Very good cinematography and set design but simple story.

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 2000)

I have watched this film three times. Why, when it is only an "OK" film? Well, because of the holiday period and people stopping by wanting to have a look at "Pitch Black".
Anyhow, in addition to my comments below, the cinematography is really quite good. In the valley of 'dinosaur' bones, one can appreciate the cleverness of camera angles, lighting and colour enhancement. And everything on the planet, made by the special effects company, is excellent. The shooting locations were in Australia, mainly in the Cooper Pedy mining area of South Australia: a perfect choice to depict a barren dry planet. The Oz accents and phrases were also a nice change from the usual Hollywood stuff.
But the big fault of the movie is the very thin story. Fairly predictable and simple. If only they would have put more effort in getting a story with depth and meaning, then this film would have been a big hit.