Event Horizon (1997) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching 

Another great Sam Neil horror is John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Trippy story within a story inspired by the writings of HP Lovecraft. One of my favorites.

I saw this in the theater, back in the day. It's essentially Hellraiser in space, with the Gravity Drive being the "Lament Configuration" opening up a gateway to Hell. To avoid an X rating, most of the horror ended up on the cutting room floor and was eventually lost (a long story). The missing footage was essential to the story and without it, left gaps in both the plot and the ending, which is why the end is so abrupt.

"We are leaving." - Lawrence Fishburne, after watching the video log. Best line ever spoken in a horror movie.

I believe that after the Event Horizon fell into hell, it actually became sentient and returned to our reality as a physical gateway to hell, using the sins of the crew to either corrupt or kill them.

Jetpacking over Neptune with "Here I come, motherf*er!" is possibly the actual coolest shot ever.😎

The really sad part about this masterpiece is there was about 20 minutes of cut out footage the studio asked to be trimmed from the theatrical release. They torched the footage instead of holding onto it for a Director’s Cut Blu-ray. Would’ve been nice to see Anderson’s full vision for the Event Horizon. Terrific film!

If you want another horror film with Sam Neill, try John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness.

As a Warhammer 40k fanboy, I have to say it: Never travel the Warp without a Gellar Field! Great reaction, love the movie, and not just because I like the idea of it being a 40k prequel.

Fun sci-fi trivia: Pilot Smith is played by the superb actor Sean Pertwee, who is the son of actor Jon Pertwee, who played Doctor Who in the classic British sci-fi series, from 1970 - 1974.

I still wanna believe the theory that this takes place in the Warhammer 40k universe, but I can't remember if the writer hinted at it or not...

This is one of those rare movies that makes my skin crawl, like "The Fly". To me, it has a Clive Barker feel to it. The look of the makeup, they way people die, and atmosphere reminds me a lot of "Night Breed" and the "Hellraiser" movies. You should definitely check those out. Awesome reaction as usual. Keep the videos coming.

Sam Neill said yes to this movie, rather than star in the sequel to JURASSIC PARK, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK 2. I was upset he didn't return, until JURASSIC PARK 3 and the upcoming JURASSIC WORLD 3 DOMINION.

P.S. Someone probably explained already , but basically wherever the ship went , which is strongly implied to be literal Hell, it took on it's essence and was pretty much possessed itself , and started messing with the minds of the crew of the Clark once they boarded.

If you like Sam Neil you should check out In the mouth of madness. Creepy as hell.

Pleasant surprise seeing someone reacting to this movie, not seen many opinions on it. Further into the video, I'd agree with the Alien comparisons to the feel of the universe, what I would describe as the lived in look. There are also some very compelling arguments that suggest a link between the universe in this movie with the one in the Warhammer 40K universe.

Many believe this is the first, unofficial 40k movie.

If any movie needs a reboot or prequel it definitely should be Event Horizon. The things they originally had planned for this film would've made it a better horror/ sci fi film. I believe they could've gotten away with some stuff they wanted to do but couldn't back then.

This film heavily inspired Dead Space 1

I'm a huge fan of this movie. It's so great.❤ Sam Neill is in a movie In The Mouth Of Madness that I love would love to see you react to it.

A classic movie. Lovecraftian type horror is super-spooky to me.

If you've ever heard of or played the video game "Dead Space" the creator of the game (Glen Schofield) said the aesthetic for the game was heavily influenced by this film.

Movie recommendations: Darkman (1990) Mimic (1997) Congo (1996) Sphere (1998) Habitat (1997).

Hey Laurenn, how about a comedy to ease your poor little heart? Check out "Peter Rabbit" (2017) to complement the Easter season.

Speaking of Sam Neil you should watch the Omen trilogy. He plays Damian in part 3.

If you love Sam Neil, you should watch In the Mouth of Madness, it's his favorite movie he worked on.

29:14 I love Sean Pertwee's delivery of lines! 'This ship... is f***ed'. Now I feel like watching him in Dog Soldiers (2002) again, another great horror movie.

