Event Horizon (1997) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! 

“Space Hellraiser” = nailed it.

Apparently, the original cut of the movie was 40 mins longer and far gorier. Test audiences didn't like it and it was drastically cut back. Sadly, the footage was destroyed.

Event Horizon - a cautionary tale of travelling the Warp without a Geller Field!

"Movie's too short" Definitely, and there was an extended edition, sadly lost and never released

I have a suggestion for later in the year when you have time: In the Mouth of Madness, by John Carpenter (who also directed The Thing), featuring Sam Neil, David Warner, and Charlton Heston.

Before seeing the movie "so that's the ship they all die on?" Nailed it 🤣🤣

This movie actually inspired the Dead Space games

Love Sam Neill...He's often the best thing in the film he's in. Fun Fact, His family owned one of the biggest wineneries in New Zeland, and thus is a multi-millionaire. He went into acting because it was fun. I see a lot of love in th comments for "In the Mouth of Madness" another great mind-fuck of a film, by the always great Mr Carpenter.

If you know anything about warhammer 40.000, this movie actually is a perfect example of mankind's first voyage through the warp without a gellarfield. Supposedly the writer took a lot of inspiration from 40k

You really need to watch "Pandorum" if you like space/scifi horror.

Dont even need to watch before gifting a like. Event Horizon just class...canny wait to see the reactions

It sucks that we’ll never see the full cut of this movie.

Cult classic guilty pleasure. Always trust a Sam Neill movie. You should know that the theatrical release was infamously edited by the studio to make it more palatable for mainstream audiences, and people have always wanted to see the mythical director's cut. That might explain why/if it feels choppy or herky-jerky towards the end.

"We have such ships to show you!"

Now you guys need to watch “Sunshine”, directed by Danny Boyle. It’s not horror, per se, more drama and sci fi, with a twist. It stars Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, and a bunch of other actors whose names you probably don’t know but whose faces you’ve seen.

"My knowledge is from Interstellar with the paper and the pencil through the hole." And then they finally learned where Interstellar got that from. Event Horizon did a LOT of things first. It all comes full circle, everybody.

I really enjoyed the movie, it was literally a haunted house in space. The imagery was incredible and stays with you

The studio made them cut the gore and the film down. Unfortunately,all the extra reels were kept in a salt mine in Romania and, by the time they went to get the reels, the film extras had turned to dust.

This movie was originally meant to be longer. But unfortunately, due to test screenings throwing up at the gore, they had to cut it, leaving it looking unfinished

I made the mistake of watching this alone in the dark. "To you Hell is just a word. The reality is much much worse." Chills

It's Solaris mixed with Hellraiser, set in the 'Aliens' universe.

Yes! Finally! "Event Horizon"! I saw this in the theater when it came out, not knowing what to expect; man o man; intense. And if you've seen the Harry Potter movies, you may recognize Jason Isaacs (the poor guy who got field-dressed) as Lucius Malfoy.

Again, another horror film that should've been a huge blockbuster, but the studio screwed it up. They didn't properly market it, and allegedly there was some bad test screens. But, Event Horizon is a Cult-Classic now.

I saw this in the theater when it came out, I was 16 and it was terrifying! I was especially horrified by the person on the ceiling who was disemboweled and intestines were dangling below.

I saw this at the movies....and after a while, I was like..."Oh, this is a bad idea..." For it's day, the graphics were top notch.

Underrated Sci-fi horror cult classic

I always loved the fan theory that Event Horizon is a Doom (game) prequel.

Fun fact? This actually has the most REALISTIC depiction of a human being blown into the vacuum of space. His blood starts rupturing out of his body due to the lack of outer pressure, it's also boiling, he probably would have fully ruptured if he hadn't screamed loud and long enough to empty his lungs. None of that gasping for air or randomly freezing shit, niether of those things happen. You basically get The Bends and rupture all over the place.

This is the movie that popularized the "folded page, folded space" trope, although the concept has been addressed prior to this in other media, like one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide" books (though I can't remember which one atm).

I feel like this is a movie that would benefit from being remade with updated writing etc. I love the concept.

Great movie saw it at the theater pretty frightening! Also “What’s wrong with Sam Neill” sounds like an 90s indie rock band awesome thanks for sharing your fun reaction!

