Pitch Black

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2000)

If you are pressed for time, let me sum it up. You need to see this movie, if no other sci-fi this year. It puts Starship Troopers and Stargate both to shame. If you'd like to know more, read on.
I knew this would be a fantastic movie the very second I saw the preview. The one thing that I didn't like, was that in the beginning, there are quick, short bursts of white light, that almost strobed 5 at a time with a second or two in between of actual shots of the movie. Don't worry though, this only happens for maybe 20 seconds and doesn't detract from the movie one bit. Pitch Black is non-stop action from the minute you see the USA films logo appear on the screen. Vin Diesel plays one of the best characters I have seen in a movie since Ray Park played Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace last year. In fact, as a big Darth Maul fan, I might even venture to say that Riddick is even more of a bad-a** than the Sith Warrior. This movie will be just as good if not better than the Matrix.