Fantastic movie! A personal favorite since release.
I can however understand people who don't like it. But as a small comfort it could be worth knowing that Paramount cut the schedule to an insane short timeframe, forcing for example editing to be done i four weeks (instead of the usual ten).
Just so they could have something to cash in on before Titanic that was running over schedule and budget.
Not to mention that they had to edit it three times since the first two versions was to gory for the executives and test groups. :)
As a thanks Paramount stored the negatives of the production in a salt mine and improper handling resulted in these degrading to "useless quality".
Sources:
https://youtu.be/rHnUfPZR_S4
https://youtu.be/9bw6yHaz7PY
https://youtu.be/4Sc2CYeNxl4
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/event-horizon-and-the-lost-director-s-cut/
