Enjoyment lurks in the darkness

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2000)

I read a few comments, bringing up the alien films. This is not alien it is better it is a sci-fi horror flick with the right element. Sure the first alien film made me jump the first time I saw it, but for me it will never be as good as the first time. As for aliens well it was little more than an action film, not that that is bad but the horror aspect was completely lost. Bringing me back to Pitch Black and what makes it such a good film. The one thing that scares us all when outside at night and we hear a sound. We strain our eyes to see what unknown evil lies waiting in the darkness. That is what makes this film special and keeps your attention. In alien you knew it was somewhere in the shadows and you waited for it to pop out so someone could shoot it. Pitch Black's characters only have the defense of what little light they come up with and you know at the edge of that light the creatures lurking surrounding, watching, waiting at fuzzy area where your straining eyes can barely see the outline of their movement.