Protagonist DOES NOT mean hero. Proto Agony before the conflict. Antagonist DOES NOT mean villain. Anti Agony against the conflict. The protagonist is the first character we meet. The antagonist is the one who challenges the protagonist. You first meet Sam Niell and he is the protagonist. The living, insane ship is the antagonist. In the end Laurence Fishburne is the antagonist who destroys the ship and Sam Niell with it.

this movie scared the hell out of me when it came out

On the other side of Sci fi, I highly recommend Contact or Arrival. These are believable looks at first contact.

Personally, I think one aspect of Sam Neil’s character that was left unexplored and could have explained some of the things about him, is the following: Weir had opened the portal before and knew that it led to Hell, or some Hell-like dimension. It makes sense, because otherwise, how would he know the gravity drive even worked? No way that test where the ship disappeared was the first time testing it ever, and with a live crew? No way, never, not for anyone remotely scientific or funded by/working with other scientists. He had to have tested it, had to have sent drones or something through before, and they came back ok. And I’m willing to bet that one time, before the Event Horizon’s fateful trip, he stepped though that portal himself, when no one was around to stop him, so he could be the first. This also explains the whole thing of having nightmares about his wife with no eyes even before going into the EH; when he first went through years before and found out what the gravity drive really did, he encountered a phantom of his wife, who had killed herself before he finished his work. This was caused by his feelings of guilt, and explains not only why he still has nightmares about her so similar to the illusions on the EH, but why he was so desperate to get to the ship again, and why he was so mesmerized by the GD. He knew it was the key to seeing his wife again in that other Hell world, but the ship used that and corrupted his selfish intentions to its own and that of Hell’s. This would allow it to use him as its avatar and bring more victims back to Hell. If this theory were worked into the movie, and everything we see about Weir tells me that something close to what I’ve just said must be the case, it would provide a lot better context for why he suddenly pulls an Anakin Skywalker and becomes evil after a single conversation.

Best line ever. Captain Miller sees the video and says "we're leaving". Hahahaha

This movie was nearly brilliant. The directors cut was lost, lots of footage lost (arguments with production etc.). A tragedy really. Like you said, this movie could have been amazing.

I've seen it mentioned in other articles & videos that Event Horizon has similarities to Warhammer 40K. Humanities first contact with the Chaos realm...

This movie was originally 130 minutes long and was cut down by paramount and forced into an early release in the summer because Titanic was delayed. The cut footage was lost but added a lot of backstory, setup and horror. (As legend goes)… it also didn’t screen well with audiences because they were still making the effects while screening it leading to more changes. I’m surprised it’s as good as it is given how it was treated but your nostalgia comment is still spot on.

An Event Horizon is the point in a black hole where even light can't escape and Just gets sucked in. That's why you can't see inside at all. So that's what he named his ship after.

I'm one of those people that misremembered this movie more fondly than it deserved. I think folks like me were remembering the movie the way it could have been and our imaginations were running with the POTENTIAL of the movie, not what it actually was. I too love the Abstract Space Horror combo that this movie introduced me to. I wonder how much this film influenced games like Doom and Dead Space or if they have a common core influence I'm unaware of.

I’d like to see you guys react to “Sphere”. It has a similar sci-fi horror vibe, mixed feelings from many people, but I love both the movie and the Michael Crichton book.

The way Laurence Fishburne says "Fuck this ship" makes me crack up every time.

"Fuck this ship!" is the perfect reaction after seeing the captain's log

You boys should watch Pandorum if you want to see a Really underrated, and relatively unknown sci-fi movie.

Another fantastic reaction lads. Event Horizon is certainly a flawed film but the ideas it explores are fascinating, it’s such a shame that the powers that be told the editors to butcher the film in editing. It would have been fascinating to see the cut material in a directors cut, but that will never happen as the deleted scenes are no more. Please take a look at the 2002 classic Dog Soldiers, for me the second best werewolf film ever!!!!!

Also, gents, I think both The Cell and Dark City are two movies you will thoroughly enjoy.

Ah yes, my favourite 40k prequel film

Seeing this makes me want to see y'all react to another Sam Neill 1994 horror movie called "In the Mouth of Madness ". It's wild and the plot twist is a total mind fuck. Loved it! idk if it qualifies as a scifi but I believe it can be classified as lovecraftian horror

Sphere (1998) is similar to this is some ways. It's something I think you two would find intriguing. I doubt there's much push from your viewers to watch this, however. But considering people want you to watch this, perhaps I'm wrong.

I was a kid when then came out, it scared the crap out of me. To this day it is one of my favorite movies.

This movie is a classic so I'm glad to see you guys react to it. Keep up the awesome work

I love this movie, as a brother. IT'S is actually how Black people would react in this situation. HORIZON solves the question of " Why don't they get out of there?"

