Pitch Black

  • 2000


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59 % Rotten
$ 53 Million
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Positive Reviews 41
Negative reviews 26
Average Rating 2.9/5
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2.0
But Pitch Black is so jaunty, so limber, and so visually self assured that art peeks through where crap has traditionally made its home. EW
2.5
How sad it is that humans travel countless light years away from Earth, only to find themselves inhabiting the same tired generic conventions. Rogerebert
3.0
Parents need to know that Pitch Black is the sci fi action movie that spawned Vin Diesel s Riddick franchise. Common Sense Media
1.5
The problem I suspect most viewers will have with this smart, visually appealing film is not so much the rather off putting spectacle of rich boomers .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Fred Leuchter, a wiry, bespectacled, marginally whiny anti mensch, is anything but all powerful. Austin Chronicle
4.5
A smart, suspenseful sci fi movie from director Twohy, whose underrated 1996 film, The Arrival, also brought visual imagination and intelligence to th .. Time Out
4.5
David Twohys film undoubtedly has something interesting about it, and that something can be summarised in two words: Vin Diesel. The Guardian
2.0
A very streamlined exercise in interplanetary mayhem and the logistics of the body count.
4.5
Hes tough, hes mean, and hes definitely no good guy, but you begin to like him nevertheless. IGN
0.0
This half baked sci fi horror film, filled with jerky, washed out, highlighted, blurred and toned imagery, is a tiresome experience. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
This kind of sight is a tool granted to a few of those who live in the darkness of prison.The Hollywood industry a great term for a place that just gr .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Its far more concerned, in fact, with bombarding its audience with artful visuals and brutal, thumbnail confrontation scenes than spoon feeding unnece ..
3.0
Under the circumstances its not really fair to blame the actors, whose amateurishness seems appropriate to the material (although Diesels stolid machi .. One Guys Opinion
4.5
Director David Twohy, who made the aliens among us thriller The Arrival, keeps things moving. Village Voice
2.2
It is easy to root for the aliens to possibly, against all odds for such formulaic films, pick off all the survivors of the spacecraft. Sover
3.8
The acting is solid, if largely unremarkable.Most of the principals have fallen effortlessly into the stereotyped roles of quirky characters who are b .. ReelViews
3.5
In the grand old Hawks style, the good must team up with the bad (Riddick) to battle the worse. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Technically, the film captures the excitement and tensions of a business that is only for the strong of heart and weak of morals.
3.8
His mere presence is enough to inspire awe in jaded moviegoers.The rest of the actors are good, but when put next to Diesel, theyre practically non ex .. Reel Film Reviews
4.0
It works well, however, for purposes of illustrating the plight of the survivors.Despite the scientific and logical lapses, it is a pretty good advent .. Lariat
3.0
It delivers action, suspense and thrills, all while being at least slightly ahead of the class when it comes to alien/sci fi movies. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Complicating matters is the fact that Riddick has escaped, with no one knowing his whereabouts or intentions. Screen It
3.5
The premise is utterly routine, but the cast and crew bring it to life with lots of details. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Still, if you can get past all this, there are a few things to enjoy. View London
2.5
The other good news: Despite its low profile cast and relatively low budget special effects, Pitch Black is infinitely more watchable than the bloated .. Film Journal International ..
1.5
Instead, this dopey, poorly paced and surprisingly derivative work is an extreme disappointment. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
0.5
A noisy, nightmarish waste of time and money, the producers and yours. Internet Reviews
1.5
Pitch Black is not good clean bad fun it is an insidious offense to any even halfway demanding movie fan.
3.8
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.0
This is a dumb, fun and very flawed Sci fi action flick that is a good time killer but dont expect it on any top 10 lists. Cinema Crazed
4.5
Pitch Black is the movie of the season for sci fi and horror fans! Salon
3.0
Hey man, its February. Youve already picked through all the leftover Oscar bait you can take, so its no time to be picky. Flim Threet
3.0
On that level at least it is refreshingly unencumbered by any sub textual meaning or sense of self importance.It is an entertainment and quite a good .. Bbc
2.5
Despite its quickie slasher sequel nature, Scream 2 hardly felt like a rush job; it had all the genuine scares and crucially the sharp, self effacing .. Mr Brown Movies
2.0
A routine sci fi/horror action adventure, takes us where weve been countless times before. Calendar Live
4.5
