As most seem to say, "It was better than I expected."

Rating: Null/10 (17 June 2002)

Hearsay baggage works both ways; If you keep hearing how GREAT! a film is, you'll be disappointed. If you keep hearing how awful it is, you'll be pleasantly surprised. I would place Pitch Black comfortably next to Starship Troopers, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and the HIGHLY OVERRATED Aliens. ("Better than the original", puh-leez.)
One thing... I've heard several people, Roger Ebert among them, point out how unlikely it is that nocturnal creatures would evolve on a planet with perpetual sunlight. THEY LIVED UNDERGROUND, PEOPLE. They were subterranean creatures. We have creatures like that here on earth. They're called nightcrawlers, moles, and angler fish. Ooooooh, how unlikely. I love it when people try to point out stupidity in a popcorn flick and end making making fools of themselves. Ebert's practically based his entire career on it.