Infinite Space – Infinite Terror
There are a few flicks that I remember vividly from
childhood. Not because I watched them every day or because they made up that
prized stack of VHS tapes that received the honor of repeat viewings, but
because they absolutely horrified me. I’m talking, being dragged out of the
theater/room while screaming and bawling my eyes out horrified. I love, love,
love revisiting those old horror flicks. They make up a huge part of the reason
why I love the genre today, and continue to be fascinated by it.
While I may not necessarily love the films themselves, I
love the feelings that they imparted and I enjoy having another watch after all
these years to see if those fears might be reignited and terrify me yet again.
While most of them, Child’s Play, Tremors and End of Days, cause me to
laugh at my ability to be so terrified at them, Event Horizon is a film
that has been on my list for a while. I have extremely vivid memories of this
one; having to sit outside of the theater for the duration of the film, because
I simply and absolutely could not handle the film. Even covering my eyes didn’t
seem to help, the sounds alone terrified me and made me cry.
While re-watching this film (unfortunately) didn’t send me
back into a state of comatose fear, I did enjoy it thoroughly. I believe that
this film is a good example of Rotten Tomatoes not always being right, as it
boasts a rather sad rating of 22% on the site.
