They got so much right with that film. And so much wrong. It could stand a remake, or even a sequel where the Cygnus reappears after surviving it's apparent destruction.
Although different in many ways, I think Event Horizon shares some similarities with The Black Hole. The Gothic style of the ship, the setting, the plot etc...
True, it's exceedingly uneven, maddening even. The things it gets right, it gets so right that you can feel the potential the movie had, and then something clunky or poorly written shows up to ruin the moment. Similarly, the idea of remake both excites and frightens me because I have doubts that the high points would be matched by a modern version. Probably something mostly bland and generic, with some rapidly dated contemporary political themes thrown in the mix.
Another strange failure for Disney was the Black Cauldron. Although, I knew it wouldn’t have impacted science fiction.
I was about to say that but… Turns out TBH grossed 35 million dollars, more than its cost.
Yeah, but at a $20m budget that’s not a ton. Isn’t something like 2x considered minimum-success in Hollywood?
Between that and the poor reviews it’s clear it’s not what they wanted.