The People's Review of Pitch
Black
Kathy
score = 80
This is a great flick for "space" movie fans & fans of
Vin. I enjoyed this movie, and in fact was surprised about how often
I've told other people to see it.
lianne
score = 100
I absolutly loved this movie. it was full of action, suspense, and i love
sci fi movies. this was one of my favorite movies i saw this year! i
thought it deserved a higher score like the score i gave it, 100. thanx
for the chance to tell how i feel...
thanx a buch lianne
Robyn
score = 100
I loved the movie! Plot was great-- it keeps you guessing as to what
will happen next. The end is surprising.I've seen it three times
already, now, and I'd see it again.
danielle
score = 80
comments = i have to admit that i watched this movie a second time almost
straight after watching it the first time. part of its pulling power for
me was the beautiful lighting at the beginning of the film (among other
filming techniques like the aliens vision), a farely good story and one
good looking vin diesal. something that did bug me throughout was the
inconsistency of the aliens and riddicks sensitivity to light, other than
that i loved it.
Kirk
score = 80
I think Pitch Black was very cool. Vin Diesal was awsome. He's now
one of my favorite actors. I would love to meet him. I think
the movie was well made. They cood have showed the aliens a little
clearer. But I still loved it. The ending was the best.
B/c I thought Vin Diesal killed the women but he didn't.
Heather
score = 80
comments = Excellent camera work. Refreshing actors were absolutely
believable and had a great chemistry together. Vin Diesal smiles at me in
my dreams now and says "Exactly" all the time. Great to rent and
watch with the lights off. And I guarantee you'll kill the person who
makes you pause it to go to the john. GIVE ME MY SEQUEL!!!!
King
score = 80
As far as some of you guys that rag about the plotlessness of this movie,
I think you have to look a bit deeper. Given it is a run or be eaten by
nasty aliens movie so how deep should you be expected to look, but the
conditions on the planet alone hint at the deeper nature of man. The
contrast of the sun bleached planet with the darkness that follows during
the eclipse mirrors the two sides of human nature, a lighter and a darker
side. The characters themselves also embodied different aspects of human
nature and their development in the film gives you something to think
about. Fry and Riddick, seemingly good and evil, aren't really so
different. Fry had just as little respect for her passengers in the
beginning of the film as Riddick did, and they both went through similar
character development throughout the film. If you are a thinking person,
you are lead to think about the fine line between good and evil, a theme
supported by the other characters as well. These characters and their
development was actually the main plot of the film, fleshed out with some
neat effects some new ideas on an old old theme and some good old @§$
kicking action of course. It was basically a great popcorn munching alien
film that sent you home with something to think about as well, the age old
fascination with our own darker side. Something that I didn't expect when
I entered the theater, but have greatly enjoyed in the last two weeks
since seeing this film...
Good
score = 80
This was a great movie. Started out slow, but it had a plot line at
least.
Danny
score = 70
A perfect "multiplex & popcorn" movie. Keeps its speed from
the beginning to the end. Pitch Black really tests our eyes and adrenalin
level. 107 minutes of high quality horror. I enjoyed it sincerely.
Nick
score = 50
When I first entered this review page I expected a bunch of 40's and 50's
for points, instead I find 90's and 100's. I found this movie not too bad
but it isn't really a movie I'd buy when it comes out on video. It is
worth seeing once but I fojnd it to be a bit un-original. I normally like
SCI-FI's but for some reason I didn't really enjoy this one, it seemed a
bit childish too.
Michael Baumhover
score = 100
I say it was the best video ever.It was real cool how the alians look.I
like the way how they made the system with the 3 stars and 2 planets.I
hope they make a pitch black 2.
Smarz@hotmail.com
score = 100
Van Diesel was awesome. Plot was very good, not traditional. I
thought some scenes didn't have a smooth transition into the next, but was
always fairly easy to catch up. Overall, job well done!
Jenni
score = 100
This movie was great and filled with suspense. It had no sex, which
is a first for Hollywood and it had an unpredictable plot, also a first
for Hollywood. Diesal did a great acting job- better than veteran Bruce
Willis- and this kid has little acting experience. It is definitely worth
seeing and it doesn't even have your typical huge stars, also a
first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Frosty
score = 100
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL MADE, PERFECTLY ACTED MOVIE I'VE SEEN IN A
LONG TIME. I WAS SCARED AND ALSO LAUGHED AT RIDDICK (VIN DIESEL). THIS
MOVIE HAD EVERYTHING AND I WILL DEFINETELY SEE IT AGAIN!
lLori sattler
score = 90
Perfect choice to use vin diesal as the bad guy. It was suspense all
the way through with physical and sexual conflicts. Awesome graphics
through vins eyes, an interesting way at looking through someone elses
eyes. Vin is sexy and erotic
me:)
score = 100
I thought that this was an awsom movei! i was wondering though if there
was any place to find out about Riddick's eyes, couldyou post something
please? thanks.
courtney
score = 100
This movie rocks!!!!!!!! it has everything. great action, special effects,
alien monsters, and great characters. and vin diesel well he was just the
coolest thing since wonder bread in this movie.
