Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

adonis98-743-186503 A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur. Pitch Black is definitely a good looking film and the different mix of colors such as red, green, blue, grey and others proves that. Unfortunately tho the movie is very slow paced, Diesel hardly does anything for half of the running time, some of the characters are totally forgettable and the film tries to become more of a next alien instead of it's own little thing and that's where it's downfall really comes. (5/10)

Fluke_Skywalker Plot; A ship crash lands on a planet where deadly, night roaming creatures may not be the greatest threat.There are several elements that keep Pitch Black from being just another in a long line of Alien knockoffs, but the strongest of these is the character of Riddick. Vin Diesel may have the range of a spitball, but when it's in his wheelhouse he can crush it, as he does here. His Riddick is more than just an antihero, he's the straw that stirs the drink. Riddick is surrounded by some strong characters, all with satisfying arcs and little sections of turf to call their own. The film itself is tight and lean, with no wasted motion. The f/x are shoddy at times, but that's to be expected from a low budget sci-fi/horror film from the early 00's. What really matters is the execution, and here it's nearly pitch perfect.

BA_Harrison A deep-space passenger ship is hit by meteorites that breach the hull, forcing pilot Fry (Radha Mitchell) to crash-land on a nearby planet capable of sustaining human life. Incredibly, Fry and a handful of her passengers survive the impact, including mercenary Johns (Cole Hauser) and his extremely dangerous prisoner Riddick (Vin Diesel).After investigating their new surroundings, the survivors come to the conclusion that they are on a dead world, all indigenous life having long been wiped out. In fact, there is one species still very much alive: flesh-eating, light-sensitive creatures that live below ground, away from the deadly glare of the planet's three suns. Unfortunately for Fry and company, they are about to be plunged into darkness by an eclipse that occurs once every 22 years, and which signals the emergence of the aliens from beneath the surface.The survivors only chance of making it off the planet alive involves transferring energy cells from their downed craft to a functioning ship discovered at a nearby deserted mining colony, a task that requires putting trust in Riddick, whose surgically enhanced eyes enable him to see in the dark.I'm willing to forgive the whole convenient 'breathable atmosphere' issue (as I do for one of of my favourite sci-fi films, Enemy Mine), but sci-fi horror Pitch Black throws up one unbelievable plot contrivance after another, completely ignoring logic in favour of thrills, thereby making it hard for me to rate it very highly despite some well handled action from director David Twohy, a memorable turn from gruff star Vin Diesel, and sexy Radha Mitchell in tight clothing.The silly plot simply leaves too many awkward questions: if the aliens have long eradicated all animal life on the surface, what the hell have they been eating ever since? How do creatures that burn up in daylight but which must come to the surface to feed evolve on a planet with three suns? Why do they even bother to come to the surface if they've already eaten everything? Just a few of the head scratchers that this poorly scripted flick fails to answer.

johnpelaro The most difficult part of writing a review of this contrived and poorly acted film is trying to squeeze ten lines into this posting from a film so totally lacking in substance. Radha Mitchell is a very talented and stunningly beautiful actress ( check out " Everything Put Together " ), but the cast of characters and twisted ( perhaps even shopworn ) escape from the jaws of whatever plot line left me repeating " not again.... " . As might be expected when creativity falls short in developing a new ( and potentially interesting ) idea , an extremely long night as one planet eclipses another , the producers/writers resort to conflicts and weaknesses among the cast of characters to provide some substance . It doesn't work , and there's nothing you haven't seen before . Mitchell has been used all too often to provide eye candy for an attention grabbing title with little substance , much as Carol Baker during the '60s and '70s . She deserves better.....WOW ! I stretched it to 15 !