Pandorum

Pandorum is a sophisticated sci-fi survival drama that skillfully combines the atmosphere of a Gigerstyle spaceship, psychedelic shades of Event Horizon, and a well-paced space-monster horror movie with a realistic (and thus more frightening) foundation. It also features well-written and played characters whose entries to the scene are unexpected and move the story forward. Better than most of the bigger-budget, star-studded blockbusters (Sphere, Life). (20/09/2018)

An utterly entertaining sci-fi flick that is not that groundbreaking in terms of story, but is all the more effective and sophisticated in the final result. The effort to build on famous predecessors should certainly be appreciated – of course Alien will be probably the first thing pops in everyone’s minds when wandering the deserted corridors, but also the underrated Event Horizon, which I personally have a great fondness for. The plot is very straightforward and without explanations; it goes right to the point and it's up to the viewer to sort everything out in the breaks between the action scenes, which Alvart delivers in a truly superb fashion. I didn't even mind the much criticized editing, nor the pitch-black darkness in which most of the film takes place. I simply enjoyed a good sci-fi flick after a long time, I enjoyed its atmosphere, the pretty female lead and also the scary bad guys whom I probably wouldn't want to cross paths with. But those last ten minutes are a real shame. I wasn't expecting a miracle from the climax, but it really annoys me how all these movies end the same way. So the fifth star narrowly escaped. :-) (05/01/2013)

I must ultimately acknowledge that from the perspective of sci-fi horror, this is a relatively successful film. It demonstrates that there is still potential in this fusion of genres, and it depends only on the creators how they perceive it and how they will approach the chosen theme. In some moments, it could have been intensified further, but I do believe that the horror aspect of the film is executed well. (09/10/2015)

A solid and mainly atmospheric sci-fi horror that has a couple of really nice aces up its sleeve. Both Foster and Quaid are very good and the former is the powerhouse of this movie. The surprise in the finale got to me and I was pleasantly surprised in fact by the overall feeling of the movie. This style simply appeals to me. I wasn’t bored for a moment. (10/11/2009)

Anderson, Marshall, Cameron... the director has borrowed quite a lot. With the production supervision of Anderson, he has made an impressive horror/slaughter film that puts the cards on the table without much fuss and then rides the frantic rhythm of a space slasher, which shows that the director enjoys this genre and serves up all the B-movie clichés side by side. It doesn't matter that he answers the viewer's "What the hell is behind this?" question in the most banal way. The cast on this darkened spaceship does what was expected of them, and Ben Foster in particular deserves a few extra claps. It's not a radical film in the history of horror, but as a representative of thematically similar colleagues from previous years, it will be missing in this year's movie theater offerings. (10/11/2009)