re: Where does Event Horizon rank as far as SciFi horror for you?

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True, but didn't Weir also say that "Hell is just a word."

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This is a much more abstract statement than you are implying.

Dr. Weir says this as an homage to Hell. He is not saying the dimension is not Hell. He is saying the dimension is much worse than what people understand Hell to be. It very well could be Hell, but the only way for him to strike the right amount of fear into the crew is to describe it in terms they can understand. He has become enthralled with the place. He has seen it, and is telling the people that humans cannot grasp Hell. Hell is much worse than the word that people have thrown around for millenia.


ETA: this movie ranked number 1 on my scariest list for a long time. I think I was like 12ish when I first saw it. Fricked me up bad


The story is much better than most horror films out there. I really can't think of another horror or horror/scifi film with a better premise/storyline.