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I agree that this film is almost more of a sci-fi than a horror flick. I think that it is a good blend of genres. Other movies that blend these genres tend to get pushed to one side or the other. Alien is considered a sci-fi film, yet it has many of the same "horror" elements in it, as does Jurrasic Park and The Lost World. Some movies that have been branded in the horror genre that contain sci-fi elements include Event Horizon and Pitch Black. There isn't a clear side for any of these films for most, but for me all of the movies listed above live in the sci-fi category.
I reserve the horror genre for the quintessential 80's Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Jason flicks, as well as other classics, Evil Dead, Psycho, Night of the Living Dead, etc. I still have a hard time categorizing The Sixth Sense. It often gets pushed to the horror genre, but only seems to fit because films like Psycho exist in that realm.
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