Pitch Black

Pitch Black

Owing a major debt to Alien and its cinematic spawn, Pitch Black is a guilty pleasure that surpasses expectations. As he did with The Arrival, director David Twohy revitalizes a derivative story, allowing you to forgive its flaws and submit to its visceral thrills. Under casual scrutiny, the plot's logic crumbles like a stale cookie, but it's definitely fun while it lasts. A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole Hauser), and a deadly prisoner (Vin Diesel) who quickly escapes. These clashing personalities discover that the planet is plunging into the darkness of an extended eclipse, and it's populated by hordes of ravenous, razor-fanged beasties that only come out at night. The body count rises, and Pitch Black settles into familiar sci-fi territory. What sets the movie apart is Twohy's developing visual style, suggesting that this veteran of B-movie schlock may advance to the big leagues. Like the makers of The Blair Witch Project, Twohy understands the frightening power of suggestion; his hungry monsters are better heard than seen (although once seen, they're chillingly effective), and Pitch Black gets full value from moments of genuine panic. Best of all, Twohy's got a well-matched cast, with Mitchell (so memorable with Ally Sheedy in High Art) and Diesel (Pvt. Caparzo from Saving Private Ryan) being the standouts. The latter makes the most of his muscle-man role, and his character's development is one more reason this movie works better than it should. --Jeff Shannon

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Production: Gramercy Pictures/ USA Films
  2 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
R
Year:
2000
109
Website
4,447 Views
Fight Evil With Evil.
There's A New Reason To Be Afraid Of The Dark.
Don't be afraid of the dark. Be afraid of what's in the dark.
Are you afraid of the dark? You will be …
It's getting Dark.
There's only one rule: Stay in the light.
A new species of terror.

[Caroline came back to the ship where Riddick already was]

Riddick:
Strong survival instinct. I admire that in a woman.

Caroline:
I promised them that we would go back with more light.

Riddick:
Did you?

Caroline:
What? Are you afraid?

Riddick:
(laughs) Me afraid?

Caroline:
Come on, Riddick. There's gotta be some part of you that wants to rejoin the human race.

Riddick:
Truthfully, I wouldn't know how.

Caroline:
Well, then just give me more light for them, and I'll go back by myself.

Riddick:
Okay.

[Riddick gives her light]

Riddick:
There you go.

Caroline:
Please, just come with me.

Riddick:
I got a better idea. Come with me.

Caroline:
You're f***ing with me! I know you are!

Riddick:
You know I am? You don't know anything about me. I will leave you here. Step inside.

Caroline:
I can't.

Riddick:
Sure, you can.

Caroline:
I can't.

Riddick:
Here. I'll make it easy on you. [he lends her his hand] Take my hand. Come on. Come on … look. No one's gonna blame you. Save yourself, Caroline.

Caroline:
I …

Riddick:
Come on … come on … [she's getting to the ship] That's it. That's it. Good girl.

[She suddenly hears a creature, bringing back memories of the people she leaves, and changes her mind]

Caroline:
Now, you! You listen to me! I am the captain of this ship. And I am not leaving anyone on this rock with those f***ing things, even if it means –

[Riddick brings the knife to her throat]

Caroline:
Get that thing off my neck.

Riddick:
Shut up! You'd die for them?

Caroline:
I would try for them.

Riddick:
You didn't answer me.

Caroline:
Yes, I would Riddick. I would – I would die for them.

Riddick:
(pauses) .........Interesting.


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