Event Horizon
1997 rage classicEvent Horizonpopularized the idea of putting Hell in space , but unsung 1990 filmThe Dark Side the Moondid the same much earlier . Event Horizonwas one of those unexpended instance in which a repulsion film is summarily sack upon release , but go bad on to be rediscover in the years afterward . The first appearance film of directorPaul W.S. Anderson- helmer of most of theResident Evilmovies -Event Horizonwas trashed by critic and majorly bombed at the box office , not even making its budget back in theater .
Yet , Event Horizonnow has a bombastic cult following , with many horror fan captivated by the film ’s mostly untapped concept of transporting Hell to verboten space . While it ’s unclear if the terrorize placeEvent Horizon ’s gravitational force driveway require the ship ’s gang was actually Hell in the spiritual sense , it was sure enough a dimension of unrelenting topsy-turvydom , pain sensation , and straining , apparently for eternity . As theEvent Horizon ’s designer , Dr. Weir ( Sam Neill ) , puts it at one point , " Hell is only a word , the realness is much worse . "
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Famously , Event Horizon ’s original cut was much longer , and featured much more explicit gore . That ’s kind of crazy when one considers just how gory the theatrical cut already is . Sadly , that version is read to be lost , although Amazon is currently prepping anEvent HorizonTV series . In the interim , those looking for a further taste of Hell in space would be heady to check out an vague 1990 film calledThe Dark Side of the Moon .
Dark Side of The Moon Did Hell In Space 7 Years Before Event Horizon
train by D.J. Webster and written by the brother squad of Chad and Carey Hayes , The Dark Side of the Moonin many way feels like a dry campaign for the plot that would becomeEvent Horizon . To be clear , there ’s no evidenceEvent Horizon ’s makers copiedDark Side of the Moon , or even knew it existed . After all , it was a downcast - budget picture released direct to video by Trimark Pictures . Still , the similarities are impossible not to notice .
At a point in the future , a orbiter upkeep ship orbit the Earth on the spur of the moment experiences a power failure that post the ship adrift in the direction of the titular dark side of the Sun Myung Moon . While drift , they meet an old NASA quad shuttle called the Discovery , a unusual occurrent since NASA has long since ceased operations . Upon boarding the birdie , two sustainment crew members run into corpses , and come to learn that the Discovery disappeared within the fabled Bermuda Triangle . It seems that this closing of space is where vessels that fly within the Triangle emerge .
Before long , The Dark Side of the Moon ’s maintenance crowd finds themselves menaced by an evil being that it ’s heavily suggest is the Antichrist , looking to fulfill a biblical vaticination . This entity begin killing off the crew , and in some cases resurrecting them for its own Satanic intent . It would seem thatThe Dark Side of the Moonmight actually beHell , or at least some version of it . WhileEvent Horizonis sure as shooting a better pic , with well act , much higher product note value , and a sound realization of the Hell in blank space construct , The Dark Side of the Moonflies by at 87 minutes , and is a desirable watch for anyone enamored with the ideasEvent Horizonpresents .
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