Review of Event Horizon

Event Horizon is a prime example of a highly derivative movie that eventually begins to find its own identity and then promptly fucks that identity up. There's a lot pulled from both Alien and Space Odyssey here (but what Sci-fi films haven't those movies influenced?) both visually and thematically. By the time this film asserts itself with some fresh ideas it no sooner derails into a formulatic horror film, pulsing with generic writing, cheesy one-liners and high-speed flashes of gore. Toss in a bit of Hellraiser (which I loved) a hefty dash of From Beyond (which I wasn't crazy about) and too many cookie-cutter, phantom-exciting action sequences and were left with a mildly disappointing sci-fi horror that will likely be mostly forgotten with time. Can't say I'm upset I watched it-- there is some fun to be had and I'm pretty forgiving in the Sci-fi department. And the "We're leaving" line is one of the greatest things in the history of film. The rest...meh.