Don't get me wrong, I rented because it looked so bad... call me a masochist. I'll never have that hour and a half back. But I look at it as a positive experience, now I know what NOT to do if I ever make a movie. I especially love when he repairs his arm with the junk on the table, and how the lead bad girl rapes the guy. How does a woman rape a man? Oh well. Like I said, it was fun, but only because it was so bad it was good. Don't rent it expecting anything other than a good laugh at these poor souls' expense.
Reviews
3 Reviews
Event Horizon
(1997)
Don't watch expecting Sci-Fi...
6 July 2000
This was a great horror movie. It takes place in space, but that doesn't make it a sci-fi flick. The biggest problem with this movie is that too many people went expecting sci-fi and got horror, and that some people can't accept horror in any setting other than a victorian mansion or an old library.
I found it intriguing, scary (at times) and genuinely creepy. Very Lovecraft-ian. The acting is top-notch. everyone conveys a sense of desperation that is just unnerving towards the end of the movie.
And the ending is great too.
I found it intriguing, scary (at times) and genuinely creepy. Very Lovecraft-ian. The acting is top-notch. everyone conveys a sense of desperation that is just unnerving towards the end of the movie.
And the ending is great too.
Cube
(1997)
Good for Canada.
23 June 1999
This is a Canadian movie. I didn't know that until the end, when , during the credits, they mentioned some sort of Canadian Film Association or something. My fiancee said she figured it was Canadian when one of the characters mentioned Saskatoon. I noticed, but didn't think anything of it.
I'm from Canada, and I think that this is a great movie, not just for a Canadian movie, but for all movies. I've seen many Canadian movies, most of them I didn't like, for one reason or another.
I really loved this movie.
The idea of being placed in a deadly maze, not knowing how you got there, forced to survive by your wits and by the wits of others is a terrifying one. I found myself totally immersed in the idea of the Cube, not caring about the feasibility of the deathtrap, but really identifying with the characters, and placing myself alongside them in the terrible situation they've entered.
I really liked the character interaction, I thought it was believable, given the circumstances, and I like the idea that the characters were chosen (by whomever confined them) because their skills would complement each other. The acting was very good, and I empathized with all of them.
I thought the death scenes and traps were suitably disturbing, evoking more terror and furthering the feeling of hopelessness of being trapped inside the giant machine. The traps gave me sort of a medieval meets sci-fi feeling, and the effects were great.
The movie progressed fairly quickly, and the final escape sequence was well devised, except for the standard villain-back-to-wreak-more-havoc device. Other than that minor tidbit of disbelief, the movie ended well, and I found myself crying out for more. I wanted to see what would happen next, but knew the ending was better without any real closure.
All in all, I gave it 9/10, and recommend it for anyone who likes suspense, sci-fi, math and to a lesser extent horror movies.
I'm from Canada, and I think that this is a great movie, not just for a Canadian movie, but for all movies. I've seen many Canadian movies, most of them I didn't like, for one reason or another.
I really loved this movie.
The idea of being placed in a deadly maze, not knowing how you got there, forced to survive by your wits and by the wits of others is a terrifying one. I found myself totally immersed in the idea of the Cube, not caring about the feasibility of the deathtrap, but really identifying with the characters, and placing myself alongside them in the terrible situation they've entered.
I really liked the character interaction, I thought it was believable, given the circumstances, and I like the idea that the characters were chosen (by whomever confined them) because their skills would complement each other. The acting was very good, and I empathized with all of them.
I thought the death scenes and traps were suitably disturbing, evoking more terror and furthering the feeling of hopelessness of being trapped inside the giant machine. The traps gave me sort of a medieval meets sci-fi feeling, and the effects were great.
The movie progressed fairly quickly, and the final escape sequence was well devised, except for the standard villain-back-to-wreak-more-havoc device. Other than that minor tidbit of disbelief, the movie ended well, and I found myself crying out for more. I wanted to see what would happen next, but knew the ending was better without any real closure.
All in all, I gave it 9/10, and recommend it for anyone who likes suspense, sci-fi, math and to a lesser extent horror movies.
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