Event Horizon: Slashed aka Killer Horizon

aarkus june 4 2009

I just watched your edit. Very nice. I remember hating this movie when it came out. Now it was actually something that I could watch again. Really creepy, too.

My biggest concern, though, was that I didn’t know how I was supposed to feel in this movie. And I wasn’t sure what message the film was trying to send. Was I supposed to be rooting for the characters (who all die)? Was it a realization of karma (which really only affects the two central characters)? Since both Weir and Peters get it in the end, I’m guessing it’s about how their actions have damned themselves and their crew to horrible fates, however, this didn’t really sit well with me. I guess I wanted a little more redemption in the movie (though maybe that’s not something a fanedit could accomplish).

goldtimer may 17 2009

Watched this last night (wife watching Eurovision, the worst annual event ever!) – absolutely phenomenal. Really took this film by the horns and the extra sources brought this film to life. Now a real sense of doom throughout the whole film and I kinda like the confusing atmosphere – adds to the thrill.

A Fan-Edit classic, methinks!

joebshmoe feb 13 2009

holy crap! talk about scary!

i think the editing is VERY well done and i completely enjoyed this edit. mollo takes a mostly average, disturbing sci-fi flick and converts it to an enormously entertaining psychological horror film.

my only nitpick from an entertainment standpoint, is i could have done without most of the cuts away from the ship to the horribly disgusting, writhing woman. kinda was a downer for me. still 5/5.

jokersmailbag jan 25 2009

Event Horizon was cool idea- kind of an attempt to mix elements of 2001, The Shining, and Alien – with a dash of The Philadelphia Experiment thrown in. It has a lot of positives, solid production design & visual effects and a mostly talented cast. Unfortunately, the rest of it -dialogue, characters, story- never really comes together. It borrows from other films, but doesn’t deliver anything new of it’s own. It has a few OK moments, but also has a lot of “huh?”- corny lines, confusing plot points, etc. From my point of view, it is pretty deeply flawed in a lot of ways. So, plenty of opportunity for a creative faneditor to apply his skills. Enter Mollo.

I have seen a few of Mollo’s edits now and can fairly say I believe his skills improve with each new edit- of course, technically he has always been way above average in the video and audio departments. So far this ranks as the best edit of his I have seen overall, both creatively and technically. Mollo strives for perfect with each edit- you know you are always getting his best effort. He also seems to like coloring outside the lines, always thinking of alternate routes form point A to B and isn’t afraid to take risks to get there. The more his skills improve, the more this approach is paying off. I think the guy may well create a perfect fanedit one day. Killer Horizon is certainly a step in that direction for him.

As I said, this is his finest work, for me, so far. Firstly, the video quality is top rate. And the titles are expertly done, and mesh perfectly with the new opening music. I was particularly impressed with the insertion of footage from other films, which is by now sort of a Mollo trademark. Here I found it his most seamless use of this technique by far. Really imaginative and assured, very smartly done. They give the film much needed jolts of energy. Especially good is Justin being “tempted” (although it might have been nice to hear a female voice seductively calling his name before he puts his hand in). Audio-wise, the work here is fantastic, really impressive. From the new soundtrack to the new little bits of sound design here it was a magnificent job. One thing I would have left out: The “I am Lucifer” dialogue near the end. It sort of made the evil more “Earthbound” in a sense, less universal. Plus I recognized it straight off. But this is more of a storytelling quibble, for technique my hat goes off to you. Flawless.

While Mollo has given it much more direction and life I still did not find it to be too great of a movie in terms of character and narrative flow. And I found myself not really caring to much about the characters- they didn’t seem to have any real relationship with each other and some were just not that strong anyway. Plus, I never got the sense of location or proximity. I wasn’t sure where some things were taking place, or how far characters were from each other at various times. Plus, some of the side characters didn’t seem to be affected at all by the mysterious goings on, so overall there was not an all-encompassing atmosphere of claustrophobic fear. The danger level is not really felt all the time. But, most of this is due to the problematic source material. The crew just does not seem all that smart or together to begin with, and there are some questionable logical and motivational choices made throughout. And frankly Sam Neill for me is never a very interesting actor. Here is no exception; he just doesn’t seem to have it in him to give the sort of slowly unhinging madman performance that I think the role required.

While it still sports a few logical gaps and some weak characters and dialogue, Mollo has done much to improve the original. By adding a more sinister tone through the intelligent use of new visuals and enhancements to the sound design/soundtrack (as well as cutting out some “huh?” stuff) Mollo effectively makes it a better watching experience. However, for me, the result is now simply an average sci-fi movie instead of a rather bad and boring one.

Video/Audio: An enthusiastic 5
Editing: 5
Entertainment/Story: 2.5

Overall: 4
Again, Mollo delivers a product that is superior to the original.

adw_uk jan 20 2009

I was a little disappointed, especially with the ending. I actually went upstairs, grabbed my original copy and watched from Sam Neill saying.. ‘Where were going you won’t need eyes’ as it seemed chopped. I’m not being critical, I couldn’t do a fanedit, just reporting back my overall impression. 3/5 for me, good but could do better.