True Sci-Fi Great!

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2000)

From the moment I saw the preview for Pitch Black, I could not wait for it to hit the theaters. A great ad in Entertainment Weekly, and an awesome preview fueled my desire to see this movie on opening day! I mean we all saw the cool part of the preview where one character has a lighter on, and blows on the flame and we see all the aliens all surrounding him! Although Pitch Black made a measly 13.5 million dollars it's opening weekend, compared to The Phantom Menances' gazillion, it should be considerd the years best sci-fi movie. (Sorry Mission to Mars!) Vin Diesel, coming off a great performance in Saving Private Ryan, plays the fearless "hero" who just happens to be an inmate being transfered to a maximum security prison. Well, we all know that something must go wrong. We are introduced to some new great looking aliens that just happen to be afraid of light. Haven't we seen or heard this before? The story is a somewhat new one, and along with some spectacular special effects, Pitch Black will definetly find a spot in my collection!