I didn't fully appreciate this movie when I saw it for the first time a few years ago. I think a big part of that was because I couldn't make sense of the insanity that I just watched lol The set design and music design are top notch, and there are some really entertaining performances in here. It's also spot on that you drew many comparisons to Alien, because Paul Anderson is a huge Alien fan, and he definitely drew inspiration from that film.

This movie still scares me. The scene in the computer "tunnle" where everything is green still creeps me the fuck out!! Sam is super creepy at the end. Your reactions again were absolutely amazing! I don't want to wait a week for the next one!

How come, when we make contact with another dimension, it is never the playful puppy pocket universe or the darling duckling dimension ? (The Mist, Hellraiser, Event Horizon).

Wow Laurenn, you look stunning

If you enjoy Sam Neil as much as I do, try 'Dead Calm'. Excellent thriller. Also he is excellent in Lovecraft horror 'In The Mouth Of Madness.'

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

the movie is fairly much an unofficial Warhammer 40K prequel

My understanding is The ship achieved sentience after journeying to Hell... it keeps the souls of the crew on board hence the false positive on life signatures! Also the ship has a very black heart :P

We'll see Jacob's Ladder (1990)?🙃

This movie is the horror version of Disney’s The Black Hole: small rescue ship finds a huge gothic experimental Earth ship which has been missing for years.

7:21 why are we whispering "i don't know why i'm whispering?"

Sam Neil is a hell of an actor - u need to watch "in the mouth of madness"

6:23 - The reason you're getting an Alien vibe is because the idea of "Hypersleep" is a very real concept in the science community. Many serious sci-fi moviemakers consult engineers & astronauts to add a degree of authenticity in their movies and examples like Alien (1979), Event Horizon (1997), Interstellar (2014), The Martian (2015), etc. all incorporate elements of the reality of space travel. To give you some perspective of the sheer distance, it took the Voyager 2 satellite 12 years to reach Neptune after leaving Earth in 1977. It was traveling at 19 kilometers per second (42,000 mph) so it would be necessary to put astronauts in hypersleep so they age slower (or not at all). Otherwise, people would reach old age and most likely go nuts trying to pass the time in a moving tin can during the long voyage from point A to point B. 43:20 - To clarify the confusion, yes the ship came back "haunted" (more specifically possessed). Regarding the plot deviation, they were trying to mix elements of a supernatural demonic-hell type reality with classic sci-fi. This actually isn't crazy considering scientists have theorized the existence of a multiverse (multiple realities & dimensions).

This is a movie where the missing footage is super noticeable. The best explanation I've theorized is the chaos dimension wants more victims, hence why it's trying to lure people to the Event Horizon. It uses the "hallucinations" to convince people to stay on the ship.

This film is pure cosmic horror

Okay (this is speculation) I feel like potentially what happened - it opened/ or went to a demon like hell dimension? I'm also interest to understand if the ship was "cursed" and maybe the "curse" is following them and hasn't been destroyed? Or maybe she has PTSD which is totally understandable.

Dr. Weir: (talking to Miller) You can't leave. She won't let you. Captain Miller: (talking to Dr. Weir) You just get your gear and head on to the Lewis and Clark, Doctor, or you'll find yourself walkin' home. Dr. Weir: I am home.

Also great lovecraft horror movies are Lighthouse (2019), The Void (2016), In Mouth of Madness (1993), Firebase (2018, short film), Color out of Space (2019). Also good one, but not cosmic horror, is Mandy with Nic Cage.

It takes their nightmares and makes it a reality for a short time but it's power grows if the portal is opened. they went into a hell dimention which made the ship come to life it became a place of pain and suffering think of a mechanical demon.

Re: space communication. Even though radio signals move at light speed, the distances involved in interplanetary travel are so vast that comms become very difficult. Even Mars requires about a 20-minute turnaround when sending and receiving messages from Earth. There's a sci-fi concept called an "ansible", or a comms device that somehow permits instant communication over such distances, but it's still mostly a plot device, though it will be crucial to any kind of farther-flung colonization (assuming human civilization survives that long, which is a very, very long bet at the moment). You might be able to base such tech on quantum entanglement (AKA "spooky action at a distance"), but that's still in its infancy, and has some very disturbing implications regarding time, the transmission of information, and their impact on the possibility of free will (fun thought experiment: "time" may be purely an artifact of human perception. Higher physics doesn't seem to require it at all). Fishburne has the most logical reaction of any horror-movie character ever; "We're leaving". He's maybe beat by that one Wayans from one of the "Scary Movie" films, who reacts to finding out he's in a "Paranormal Activity" house by immediately throwing his shit in a moving van and peeling out. Another "blue-collar space" movie from around this time that often gets overlooked is "Soldier", starring Kurt Russell. The dude playing Cooper here was mostly known at the time as the no-nonsense bailiff on "Judging Amy". It was pretty fun to watch him lean into this role.

