a sci-fi flick with flare...

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2000)

i popped in pitch black expecting yet another alien rip-off with b-acting, imac graphics, and a wafer-thin plot.
what i got was a cimematic thrill-ride. these aliens give Alien something to think about, the film has a b feel, but the acting isn't. Vin Diesel is sharp and menacing as riddick the bad/good guy. the graphics were smooth and not intrussive. the plot is thin but quick paced.
the thing that "awed" me the most is the cinematography. lush, vivid, and imaginative, the use of effects for the surface, riddick's view, and the aliens' view is the best use of artistic cinematography in a long while - especially for sci-fi.
the editing kept the pace quick and the tension high.