"Where we are going, we don't need eyes!" man, I like this movie!!! According to IMDB, all of the cut footage that is needed to do a proper directors cut was stored improperly at some underground facility overseas and as a result, it has either turned to liquid or evaporated. I have pre-ordered the Blu Ray from Scream Factory and it's true, the release date has been pushed back multiple times (it was supposed to be released last summer), both due to Covid and holding out hope that some copy of the cut footage will be found. Also, Anderson originally wanted the EDM group Orbital to compose the music for the film because he is a huge fan of the John Carpenter-like synth scores. "Event Horizon" & "Sphere" were the 2 underrated sci-fi movies that really got me into the sci-fi genre. I absolutely like this movie even though the writing was meh but it scared the hell out of me and I enjoyed it. The cast is good, the sets are still fantastic & full of style. It felt like the inside of a spaceship, but also somehow felt like they were trapped underground & everything felt claustrophobic. If only the Director's cut footage existed, such a tragedy.

I've been asking for this review for months and months: I'm so glad you watched it! Now, my next suggestion will be...? Thanks, lads!

This was an hysterical reaction. Keep it up guys lol. Laughed out loud at "oh and they still have CDs do they?"

I'm so glad you guys finally watched this. I watched Event Horizon with my dad when I was little and I was traumatized. But I agree, seeing it as an adult, it's really not all that great. There's definitely the nostalgia element for me, though. And speaking of Laurence Fishburne, he stars in the show "Hannibal," which I really hope you'll react to one day!

Sunshine is a sci-fi space movie that gets a little hairy at the end, reckon you'd both like it.

The Doctor wasn't corrupted at first, merely arrogant, full of hubris. He couldn't believe that this perfect thing he made had gone wrong. What his wife did only made this worse. So, he was so determined to salvage his legacy that he denied anything could possibly be wrong, even as the evidence was piling up. Because of this arrogance and love of his creation, the ship was easily able to take him over.

I loved watching you guys watch this! Me and my sister saw this when it was released in theaters. It was such a fun movie experience back then and hearing all the people freaking out and saying they were having heart attacks at the jumpy parts in the theater made it more fun! Lol I remember thinking I would hate to go where that ship went 😱 I always felt bad for Miller sacrificing himself and that he had to go there 😢😱😱😱😱

Guys you need to react to "Session 9" it's one of the scariest movies ever 😱 and it's nothing supernatural, all psychological. Scary as hell.

FYI the gravity drive that they talk about is actually known as a Pandorics similar to the Lament Configuration from HELLRAISER. A Pandorics is a puzzle box designed to open a GATEWAY INTO HELL.....

"...but it was the 90's..." probably the best summing up of this film and the negative aspects of it. I'm in the group of people who do rate this film as a classic - yes I saw it on release in a cinema with an audience that reacted beautifully to all the bits designed to create a response and yes it was 24 years ago so there is a nostalgic tint to my memory of this. I think that the group of people who do like it for what it is allow the concept and story to gloss over the flaws of the film - like the clunky dialogue (it was the 90's!) and obvious CGI (even in the 90's it was considered poor for that!). Allowing for that and not letting it detract from the overall impression of the film lets you be more immersed into that vision, putting yourself in that position and wondering how you would feel or react. Those that feel they need to see more of the gory scenes that were shot but cut or to have more exposition and narrative to explain the story I feel will always be disappointed. If you have the intelligence to work it out and the imagination to fill in the blanks your mind will always do a better job of creating the lost images and narrative than the actual film could. I think this film works better as it is than becoming a gore porn picture with what I heard was shot for it! Don't get me wrong - gore porn films have their place and as long as you go in with that expectation then fine- but this film is not one and shouldn't be expected to be one. It's why thrillers/chillers and productions that focus on atmosphere and story always win out for me over full on horror. My mind will always do a better job of scaring me than any horror film. By the by - seeing this 24 years ago was the last film that gave me nightmares and the screaming heebie jeebies! I watched Sphere a few months later which has a very similar premise but it was very dull in comparison and the production design just made me think "studio" whereas Event Horizon felt much more Spaceship. I've enjoyed many so called "horror" or "thriller" films since but for the most part they were either entertaining or were dull un-inspiring re-treads of everything that has been done before right back to the silent German expressionism horror films. Shame!

Yessssssss! Great video gentlemen!😎👍

Please please please: In the Mouth of Madness.

