My god! This movie made The Exorcist look like a f**king Barney movie. The plot was stupid, crappy, and disturbing all rolled into one! I know I'm gonna have nightmares because of this movie. I do NOT want to start having dreams about a homicidal Sam Neill with his eyes scooped out trying to disembowl me and string me up in the middle of a starship's sickbay! Can someone, ANYONE, give me a few ideas as to how to avoid having these nightmares before they start?!?!?! PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS!!!!!
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Watch Jurassic Park. Imagine Sam Neill as a boring paleontologist who saves little children's lives.
Posted by USS Vanguard (Member # 130) on :
oh yeah. gore, violence, hellish imagery. that movie rocked. well not really.
sure its creepy. but you get used to it. i mean. when you think about it. haven't we all had the same experience of being in a bad movie with sam neill.
[ October 27, 2001: Message edited by: USS Vanguard ]
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
Tom. I'd just like to say your adivce didn't work. LOL. That's right. That damned Sam Niell guy with the eyes scooped out started popping up in my dreams. Makes me wonder what the f**k is wrong with me. I can just as easily watch the Aliens movies, the Blair witch project movies, the Halloween series, scream, Silence of the Lambs, and all that crap without me blinking twice about it, so why the hell did this movie bother me so much? hmmmmmmmm
[ October 27, 2001: Message edited by: MIB ]
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
I suggest you scoop out your own eyes.. it did wonders for my outlook...
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
The only frightening thing about Event Horizon is that they tricked Laurence Fishburne into starring in it.
Posted by TLE (Member # 280) on :
That and how many people thought it was a good movie.
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
Get two friends (or two sock puppets, depending on your social circumstances), rewatch the movie, but this time do your own rendition of Mystery Science Theater 2000 of it.
"Hey, their ship look just like our ship!"
"Hey Rick, do we have a quantum-singularithinginmajic?"
"Sure, it's right behind the fridge."
"Well, that explains all those strange things in the back of the fridge."
"Those aren't ordinary leftovers...."
[ October 28, 2001: Message edited by: David Templar ]
Posted by The Red Admiral (Member # 602) on :
LOL, David,
But MIB, don't sweat it, it's just a movie. I felt like that when I was about 12 years old and a movie came out called 'The Thing' (David Carpenter's version). I saw it and wish I hadn't, it was horrific and disturbed me for some time. But then again I was 12. It's still an excellent horror film now. But Event Horizon, really, that really bothered you..? Intending no disrespect, I would stay away from horror films if I were you. This movie really wasn't that great or frightening. Sam Neill was more frightening in Omen III IMO.
But only one film, one has seriously given me any trouble with trauma and nightmares. 'Eraserhead'. That was because I got heavily into it, and really 'got it'. This movie is shot like an actual 'filmed nightmare'. The people who don't get it aren't troubled, they may even say it's crap. But I'm a guy of complex psychology and this movie seriously disturbed me. I showed it to my sister once, and she was crying uncontrollably after about 30 minutes, wishing she'd never ever set eyes on it.
Don't you just love horror films...
nuff said
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
It had its moments. I quite liked it. But I've never seen another film which has aroused such hatred on the part of SF nerds everywhere. Phantom Menace got away lightly by comparison.
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
I had the misfortune of going to a drive-in and seeing both 'Mimic' and 'Event Horizon,' which I have to say both made my 'bottom 10' SF movies I've ever seen.
The only thing that kept me from falling asleep was that there was a young couple fucking in the next car over.
On the other hand, I have mastered several techniques for defeating nightmares. The easiest of which is to mildly self-injure your deam self (I used to use biting my thumb). The sudden realization of unreality wakes you up, or at least aborts the dream.
[ October 28, 2001: Message edited by: First of Two ]
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
Guess you weren't watching the movie screen most of the time, eh? Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Eh, Event Horizon was all right. It had some rather disturbing moments, and it had some rather amusing (and not in the good sense) moments. Overall, I wouldn't mind watching it again if I didn't have to pay to see it. It certainly didn't give me any nightmares or weird dreams.
As for something that did give me weird dreams, that was a combination of the exhaustion of an 8-hour long Saturday marching rehearsal, lots of painful sunburns, reading Alas, Babylon!, and watching Outbreak. Yeah, that combination gave me some rather freaky dreams. Ugh.
Posted by TLE (Member # 280) on :
The only thing that really did scare me was how boring and painful it was to sit through. The gore might have scared me if I was 12 or 13 but not when I was 17-18ish years old. Overall it had potential but it just sank faster than Billy Ray Cyrus' career.
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
After reading Mike Nelson's review of Event Horizon and mixed the memories of that movie with Sleepy Hollow, and the Virgin Suicides, I feel much better! ahhhhhh. I've seen many horror movies before. This one was the only one that bothered me. This and the Exorcist. I formulated this theroy as to why Sam Neill got involved. *clears throat*
It was a rainy night and Sam Niell was at his home watching a movie on his favorite lazy boy and was drunk as Boris Yeltsen was through out his entire term as president of Russia. He was quite bored when the phone rang. It was his agent! He told Sam about this sci-fi movie called Event Horizon and wanted to know if he may be interested in the lead part. Still totally drunk and not knowing what he was doing he said, "Sure! Why the hell not!" After hanging up the phone he promptly passed out.
A week later, after getting a phone call asking him where the hell he was for the first shoot of Event Horizon,(due to the fact that he forgot all about it due to the huge hang over.) Sam began doing what he arguably does best for the film. Act!
