Good movie...

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2000)

Pitch Black isn't supposed to be believable. I mean, honestly, what do people make movies *about*? Not boring, ordinary everyday events, that's for sure. If the ship had crashed far from anything, what would there have been to make a movie about? Nothing. There wouldn't have been one. And it *is* possible to have a system with three suns. Only problem is, it's impossible to predict the movement of the bodies in that system. The only other gripe I had is that Riddick's eyesight didn't seem to be constant...and there was an awful lot of light around at times for a total eclipse. But let's ignore all that.
Problem: Not scary enough. Too few genuine scares.
Problem: Riddick isn't frightening enough, and is too obviously the 'good' guy.
Problem: We don't get enough information on the characters - I didn't get attached to anyone other than Riddick. And Fry, a little. Aliens was much better in this department.
Good: Character *development*, even though we have nothing really to start with. We see Johns sink from the good guy to the merc, Riddick almost redeem himself, and Fry face up to who she really is and try to do something about it. Not to mention Imam's faith.
Good: The aliens. They're cool, and even fight each other like they should.

Good: Riddick is not a superhuman indestructible superhero. He gets hurt like everyone else. He just has certain...advantages.
Good: The ending. See that for yourself.
Good: There are no clichéd 'I'm gonna die! We're all gonna die!' characters. I'm sick of them. Even the scared guy is kinda like Purvis from Alien: Resurrection.
Well, that's about all.
Recommendation: Go see this if you want to spend a couple of hours thinking about nothing in particular, and you can suspend your disbelief enough to overcome the problems I mentioned and the rather improbable starting point for the plot. If you can do all that, you'll like this movie.

7½/10.