieclips. Thus, nothing that enters a black hole can get out or can be observed from. One of the movies that showed great promise that it never quite managed to deliver on was paul w. Set in 2047, it follows a crew of astronauts sent on a rescue mission, after a missing spaceship, the event horizon, spontaneously appears in orbit around neptune. Event horizon 2 the year is 2058, 11 years after the events from the first movie. The fact that the mundane parts are all dark and gritty helps.
Event horizon tv series in the works from adam wingard film. Event horizon series in development at amazon exclusive. What are the most horrifying parts of the movie event. New images suggest event horizon could have been awesome. In a time when pluto is still the 9th planet of the solar system, and music tracks needs to be rewind, julianne, who knows that childhood doesnt last long but being an adult lasts forever. Missing for seven years, the event horizon, a prototype spaceship capable of using a black hole to travel faster than. At the event horizon, the escape velocity is equal to the speed of light. Theres a two hour version of event horizon we can never. Event horizon, boundary marking the limits of a black hole. It stars laurence fishburne, sam neill, kathleen quinlan and joely richardson. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Its not a perfect movie and has telltale signs of reediting more on this in a moment. At that time, the newtonian theory of gravitation and the socalled corpuscular theory of light were dominant.
Weir even transforms into a cenobite for the same reasons that other cenobites were created. The worst thing about event horizonwritten by philip eisner, directed by paul andersonisnt all the gore decorating the 21stcentury space ship that gives the movie its name, but the filmmakers reliance on shock edits and headacheinducing sound fx to obscure the fact that this is one of the most derivative movies to hit screens in memory. Sam neill doesnt have a new movie outjurassic world. Event horizon was a critical and commercial dud, but as has happened to.
Heres why well never see the gruesome event horizon. With natacha baker, david lister, josh mckendry, kate mclaughlin. Event horizon is a cosmic horror story which can be interpreted as an updated h. Since general relativity states that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, nothing inside the event horizon can ever cross the boundary and escape beyond it, including light. Starship the event horizon travels through a black hole warp and disappears around neptune. What few people realise though is that the original cut of the film was way worse.
Event horizon has emerged in recent years as a cult classic. Anderson and he talked at length about the film and the no. We just really appreciate him and his upbeat, animalfilled. Dark, gritty, covered in corpses, not to mention the spikes of doom. With many rumors pointing to a february reveal event for the ps5, the horizon zero dawn sequel is not really in the conversation. Sam neill at an event for event horizon 1997 paul w. But after that, he directed what might be the best movie of his career. Is there or will there be a directors cut of the movie. Everything from the uniforms to the design of the crafts have had a lot of thought put into it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading event horizon. What was made public about the event horizon that she was a deep space research vessel, that her reactor went critical, and that the ship blew up none of that is true. Event horizon follows the crew of the lewis and clark as its captain laurence fishburne and scientist sam neill investigate the disappearanceand ominous reappearanceof the titular event.