Unknown2
score = 100
This was THE absolute best movie that I have ever seen. I saw it on
its debute night and I'm going to go see it over and over and over.
So all of you stupid film critics, OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!!
kirsten deming
score = 90
What...are the critics CRAZY or something? This movie was GREAT!
Maybe they should learn how to read between the lines a little better.
They would enjoy themselves more often!
LH
score = 60
Pitch Black seems to be more of an action/adventure movie with humans
pitted against nasty aliens rather than a really scary thriller. This
movie has some cool special effects, a very macho bad/good guy rolled into
one, but it lacks the character development to take it to the next level
--the level of Terminator.
Kitten
score = 100
I thought the movie was very cool. I like how sex never came into play.
Most really good movies are ruined by needless sexual activity. This is
one movie that'll be on my shelf very soon!
REVM
score = 90
Those critics must be half-dead if this movie didn't get their pulses
racing. Wow! I'm getting this on DVD as soon as it comes out.
ravenwolfchick@excite.com
score = 100
I thought this movie was excellent. It had a good amount of action in it
and really shows off Vin Diesel as a good actor. Fantastic. Vin is totally
sexy. If anyone knows how to to contact him, can they send me the info?:)
Christine
score = 100
I thought this movie was excellent. It had a good amount of action in it
and really shows off Vin Diesel as a good actor. Fantastic
Vin Fan
score = 100
I think this movie was excellent and Vin was sooooo gooooooood!!!! I dunno
what the hell those critics were thinking!!!
Stephanie
score = 100
I believe this movie was terrific! It was orignal, and the main
bad-guy, Riddick (Vin Diesel), did a good job at playing a bad guy, trying
to help. I believe that Vin Diesel did a wonderful job with this
movie, as well as David Twohy with writing it. The storyline was
really original, and the storyline was terrific. Riddick's eyes were
way cool, I liked the effects.
William
score = 90
Based on the anti hero status of Riddick (Vin Diesel) alone I would
strongly reccommend this film. However there is alot more ot it than that.
Its a story about redemption, but its not preachy. Riddick is someone who
has fell out of the human race, a cold blooded predator. Which is the
reason he is awake during cryo sleep. On his way back to prison, in the
company of a bounty hunter, played by Cole Hauser.
The ship wanders the the tail of a rogue comet, apparently most people
where still getting popcorn and didn't notice the huge glowing ball of
rock and ice in the very beginning (see the omvie again, look to the
left). The tail of the comet is composed of chunks of rock and ice
traveling at a few thousand miles per hour. These little chunk punch
through the ship like bullets and kill a number of people including the
captain.
The docking pilot and navigator fall out of cryo first, in the crash
landing procedure Fry (the docking pilot) has to purge weight to bring the
nose of the ship down. She prepares to dump everything, including the 40
passengers in the hold. The navigator stops her.
After the crash the few survivors are confronted with the terror of having
a serial killer on the lose among them, with only Johns (Cole Hauser)
between him and them. But they soon discover that Riddick is not the only
thing to fear here.
The question arises, how on a world with nearly eternal sunlight, could a
species that needs darkness evolve. Well there are two possibilites, first
they are a sub surface dwelling species, possible but not likely since
they can fly. Or secondly, they are not from here. Perhaps, as in Alien,
these things are from somewhere else, it would explain how the world at
onetime had an ecology and now doesn't. These things arrived and during a
few successive eclipses picked it clean.
But this is not really that important to the plot. There is a point wher
Riddick spares Fry, after hearing about her wanting to purge the cargo
hold. Why? Maybe he recognizes it as something he would do, maybe it
strikes some chord inside him. When they discover the creatures
underground, the decide they need Riddick's muscle to help them get an
escape ship ready. While prepping the ship, they discover the planet gets
plunged into darkness by a full eclipse every 22 years.
