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Pitch Black (2000)

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Reviews Counted:960

Fresh:796

Rotten:164

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: This sci-fi flick fails to deliver enough spills and chills.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A spacecraft carrying an assortment of passengers including Riddick (Vin Diesel), a dangerous, shackled murderer between prisons, is forced to make a crash landing on a barren, triple-sunned planet... A spacecraft carrying an assortment of passengers including Riddick (Vin Diesel), a dangerous, shackled murderer between prisons, is forced to make a crash landing on a barren, triple-sunned planet after the craft suffers severe damage during a meteor shower. The ship is ripped into pieces, killing several crew members and leaving meek officer Fry (Radha Mitchell) in charge of the survivors. After two unfortunate deaths, the survivors discover that the only visible life form on the planet is a species of light-fearing, carnivorous, occasionally cannibalistic aliens dwelling in caverns beneath the desert surface. Using a model of the planet and its suns in an abandoned research station, Fry deduces that she and her fellow travellers have unfortunately descended on the planet on the day of its first total eclipse in 22 years, giving them mere hours before they are bathed in total darkness. Only then is it safe for the hungry subterranean creatures to emerge, seeking to feed on the remaining survivors. However, the dangerous Riddick, through black market injections received in lock-up, is able to see in darkness- causing the surviving crew members to reluctantly remain dependent on the potentially harmful criminal. As the survivors are killed one by one by the hungry creatures, they realize that Riddick may be their only hope. [More]

Starring: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David

Starring: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Moore, Claudia Black, Simon Burke

Director: David Twohy

Director: David Twohy
Screenwriter: Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat, David Twohy
Producer: Tom Engelman
Composer: Graeme Revell

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Mar 31, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region [unknown]

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 Surround French, Spanish
  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
  • Subtitles: English, SDH, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary: Director David Twohy, Producer Tom Engelman and Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chiag

Featurette:

  • 1. An Introduction by David Twohy
  • 2. The Game Is On
  • 3. The Johns Chase Log
  • 4. The Making of Pitch Black
  • 5. Dark Fury: Advancing the Arc
  • 6. The Chronicles of Riddick Visual Encyclopedia
  • 7. A View into the Dark
  • 8. Feature Commentary with Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser and Director David Twohy

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