Event Horizon (1997)

[Neville]

I enjoyed this one a lot in the big screen. You don't usually get films this horrifying with a big budget and professionally made.

However, with repeated viewings I've reached the conclusion it moves way too fast. As you know, the film had a very complicated post-production and many things were cut. People usually decry the "hell" scenes being reduced to a series of flashes, but I also think a more sedate pace would make it even more effective.

I've read somewhere Anderson and the studio are finally working on a longer edition, let's see what comes out of it.

[Alex]

I'd love to see a longer version. I thought the extra footage had been lost or destroyed and it would be awesome if it still existed.

[Neville]

From what I heard most of that footage is indeed lost or too damaged. I wouldn't expect much from any future "extended editions". Unless the studio is willing to pay for the footage to be re-shoot, that is. If it is the "hell" scenes we are talking about, they could even use a different cast.

[FatFreddysCat]

In the 'making of' doc that came with my "Event Horizon" DVD, the director (Paul WS Anderson) sez that the bulk of the extra footage was improperly stored and as a result, it was too damaged to be of any use for a potential "special edition" or "director's cut."

However, that DVD came out at least a decade ago... so who knows, perhaps film restoration technology has advanced enough that they might be able to save some of that stuff now.

[claws]

Paul WS Anderson should just remake Event Horizon with all the disturbing scenes he meant to be there 

[indianasmith]

I finally saw this movie tonight.  How it slipped under my radar in the 1990's I don't know; I'd caught snippets of it here and there, but tonight was the first time I ever just sat and watched it straight through.  What a great, creepy, disturbing film!  Brilliant cast, solid acting, mind-bending plot.
I loved it!

[Trevor]

^ Supposed to be disturbing?    You are the only person I've encountered who was not disturbed.  

Make that two of us as TCM was banned for almost 20 years here - like The Exorcist - and when I finally saw them, I was impressed but not disturbed.