Pitch Black

JPV852

6/10

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 z...

Repo Jack

9/10

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

7/10

<em>'Pitch Black'</em> is passable viewing. As a big <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> 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 a...

CinemaSerf

7/10

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 pl...