Some hard core science fiction fans might nit pick over details in Pitch Black, but for the average moviegoer looking to be entertained, this roller c .. Hollywood
3.0
Even though its riddled with some of the lamest, dumbest dialogue imaginable, Pitch Black is a total guilty pleasure. Seattle Pi
3.1
Twohy also took an annoying amount of license with the spastic editing in certain scenes.But the creatures are fantastically rendered, the suspense is .. Spliced Wire
4.4
Pitch Black is relentless in its integrity; its lean and mean and it doesnt waste time. Movie Habit
4.5
Vin Diesels demeanor is refreshing and the combination of his voice and physical build make his character memorable. Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
Although this script never met a clich that didnt fit like a glove, there are potent moments to send your popcorn flying. E Online
3.0
Pitch Black isnt smart sci fi; instead, its boilerplate survival horror, preoccupied with death, destruction, and monsters.
4.0
But, much like cult pulper Assault On Precinct 13, this supersedes its derivative B movie roots to emerge as a craftily crafted and stylishly shot out .. Games Radar
1.9
But still the menacing rush of dust and wind create a thrilling ride for the audience as the ship slides across the burnt orange surface of an unknown .. Ross Anthony
3.1
By supersaturating the film stock, among other trickery, the planetary landscape actually seems very alien unlike the usual Southern California scapes .. Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
And last but not least is Vin Diesels Riddick, a wonderful creation. Montreal Film Journal
2.0
It is easy to root for the aliens to possibly, against all odds for such formulaic films, pick off all the survivors of the spacecraft. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
Pitch Black falters a bit in its last half hour the films darkest moment reduces Diesel to delivering a pithy one liner but for the most part, its ter .. Film Avclub
3.0
Once youve accepted that Pitch Black falls squarely into this particular subgenre and you arent expecting anything more, then youll probably have a fu .. Scifi Movie Page
4.5
Dont take Pitch Black too seriously, and it will scare you silly. Jam! Movies
2.0
Pitch Black may be another Alien rip off, but its a rip off with class, style and a lot of heart. Flip Side Archive
4.5
Features some lovingly crafted effects notably director of photography David Eggbys bleached colour palette and some vivid characterisation. Bfi
2.0
At least as much as The Blair Witch Project before it, Pitch Black shows us how disconcerting total darkness can be. Film Blather
5.0
Pitch Black will leave you with the sudden urgency to leave the hall light on. Filmcritic.com
3.5
It may not linger in the memory any longer than your last Nintendo session, but its an exhilarating two hours. Vulture
3.0
Still, with all of the things which bugged mewhat carries the film is Diesel, some pretty whacked out effects, and a decent story.If youre dying for s .. Need Coffee
1.0
Flawed and ambitious, Pitch Blacks murky challenge to SF action heroic conventions is its most redeeming feature. Nitrate Online
2.5
To say the movie could have been great is most accurate; unfortunately, neither the characters nor the story have anywhere to go once the nightfall ha .. Cinema Phile
1.5
Pitch Black is such a stinker that it makes Twohys previous sci fi thriller, The Arrival, look halfway decent. Ear Of Newt
2.0
Pitch Black is action science fiction that barely qualifies as action and not at all as either science or fiction. Nicks Flick Picks
1.5
The alien and space flight FX are impressive, and Diesel and fly girl Radha Mitchell are likable, but the cheap cinematography and a story line thats .. Boston Phoenix
2.0
It just wants to be a really good Alien ripoff with a half baked premise. About Film
3.8
One of the best of the sci fi spectacles cut from the Alien cloth.
3.1
In the thrills department, Pitch Black is a hands down winner. It has a good setup, and all of the suspense sequences are perfectly paced. Cine Matter
3.0
Theres lots of promise for this Twohy guy, assuming he gets hold of a more audacious story (maybe not his) next time around. Deep Focus
5.0
The latest film from writer/ director David Twohy, a man whose career seems aimed at proving that low budget genre based entertainment can be just as .. eye WEEKLY
1.5
A fairly efficient science fiction monster film, somewhat in the mold of an old 1950s B movie.
4.4
Even those who shun the gripping effect of horror films might find Pitch Black a challenge worth taking on. Cinema Sense
2.5
While Pitch Black offers plenty in terms of cheap thrills and jolting scares, theres little else to justify it as a worthy moviegoing experience. Movie Mantz
3.0
Although such praise wasnt justified, PITCH BLACK deserves to be recommended as a solid piece of genre entertainment. Drax Review Blog Spot
2.0
A filmmaker just cant have it both ways when he decides he wants to make Aliens meets Les Miserables. Scott Renshaw's Screening ..
1.5
what starts as a space operatic adventure in an exotic world soon becomes monster horror pitched somewhere between Mario Bavas Planet of the Vampires .. Through the Trees



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