Since you clearly enjoyed it (despite the confusion), I would therefore HIGHLY recommend another sci-fi horror movie calleed Pandorum, which is a sort of spiritual sequel to this (Paul Anderson even produced it). It's got the same super creepy atmosphere and is a spectacularly well-designed, well-crafted suspenseful thrill-ride, and it's also even darker and with greater kinds of existentialist themes underpinned throughout. Generally it's a must see if you love Event Horizon.

I feel like you should never mess with black holes. Giggety You should make that a t-shirt

Event horizon is a weird one. Gave me nightmares as a kid. :D Unofficially fans of Warhammer 40k consider it kinda sorta part of the 40k universe.

I'd pay real money to see you check out Annihilation. Cube is another excellent flick too Also, the vibe you're getting from this is "grimdark"

So funny story about the film. The film was cut short because test audiences disliked many really brutal parts so the "directors cut" of it was and I swear this is real was stored in a salt mine in Translyvania where it has likely been eroded away beyond repair and viewing.

This was sooo much fun!!! The jump scares, suspense and story all on board a haunted spaceship... Yes, I just threw out my application to NASA, thank you for saving my life Laurenn.... And a wonderful reaction. 😀😀😀

You should google the Warp from Warhammer 40K to give you a better idea of what happened to that ship... this movie has a lot in common with that franchise, everything from the possessed ship to faster than light travel taking you through hell is reminiscent of Warhammer.

If this sort of movie is your thing, then another unheralded Carpenter gem is "The Prince of Darkness." It's a bit dated, but long overdue for a modern remake!

If you like such movies, I recommend watching the Pandorum movie from 2009

i want to recommend Dog Soldiers, if you enjoy horror movies. I really liked it, for being a low budget movie. too bad the sequel hasn't panned out.

Hey Laurenn! Shout out from the US Marine Corps! I loved your reaction to this movie! I actually saw this at Camp Schwab in Okinawa in the theatre when I was in the Marines! Thank you for bringing back such a wonderful memory! In the Mouth of Madness is another good Sam Neil horror flick! Love watching reactions with ya! I don't want to scare ya but my X looked like you! I consider that a good thing! Kekek Anyways, can't wait to watch more w/ ya! "Dee Dee!" ❤🤍💙💛

I did not have a good night's sleep after I watched this for the first time. Alone. In the dark. Still makes me uneasy when Weir enters the core shafts or baby bear is in the airlock. One of my favorites nonetheless. 'Hell' is only a word...

Please watch the Movie "Sphere" from the 1990's it's kinda like this but more trippy

This movie is ALIEN HELLRAISER and The Shining, but on a spaceship.

This one is a favorite , it was a one off to my disappointment , no sequel ,but that's ok since i'm pretty ok with this just being a straight up " Haunted house in space " movie without answering too many questions . People have been wanting a directors cut for years , but no one has been able to find an original print thus far , which is probably for the better because if you've heard about some of the stuff they cut out , it gets way crazier than it really needs to be . Lol .

Now Event Horizon always reminds of Chris and Carl on Family Guy.

