Should my co-worker watch "Event Horizon?"

[JardinPrayer]

Not playing with your emotions. It was a weird and wonderful time in my life...long past. That scene stays with me, too. When I first heard he was making the film, I thought it must be based on At The Mountains of Madness, so I got a copy to read. Um...nope.

I had a bunch of Carpenter memorabilia. Then, I moved on to a new season of life. Sold it all to an uberfan.

[Adrift]

Carpenter was a friend of mine while making that film. He sent me an early script, complete with a maple syrup stain from his breakfast. I knew the script so well that the movie kinda disappointed me, and I considered it not one of his best. But, I always thought that was me...not him.

Seriously? You were really friends with him? You better not be playing with my emotions right now.

I love that film. It's my third favorite horror film of all time next to The Exorcist and The Shining, and Carpenter is a dang genius in my book. I guess I like it because it's about as Lovecraftian as you can possibly get without being based on any Lovecraft. It's dated now, but the scene where the kid rides his bicycle past them over and over again gave me the chills upon my first viewings back in the 90s. The budget is kinda cheap looking too, even for the 90s, but that's Carpenter for you. He's always been able to make due with very little. If I had an early script I'd frame it. It'd be a prized possession. Hope you still have it.

[JardinPrayer]

Carpenter was a friend of mine while making that film. He sent me an early script, complete with a maple syrup stain from his breakfast. I knew the script so well that the movie kinda disappointed me, and I considered it not one of his best. But, I always thought that was me...not him.

[Zymologist]

I vote "maybe". I saw it in the theater when it came out, and thought it had a lot of potential, but I'm also a fan of Paul W. S. Anderson (yes we do exist); In my book he's a poor man's John Carpenter (which is saying something).

If she likes Lovecraftian horror, or is a bit of a horror nut then, yeah, she might dig it. There's some scenes in it that are really freaky, but at some point Anderson didn't know when to leave well enough alone. If you can find it, there's a decent fanedit of the film that cuts away some of the rough edges, and makes it a bit more enjoyable. I'd have her watch that instead, or better yet, have her watch the far better Lovecraftian horror film, also starring Sam Neill, directed by the real deal, Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness.

Amen for this. Good flick.

[Zymologist]

There is a scene in Star Trek Voyager where they go into the psyche of a vulcan and it uses scenes from Event Horizon

For real? That's...unexpected.

[Adrift]

I vote "maybe". I saw it in the theater when it came out, and thought it had a lot of potential, but I'm also a fan of Paul W. S. Anderson (yes we do exist); In my book he's a poor man's John Carpenter (which is saying something).

If she likes Lovecraftian horror, or is a bit of a horror nut then, yeah, she might dig it. There's some scenes in it that are really freaky, but at some point Anderson didn't know when to leave well enough alone. If you can find it, there's a decent fanedit of the film that cuts away some of the rough edges, and makes it a bit more enjoyable. I'd have her watch that instead, or better yet, have her watch the far better Lovecraftian horror film, also starring Sam Neill, directed by the real deal, Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness.

[mossrose]

So far, 100% of the votes favor my co-worker watching Event Horizon

Mossrose's post doesn't count since what she said wasn't one of the poll options

I can fix that.

[Raphael]

There is a scene in Star Trek Voyager where they go into the psyche of a vulcan and it uses scenes from Event Horizon

[Teallaura]

Dark lady laughed and danced and lit the candles one by one...

[I am Ivo, hear me roar]

Switch to harassing her about Cher records or something!

Who says it has to be either/or?

[rogue06]

Actually, it doesn't become a stupid movie until the last third, when another director obviously hijacks the film. Up to that point, it's one of my favorites in the genre...though I'm not sure which genre this neatly fits into. So, because it gets pretty rough near the end, I vote no. I know my vote doesn't count in your poll, Ivo, but there it is!

imdiscovered this film before I was a Christian, when horror and sci-if were my world. Today, were I viewing it for the first time, I seriously doubt I'd connect with it in the same way. If your co-worker is already feeling evil vibes, I say leave it alone. Switch to harassing her about Cher records or something!

Ouch. Now that's evil!

[JardinPrayer]

Actually, it doesn't become a stupid movie until the last third, when another director obviously hijacks the film. Up to that point, it's one of my favorites in the genre...though I'm not sure which genre this neatly fits into. So, because it gets pretty rough near the end, I vote no. I know my vote doesn't count in your poll, Ivo, but there it is!

imdiscovered this film before I was a Christian, when horror and sci-if were my world. Today, were I viewing it for the first time, I seriously doubt I'd connect with it in the same way. If your co-worker is already feeling evil vibes, I say leave it alone. Switch to harassing her about Cher records or something!

[I am Ivo, hear me roar]

So far, 100% of the votes favor my co-worker watching Event Horizon

Mossrose's post doesn't count since what she said wasn't one of the poll options

[rogue06]

*note, the title should read "should my co-worker. . ."

bacon

[I am Ivo, hear me roar]

*note, the title should read "should my co-worker. . ."