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Pitch Black
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MPAA RATING: R for sci-fi violence and gore, and for language
Starring Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, and John Moore
A space transport crashes on an apparently deserted planet, leaving the crew to reckon with the likes of fellow passenger Riddick (Diesel), a serial murderer. The true threat to the crew turns out to be a virtual sky full of flying, flesh-eating creatures who come out to play under the protection of darkness.
| GENRE(S): | Sci-fi |
| WRITTEN BY: |
David N. Twohy
Ken Wheat (story) Jim Wheat (story) |
| DIRECTED BY: | David N. Twohy |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 10, 2000 Video: October 10, 2000 Theatrical: February 18, 2000 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 108 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA / Australia |
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.9 (out of 10) based on 23 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Levente S gave it a1:
A highly derivative action/horror/sci-fi film which completely fails to deliver on the action, the horror, or the science. Forgettable, interchangeable stock characters make up the bulk of the relatively small cast. The main characters are bland stereotypes, Riddick himself is only memorable because i've heard his name so many times before. None of the action is exciting, all the horror amounts to the occasional startling due to loud noises (but only two or three times in all), and there is no science to speak of. Ten minutes in I found myself looking for excuses to stop watching, I went to the bathroom, I got a drink, I made some food. Boring, repetitive, extremely underburdened with plot and convincing dialogue, and repetitive. Do not watch this film even once, you'll have more doing exactly what you would do while watching the movie, only with all electronics off. The ambiguity of Diesel's character gets one point, but they could have made it a bigger part of the story.
Allen& Laura R. gave it a10:
We loves this movies is great!! We have seen it 10 time. it show more action!! hope in the future there will be Pitchblack Pt.2.
Andy M. gave it a1:
I'm watching this movie right now and I'm not sure I can take much more of it. There just aren't that many... redeeming qualities! The cinematography is unique and thought-out, but the amount of color filters, muddying up EVERY SINGLE FRAME with blue or brown, just pisses me off. Realism absolutely aside ('cause there is almost none), I feel no reason to care for any of the characters. Vin's character I do not pity nor root for, nor do I take any interest in the others. The sets are laughable, making visuals as annoying as the coloring. I like sci-fi, I really do, but this just feels like a bad episode of "Lost" mixed with "The Hills Have Eyes" without the grittiness or the intrigue. Oh, and produced with a budget of about 50 bucks. Really, don't waste as much time as I have on this thing.
Jeff A. gave it an8:
Dunno why the low score, this is a great, different, if slightly cheesy movie. Diesel has a style all his own.
Fred Bob gave it an8:
I must say that I think that the character that Vin Diesel plays is the all-time best fictional character ever. Who's cool? The movie in general is good, better then it's follow up film. But it still has it's dull spots.
Sam gave it an8:
Pitch Black isn't the greatest sci-fi movie of all time, and it isn't trying to be. It is, though, a helluva lot of fun.
[Anonymous] gave it a7:
(for director's cut) Starts off clunky, like Alien-lite, but Vin diesel steps up to form an saves it at the end. ONly worth ONE watch, though. Won't endure past that.
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