Good scifi story

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2000)

I really enjoyed this film. I admit I have now seen it 6 times due to Vin Diesel fandom, but the film itself is really excellent.
It isnt some big budget lets blow stuff up/spend big on special effects movie, its a story of people in a nasty situation - the basic premise of any good scifi story.
In fact I remember after the second time I saw it the thought I had was that it was like watching a scifi book at the movies - with character development, good pacing, etc. I then later refined it to being like a good scifi short story because it is only a dip in the ocean of a larger story I think.
I loved the story, I loved the look of it, I loved the characters - my faves (other than Riddick) were definitely Jack and Fry. And Cole Hauser did a great job as Johns - ewww I hated him! LOL!
My list of peeves is short. 1)Certain people died or died first that I wasnt impressed about. 2) Fry stating the obvious all the time "they're hollow" and "the light hurts them" after someone just said the light is scolding them.
But apart from that - a great film!!