Riddick begins playing mind games with Fry, and he foreshadows the
conflict ahead. Having being in prison most of his life, he is most likely
more than a little familiar with tense difficult situations. The theme of
redemption comes up again when Fry asks Riddick if thre isn't some part of
him that wants to rejoin the human race, Riddick's reply "To be
honest I wouldn't know how." The movie progresses and as happens in
very tense times, when people are dying. Some fold and some don't. Johns
shows that he is every bit the survive at all costs person that Riddick
is. And Fry is given a choice. Two are left behind, Fry can escape with
Riddick, who true to his nature is perfectly willing to leave everyone
behind. Fry cannot leave them behind, her selflessness finally seems to
hit home with Riddick, maybe it just shows him the way back to being
human. In the end Fry sacrifices herself, redeeming her earlier failruer
under stress when she would have purged the cargo bay, and by doing so she
shows Riddick what it really means to be human. Cole Hauser turns in a
very good performance as Johns, and Rahda Mitchell does an excellent job
as Fry. Turn by her desire to live and her need to do the right thing,
tormented by the memories of her navigator and crew mate who died to save
the passengers. But the show stealer is Vin Diesel, who takes a character
who could have easily been a piece of terminator meets hannibal the
cannibal cardboard. And fleshes it out, aside from one AWFUL one liner
that seemed to get a laugh from the pre teen set.
This film will never impress the "Driving Miss Daisy" critics,
and won't win any oscars. But as far as being worth the seven fifty
admission, its one of the best I have seen in the last couple of years.
Russell Masterson
score = 90
I feel this is the next alein mabye better and to think no
million dollar names in this one no wearver no arnold no sly
no willis and still this movie rocks can't wait to own it.
I think that in some ways this is better than star wars at least this kept
my attention all the way through and it did it with No nudity
proving you can make a great movie without it.
Laura
score = 100
I have seen this movie twice now, and I love it! Vin Diesel is a very
talented actor and I loved his movie, Strays. He is so hot and I think
that we all need to see him in some more movies!
kristyn
score = 80
I loved the movie it definetely had me wondering what was going to happen
next. Very good movie
liz
score = 90
I think this movie was thoroughly thought out and exciting. I feel the
casting was appropriate, and Vin Diesel was the highlight! I was scared,
but not too scared to watch. It made me think, but it wasnt full of
bizarre plot twists that made me say, "huh?" Overall my friends
and I loved this movie. Good one liners, but not full of them. Definately
some tough@$$ scenes. Refreshing and wonderful!!
Ryan
score = 50
I have just started writing at this site and i plan to make an entry after
every new movie i see. this movie was not good, but then again not
horrible. when the movie first started it was like blair witch
project all over again. the camera shooting was awful (and unlike
blair witch, it wasn't intended), and oh my god, how about the terrible
color during the first 30 min. I do have to give credit to a new type of
plot and creature desing though. It's creativity deserves at least a
viewing despite some of the flaws. Watch it, but definately only on
video. Stay away from paying theater price or you will be
dissapointed
Joi
score = 10
The script was undeveloped and underdramatized. It lacked little at
all any plot development. The best scene in the movie was the one
promoted on the commericals. Usually, movies with unknown, yet GOOD actors
are pretty impressive. Ha!! Not in the case of this movie. I
could have done a better job, and I've only been on stage crew. This
movie is not worth paying for. If you can see it for 4 dollars or
less...then have a ball.
Ja
score = 30
"But as far as being worth the seven fifty admission, its one of the
best I have seen in the last couple of years" - This one is my
favorite excuse for bad films. Sometimes even a latrine is being worth the
seven fifty admission. Film is not all bad, but only in comparision to the
films of the last decade. Beside that it is just another "show me the
money" flick. Good entertaitment, but then again, most of the
American movie going public does not deserve or even understand anything
more complicated then Pitch Black. Most of them have probably never in
tehir lifes seen a good movie, so they have to be content with what they
are being served as "ghood movies".
Bubba
score = 90
A good flick that I saw twice... much better then the competition sci-fi
in the theater's Mission to YAWN... A good watch and worth the admission
Raven
score = 100
Pitch Black is the best movie of the year in my opinion. It was extremely
good. I loved the action and sci-fi. My favorite character was Riddick. I
love the whole concept of Riddick. I love the fact that he's extremely
good looking and very bad. I got a soft spot for the bad guys that are
cool. Plus I love Vin Diesel. I think he's a very good actor. I've seen
him in Saving Private Ryan and I want to see Boiler Room. I love how Vin
can meld into his character. I also love how he's making something of
himself in the hollywood world. I say keep up the good work Vin and cant
wait to see you in Knockaround Guys, Doormen, and Thing of Beauty, ect.
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