Highly unoriginal, but never boring

Rating: 6/10 (21 February 2000)

As far as being derivative, there are fewer film that owe more to other films than Pitch Black. Aliens, Tremors, Silence of the Lambs, Starship Troopers, etc. This film barely has an original bone in its body. But it is fun nonetheless. Much of the credit goes to David Twohy for creating a pretty interesting world for these people to crash-land on. And the middle section when Fry, Riddick, and the rest begin to realize what's in store for them is by far the best. Much more credit goes to Vin Diesel for his portrayal of Riddick - his voice is like another character in this film, and the narration is so amazingly recorded that it feels like its inside you. Radha Mitchell makes a convincingly flawed heroine, as well. Worth checking out on the big screen if you're a scifi/action fan, especially since pan and scan on it's video release with be very damaging to this film's visual style.