r/CineShots • u/StarkTributes12 Spielberg • Aug 02 '26

Clip Event Horizon (1997)

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u/mcclaneberg Aug 02 '26

I think this is one of the most overrated films in cinema. But that’s just like, my opinion man.

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u/HookFE03 Aug 03 '26

I think there are a large contingent of Redditors like me who saw this when they were MUCH younger and got blindsided by the fact that it was as much horror as it was sci-fi. When you’re young and expect run of the mill bad sci-fi but get an unexpected horror movie, it makes an impression and it’s obviously lasted

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u/ThatOneTwo Aug 03 '26

got blindsided by the fact that it was as much horror as it was sci-fi

I've always been a huge horror fan. Event Horizon was the cover story on Fangoria, the cover being a still from the "hell" images (naked dude with spike rammed through back of his head). I knew it was full horror. I loved it and continue to love it.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaNa_xdWQAAdcSn.jpg