Warhammer 40.000: When the Warp shields fails, the movie. For those not knowing, in the Grimdark ScyFy univers of Warhammer 40.000( stands for the year, the 41st millenium), Mankinds most used means of Faster than Light travel through the Galaxy, is Warp jumping... Wich is...moe or less how it works in the movie. Ships punch a Hole in teh Fabric of time, space and reality, to travel through an Alternative Dimension made up of raw Psychic Energy, called the Warp (also the Empyrean, the Sea of Souls etc) Warp travels in itself is allready pretty dangerous, cause the Warp is a dimension where the Laws of Physics loosely applies if not at all, the flow of time is different, and sometimes reversed in some of its regions, and its absolutly impossible to have a fix navigation route, since the place is ever shifting/morphing, since its composed of the raw Psychic manifestation of EVERY LIVING ORGANISMS of the Galaxy (their thoughts, emotions etc, so to say their souls) The only way Warp travels are possible is because the Imperial Navy uses Psykers, mutated humans, that has a specific genetic mutation that allows them to tap into the raw power of the Warp, and use it as Psychic abilities and plot a course through the Warp( think like the Navigators in DUNE) And the Astronomican, a Gigantic Psychic beacon emanating from Terra( Earth), generated by the God-Emperor of Mankind, who is enshrined in the Golden Throne device, where the Emperor's Broken body is enthombed for the last 10.000 years, this Beacon acts as a Light house visible in the Warp throughout the Galaxy, and is the ONLY fixated point of reference that Navigators can use to plot a course. AND ALL THAT, is without the OTHER dangers of the Warp... The Gods of Chaos and their minions, the Chaos Daemons, embodied manifestations of Livings things raw emotions, psyché and nightmares... Emotional manifestations made "flesh" with a Dark and Malicious intellect and Twisted personality, that only aspire to consume and torture the inhabitants of the Physical World... Basically Hell, Humans in the far futur, will litteraly travel through Hell and face off Daemons to go place to place... So 40k fans, as dubbed Event Horizon, the most percect representation of what happens, when a Warp jump goes wrong...

12:55 it usually does 🙂👍🏼

in this case an alien infestation would have felt like summer vacation... i think... love your reactions, by the way.....

If you ask me, they were begging for trouble the moment they named a ship after the part of a black hole that begets your inevitable doom.

This was one of those films that went unnoticed by me until I watched the Resident Evil movies and saw that Paul W S Anderson also directed this. I like stories where the fear factor slowly ramps up (for me The Thing is a perfect example), and the creeping terror here make this one of my favourites

Some critics called this movie Amityville horror in space. Pretty accurate

fucking lovely neck tat! this movie and pandorum are some of my faves.

I'm one of those people for whom this would be a dream job, I think I am going to end badly.

This movie is all about atmosphere. I love how the spaceship looks like something out of a Gothic novel. The Director went on to do most of the resident evil movies and death race. This is still his best movie.

You should also check out "Sunshine." Another Sci-Fi horror.

Maybe check out _Sunshine_ , another scifi-horror.

if you like this movie you should check out "Screamers"

Great movie, love watching this when I was a kid. My sister and I are always referencing lines said by Sam Neil's character, especially "DO YOU SEEEEE!!!???" 😁

Has nobody mentioned Warhammer 40k yet?

Fantastic video Lauren and kudos to you for finishing the movie! Audiences were absolutely stunned during test screenings and the theatrical release. Many couldn't even finish the movie. The movie has an interesting legacy, and I feel it gets better with time. I'm looking forward to next week's video!

I'm almost halfway through the video and I'm being hit with big nostalgia waves. I love this movie so much.

Laurenn, not only did I absolutely love your reactions to this amazing film, but I was also very impressed by your editing skills in the making of this video.

Saw this film with my family on VHS and it scared the hell out of us! They released the the movie on Blu Ray in 2017 and again in 2021, with new interviews. There is even a special Director's Cut that sadly will never see the light if day as most of the gory bloodier footage has disintegrated in a Transylvania Salt Mine. The extended blood orgy scene was so strong audience members felt sick to their stomach so it was from the movie.

Event Horizon is like "Sphere" but in space instead of the bottom of the ocean.