After the first couple days of shooting he decided to read the entire script for Event Horizon. You see, he had no clue what happenes in the film other than in the parts which were filmed already. Upon reading the rest of the script, he went insane from the sheer shittyness of it. He scooped out his eyes with a spoon so that he would never be able to watch the movie even if he was forced to. He also proceeded to kill all the cast members he could in the most gruesome ways possible as punishment for taking part in the film and not telling him how bad it truly was! Little did our dear Sam know, was that the producer was catching every moment on tape. "This is great stuff, Man!!" He said, "Keep shooting! This stuff is perfect for the film!" The producer was obviously on crack, but no one dared to confront him about it. After the smoked cleared there was a dozen body bags outside the Event Horizon studio and Sam did exactly what he was trying to prevent. Finish the movie. The producer and editor were so f*cked up on crack that they actually managed to find away to intergrate Sam's homicidal rampage into the movie. That was how Event Horizon was made! I hope you kiddies learned something! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
[ October 28, 2001: Message edited by: MIB ]
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
"On the other hand, I have mastered several techniques for defeating nightmares."
For some reason, I misread that as "I have masturbated several tecniques". Which caused a bit of a double-take and made the lad sitting next to me move further away.
"The easiest of which is to mildly self-injure your deam self (I used to use biting my thumb). The sudden realization of unreality wakes you up, or at least aborts the dream."
The problem there is that you already have to be self-aware enough at that point to think "this could be a dream".
So, er, the Fifth Element anyone?
Posted by Mojo Jojo (Member # 256) on :
Well, maybe he is self-trained in, erh, various techniques. What disturbs me though, is that for some reason, you always manage to somehow 'misread' certain words
[ October 29, 2001: Message edited by: Mojo Jojo ]
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
"David Carpenter"
John, actually.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
On a first name basis with him, are we?
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
Yeah, and Karen Carpenter's The Thing wasn't really all that scary.
Posted by The Red Admiral (Member # 602) on :
Oh God of course, what a dumbass. I think I said 'David Carpenter' because I have a pal with that name - we call him Carpy. Why that stuck in my head I don't know.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I thought you might have been confusing John Carpenter with David Cronenberg, actually.
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
Heres some fun phrases to say in future posts for PsyLiam
'The steak was so tough it had me masticating continuously during dinner'
'I cant take the master berating me like that'
'What should the deck crew do if there is danger of the mast breaking?'
'Wait right here, Master Bates will be down shortly'
'Those sheep can wail! .. we're talking master bleats here!'
Posted by Mojo Jojo (Member # 256) on :
*Waits for extremely sarcastic comment from PL*
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
*waiting ... *
Posted by G.K Nimrod (Member # 205) on :
*pondering with luncheon meats...*
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
::munching::
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
*puts feet up*
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
*MIB died from waiting so long. Only a skeleton sits in front of his computer.*
[ November 01, 2001: Message edited by: MIB ]
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
Yeesh! Whats with all the death *kicks MIB's skull into dust* Down in front!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Imagine a world without biscuits.
Go on, imagine it!
Scary, huh?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Scarier then a world without you, I'm sure.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
You wound me Jeff. Why? I have done nothing to you. I am a nice person. I have not killed your family. I have not stood in front of your car, looking like a harmless deer that you must mercilessly slaughter.
Why Jeff? What is this inner pain that makes you lash out? Inadequecy? Small penis? Silly haircut? Small penis? What?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Actually, Liam, I meant that.
A world without you would be scary. Scarier then a world without biscuits. For despite my attempts at it, with UM gone, you're a rare glimpse of humor in an Omega filled UBB.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
That's all well and good Jeff, apart from two things.
1/ You said that a world without biscuits would be scarier than a world without me, not the other way around.
2/ I don't love you.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Oh, yes ... so I did.
You don't love me? ::sniffle::
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
No Jeff. My heart forever belongs...to biscuits!
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Biscuits?
You must love 'Ally McBeal'
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
Imagine a world without Legos! That would be hell on Earth!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Because I like Ally McBeal?
Going by that logic, statasticians must love TNG. And flower-lovers worship the PPGs.
Besides, I won't let you trick me. For I know that Cage is the best character in that show (with Fish being second). And it is still shite. So I rule. Again.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
You know characters' names. That = scary.
Ultra Magnus would have a quippy reply. I am not Ultra Magnus.
I do, however, want to 'do' Calista.
You, apparently, want to 'do' a biscuit and a fish. So be it.
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. huh?
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
...and now for something completely different.
*projector runs stock footages of deers making sweet love to biscuts*
Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :
Man, stop talking about Ally McBeal, I've seen that show three times...
AND IT PISSED ME OFF EVERY SINGLE TIME!
And Templar, seriously, deer getting down with a biscuit??!! What were you thinking!!
It should've been me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :
And back to the main topic...
Yeah, I watched Event Horizon about a year ago.
Me and my buddies were pretty quiet through out the movie, and we all said the same thing after the movie ended...
"WHAT THE FU*K??!!"
Man, this trigger my imagination about what would happen if they made a Star Trek ep. where Enterprise also opened up a portal to the hell dimension...
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
quote: a portal to the hell dimension...
Like those rumors about Enterprise being picked up by FOX, you mean?
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Funny, I'd call that a portal OUT of the Hell dimension...
Posted by MIB (Member # 426) on :
hehe. Yeah. UPN sucks. Posted by G.K Nimrod (Member # 205) on :
At the time this movie came (which was NOT last tuesday), I talked with a guy about the original crew discovering and being sucked into a (the) hell dimension. We both came to the conclusion that those guys should not buy lottery tickets.
I formulated this theroy as to why Sam Neill got involved. *clears throat*