''Mandy'' starring Nicolas Cage would be an interesting watch for you guys I think. I still have my fingers crossed you'll check out Ash vs Evil Dead as well.

Always Fun and Honest reactions from you ; congratulations!

I think in the original cut of the film (before it was cut down to get a lower certificate) it's implied that Sam Neil's character was on the original mission and there's more backstory to his connection to the ship.

but Tom , Space Hellraiser was already made. It was called Bloodlines Hellraiser 4

You guys talking about how versatile horror is made me think of the movie "It Follows". That movie has an unique concept, and is pretty underrated in my opinion.

A lot of people seem to think that this film has some relation to the Warhammer 40k universe. This is because of what Sam Neil's character said something about the ship had traveled much further than they could ever have imagined. So the ship and all the crew where turned by the warp into chaos.

Excellent as always and your review is on point!

Day 1 of asking you two to watch Sinister. My favorite horror movie.

You guys should watch The Crow. Imho the most quotable movie of all time.

I always describe this film as "The Shining in space".

Okay but, Shaun can actually sing… am I right? Get it lad, with them pipes 👏

This movie is full of some really terrifying imagery and concepts, but is just only okay. It's prime material for a remake - a flawed product that's dated but full of spectacular ideas. Great cast, great story, meh execution.

So glad you've watched it. Now you have to watch In the Mouth of Madness. Its very Lovecraftian and weird like this. It also had the awesome Sam Neill again. I'm a Kiwi so I'm biased.

Here's a swell idea, lads and ladies, let's fly towards the ship in deep space, where the last transmission was someone screaming "Save me!" in Latin. Yeah, of everything in the universe we could explore, let's choose to do that. Meanwhile I'd be like "You guys go ahead and check it out, I'll stay here in the ship with the biggest gun we have and keep the engine warm for getting away".

Totally nailed this film! Great job guys.

The editors had to remove a descent amount of gore and horror from the movie to avoid an x rating.

You guys should watch the 2002 Movie "May" It is a film that very few people even know about, but it is Fantastic, Roger Ebert gave it 4/4 stars. Brillant film.

Sam is underrated. That guy played in so many horror movies of the 80s and 90s. A lot of underrated ones too. Day 1 of requesting The Void.

If I'm not mistaken, the teenager and the doctor were in another movie together that came out the year prior. I don't know if you've ever seen "Breakdown", but it's an edge-of-your-seat thriller. OMG! React to that! Patreon power activate! lol

Another interesting sci-fi horror film that you might be interested in is "Sphere" it came out a year after this film had a great cast, psychological elements that are better handled than this film but it's in an underwater setting. The cast is fab too, Dustin Hoffman, Liev Schreiber, Samuel L Jackson and Sharon Stone. I can imagine you'd want to take a break from Sci-fi horror but that's my recommendation.

Theres an idea that this film could be a WH40K film.

For any Warhammer fans, this is actually a pretty good example of how Chaos Corruption would work. Sam Niel's character, and his intentions, changed over time. He was just the most susceptible to the ship's influence and it happened quickly. I think you may think he was full on corrupted before he actually was? He was just an arrogant asshole in denial for a while, till he gouged his own eyes out. The ship could only manipulate the characters who had dead loved ones, if his wife was actually there she couldn't be used in hallucinations against him.

That green corridor scene with Sam Neil is literally in Dead Space! Dope🔥

"This is England!" Great movie and series

Do you guys have "Let the Right One In" on your 'to-do' list? One of the most interesting horror movies ever made, I think.

Some "Space Horror" favorites to see- Sunshine, Solaris, Pandorum

I remember seeing Interstellar in the theater and thinking "Event Horizon reference!" at the paper folding scene.

If you haven’t seen Pandorum, that would be a fun movie reaction

One of my favourite horror/sci-fi movies of all time. Very underrated.

The event horizon is the point at which light and radiation can no longer escape the gravitational pull of a black hole.

One of my favorite sci-fi horror movies of all time. I still think about this film's themes to this day.

You should definitely do Alien a 1979 space horror film that is incredible. I reccomend getting the Alien quadrology that has the 2003 Director Cut with added footage.

The whole eye thing reminds me of Pans labyrinth

Rented this when I was 18... year it came out. Didn't realize it was horror. Thought it was a cool sci fi film. Messed me the hell up. Seriously. Love this movie. It's just so good. And The Event Horizon is one of the coolest looking ships ever.

Event Horizon or "What happens when you travel through Warp without the Geller Field". (If you've figured this one out - may His Blessing be upon you. :P)