Pitch Black

Pitch Black

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  • Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Action
  • Release Date: 2000-02-18
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • : 6.853
  • Production Company: Interscope Communications
  • Production Country: United States of America
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6.853/10
6.853
From 4,612 Ratings

Description

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

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Reviews

  • Gimly

    9
    By Gimly
    One of those few movies that most people don't care for, but I personally think is **criminally** underrated. _Final rating:★★★★½ - Ridiculously strong appeal. I can’t stop thinking about it._

  • JPV852

    6
    By JPV852
    Wasn't a big fan the last time I saw this (2000/2001) and didn't think too much about it this go around, with the shoddy editing particularly early on (seemed to stabilize in the final act), and the direction itself was pretty amateurish with stretching the picture in certain instances. Some interesting elements I guess and the acting was okay but no real standouts including Vin Diesel who shows zero personality that at least has come through in the Fast and the Furious franchise. **2.75/5**

  • Repo Jack

    9
    By Repo Jack
    The movie that put Vin Diesel on the map as Riddick, the crooked anti-hero wanted by bounty hunters. This is another movie that benefits from knowing very little before watching the film.

  • r96sk

    7
    By r96sk
    'Pitch Black' is passable viewing. As a big 'Fast & Furious' fan, it was about time I checked out more of Vin Diesel's other work. I had heard of this character of his before, though didn't know a jot about the plot. It turns out it's fairly good, despite minor issues. It has a noticeable low budget/low quality feel to it, the special effects haven't aged beautifully and the acting level is rather mid. Nevertheless, I still did enjoy the creatures and those onscreen do the job. It does attempt quite a bit of sci-fi, so I can respect it. Diesel is effective in the role of Riddick, a character I can certainly see the potential for here. Kinda funny that he co-stars with Cole Hauser, who appears in '2 Fast 2 Furious' - the only F&F flick to not feature Vin. Hauser is solid enough, he does suit this sorta role. Radha Mitchell and Keith David are the best of the others. I'm intrigued to see where they went with 'The Chronicles of Riddick' (of course, the film Diesel chose over 2 Fast). I hadn't heard of this one before, though do know of the follow-up... so it must be good, right?

  • CinemaSerf

    7
    By CinemaSerf
    After their ship crashes onto an unforgiving and hostile planet, only a disparate group of eleven folk survive under the command of “Fry” (Radha Mitchell). Trying to galvanise her cohort of ten isn’t going to be easy as these are no ordinary crew. Moreover, with pitch darkness descending over the place - quite an achievement as it has three suns - every twenty-odd hours, and with the indigenous plant life proving to have quite a penchant for human flesh, things look bleak. It might be that their only hope of survival rests with the see-in-the-dark enabled convict “Riddick” (Vin Diesel) but can she trust him to lead them to a shuttle that could get them off this arid world? Can she trust anyone? There are plenty of solid visual effects on display here, but the story has a certain familiar, hybrid, ring to it that anyone who has ever watched “Dr. Who” over the years will recognise. Diesel is an imposing and charismatic actor and he very much owns this, but the rest of the cast - including the dreadful Claudia Black whom I blame, entirely, for ruining “Stargate SG-1” in the end, picking up the slack and hopefully ending up triffid fodder. It is a well paced adventure with plenty going on pretty much from the start, and the dingy wind-swept scenarios create quite a claustrophobic atmosphere for this sinister adventure to thrive.

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