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It was like a haunted house in space with some Alien vibe. Well in an another sci-fi universe, the Warhammer 40k if you travel faster than light in space you indeed reach a hellish chaos realm and it possesses the ships inhabitants. Here they took somewhat similar idea. Also nice to realise that Sam Neill is a good horror movie actor too. Pre-Matrix Laurence Fishburne also did a good job. Great reaction. :)

What I like about Event Horizon is that it deals solely with the human psyche. It references a dimension outside of the known universe, and seems to imply that the ship itself might be alive, or infested with some form of life, but all we see is how the human mind interprets what it's experiencing while aboard this sliver of the unknown dimension, The Event Horizon. Its the incomprehensible that drives the horror here, I think. And the brief clip of the previous crew shows what direct exposure to this unknown dimension does to a person, driving them to unfathomable acts of insanity, cruelty and base sensation. The why of it remains unknown, only that such a dimension exists and is now accessible is understood. And I think the question remains, if we were able to reach this dimension and expose it to the technology required to travel there, and for that tech to remain there for seven years, what might the denizens of that dimension have learned that might allow them to reach back toward us? It's too bad the box office wasn't very kind to this film, as it seems primed for a sequel to explore just that question. There were reports a few years ago that Amazon Prime was developing a series based on the film, but I haven't read anything recently about that development progressing. Anyway, this was fantastic to watch Lauren, thanks for putting up one of my favorite sci-fi cosmic horror films. Oh, and don't think I didn't notice my comment being on screen, I'm glad I was counted as one of the ones who pushed you toward this '90's cult classic. lol That said, I think I'll join in with the many comments on this already; If you enjoy Sam Neill, I definitely suggest following up at some point with "In the Mouth of Madness". It's another one of those '90's horror cult classics I think you might like. Take care, be well, and Enjoy the Day!

We wanted to go to the movies one weekend, didn't know what to watch, we just turned up to see what was playing, we chose Event Horizon, we had ZERO clue about the story or what we were about to see. It was soooooo messed up! Some genuinely creepy moments in it. Loved it!

Hi, loved your reaction to this film. I took my wife to the cinema to watch this on release thinking it was a pure sci-fi film and on coming out she beat on me all the way to the car park as she hates horror!! Also i found your observation at the start about a crucifix great as the design of the ship was meant to emulate a cathedral from above so you got the correct vibe for it, so subliminally it is meant to put you on edge from the start, but you cannot pin down the reason for this.

Another great reaction! This film is certainly one wild ride and it was fun to watch it keep you on your toes hehe. I thought it was kinda funny you started with a little Phasmo vision seeing crucifixes everywhere when the ship went on a trip to hell haha. I dont know what reaction you have lined up next but I'll be here for sure and I'll try to catch you on Twitch more often!

This film is like a mix of Alien, Hellraiser, and The Shining. I highly recommend watching Hellraiser and The Shining next! I always look forward to your videos. Your smile brightens my day :)

Event Horizon is an example of a “cosmic horror” film. Like Lovecraftean horror it deals with the incomprehensible terror of the unknown. It’s like the Event Horizon went to a place so alien and terrifying that the human mind can’t handle it. It’s not literally hell but might as well have been. I think space is such a great horror movie setting because space is endless, dangerous and completely foreign. It’s scary to think of everything that could be out there. 😨

It's unfortunate that this film only now getting the credit it deserves.... Apparently there is a lot of footage that was left on The cutting room floor. And the cast and crew said it is much more violent and gory than anything put the film. Fans have been asking for a director's cut since they found out about it but I believe the director said the footage has been lost which is unfortunate because we will never get to see what his true vision was... Apparently the scene where Sam Neil says hell is just a word reality is so much worse there's a very long scene of torture and violence in hell among other cutscenes..... Regardless I still like this movie

Another great mindf&@k is In The Mouth Of Madness also with Sam Neill,directed by John Carpenter.Try it.

React to Candyman from 1992

Nice, this is one of the sleeper movies from the 90's for sure. The CGI doesn't really stand up at all but other than that this movie is still a solid 7 out of 10

YES!!! I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD REACT TO THIS!!!

This is the kind of move that will make you jump a foot while watching it! Excellent video and incredible reactions. Great Job!

One of my favorite movies of all time! I have to say I think Dr weir purposefully built the event horizon to go to hell so he could see Claire again. He was working hard not spending time with her. She committs suicide. His design goes to a maddening state. Builds a ship that opens a deminsional gateway to where he can see his lover again...in Hell! Awesome review

I’ve seen plenty of people calling it a Warhammer 40k adaptation, don’t know if that’s true since I’m not familiar with it

Pinhead Grogu. Love it:)

What I love about this film, is that what they're up against, isn't something tangible or something that can be killed. To me, that makes it all the more terrifying.

Check out Pandorum.