EVENT HORIZON (1997): The Haunted Spaceship Cult Classic That Went Off the Rails | Four Play

Описание: Event Horizon (1997), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, is infamous as one of the strangest sci-fi horror films of the ’90s. On paper, it’s brilliant: a rescue crew boards a spaceship that vanished for seven years after testing an experimental gravity drive only to discover it opened a portal to something like Hell itself. In practice, it’s a tonal mess with cheesy dialogue, stolen visuals, and a reputation that’s only grown in cult status over time.

In this episode, Richard Lewis, MonteCristo, and Thorin revisit Event Horizon more than 25 years later. They break down Sam Neill’s gleefully unhinged performance, the film’s derivative borrowings from Aliens, The Shining, and Solaris, and why the first half works before collapsing into gore and nonsense. They also debate whether a lost director’s cut could have salvaged the film — and why the concept still holds incredible potential for a remake or TV series.

🎬 Cosmic Horror Arc Films: The Thing, Annihilation, Event Horizon, From Beyond
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Four Play is a film podcast that selects four movies around a genre, theme, director, or actor. Think of it like a book club for cinema! Just watch one movie each week and then join Richard Lewis, MonteCristo, and Thorin for film analysis, critiques, and banter.

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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Event Horizon, Sam Neill & Paul W.S. Anderson
07:15 The film’s killer premise and setup explained
14:33 Borrowing from Aliens, The Shining, and other classics
21:16 Strong build-up vs. chaotic and clumsy payoff
29:00 The hilariously bad dialogue & revisiting 1997 reviews
34:24 Legacy of the production design & the haunted spaceship trope
38:35 What better endings could have saved the movie?
44:57 Final opinions & Event Horizon’s place in Cosmic Horror

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