EVENT HORIZON: haunted spaceships, confusing plot, cheesy dialogue

Many of us have fond memories of Event Horizon (1997), considered Paul W.S. Anderson's best film, but how does it hold up over 25 years later? Richard, Monte, and Thorin discuss the excellent concept and set-up of the movie, which gets unfortunately bogged down by a clunky ending and hilariously bad dialogue. The film liberally steals visuals and scenes from other, better movies and ultimately fails to deliver on an intriguing premise. Sam Neill turns in a wonderfully cheesy performance as one of the high points alongside some enduring production design and visual imagery that has aged relatively well. The boys wrap up with re-evaluating Event Horizon's legacy and place in the cosmic horror genre.

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