Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

bazza101-1 This would have to be the worst movies that I have seen for about 10 yrs. The acting was sooooo bad and flatter then a pan-cake. Special effects where very basic and of primary school standard. Some of the plot line was good though and I feel that if it was given to a professional film maker and script writer and established actors, the movie would have been way much better. Really dont' bother watching this crap.

bigdave11 I've never given such a low rating for a movie before as I always try to be positive in my reviews, but having just watched 'Event 16' on DVD I'm astonished that anything as bad as this was ever released at all. The plot summary sounded promising- a time travelling serial killer (echoes of Nicholas Meyer's excellent 'Time After Time' which the plot steals from) .The FX are quite reasonable for an obviously low-budget movie, but that's as far as the plus points go. The acting is completely one dimensional and the bad guys behave like second rate pantomime villains just waiting for an audience of children to boo them.The dialogue is cringingly dire and even the actors look embarrassed at some of the truly awful dialogue they are asked to speak.Product placement was the most obvious of any movie I've ever seen. You didn't need to read the credits to know that Misubishi was the main sponsor. The camera zoomed in on the company logo in almost the first frame and all the vehicles driven by the the main characters were of course all Mitsubishi!This was the first time I had had seen a movie made and produced in New Zealand. I hope there's better to come!

avkiwi3 Not everything that comes out of NZ will send you to sleep either.This is a very well produced project that was fun to watch while having a story line that you had to think about as you watched it. At some points of the film I admit I was a bit lost, but at the end of it all when I thought back on it, everything fell into place. With ANY time travel movie you can pick holes in it and say "That was just wrong", but Event16 is one of the best thought out time travel stories I have seen in a long time. The plot twists worked well and while some of the scenes were a bit cheesie (ie. the foot chase) it only added to the overall charm of the film.IMO - Hollywood could learn a lot from this movie as although it has a lot of special effects, they are there to support a good story as apposed to being there because the director wanted to see an explosion that would match his/her ego.I would love to see this film transfered onto film and hopefully bypass the audio problems inherent with LCD projection.Whatever way it goes, I think this film could well end up as a NZ classic along the lines of "Goodbye Pork Pie" and "Bad Taste".

bigredgripper I didn't want to go to Event 16. My partner dragged me along. I've had my fill of no budget garbage that you need to make allowances for because some sad fan boys made it for nothing. Oh boy was I wrong. Event 16 is incredible. The plot turns and twists and surprises right at the end but latter thinking about it, it didn't ever cheat, all the clues are there as to why things happened. I liked the awkwardness between the lead actors, my partner thought they were a bit wooden but I thought they got it just right. That pre-breakup she's over him but he's not over her felt real. The FX are mostly very good. Every now and then something jars but on the whole I was able to keep suspending my belief. What really sets Event 16 apart from the normal no budget stuff it the flawless camera-work. It rocks. It rolls. It glides. It chases… it looks like it was shot by the entire King Kong first unit with cranes, jibs, dollies and steadicam. How did they do it with no money? I had to go back and watch again and if anything I'm even more blown away by the camera-work. Event 16 sets a new high for no budget films and I can't wait for the DVD with some EPK extras to tell us how they did some of the stuff they did.