Same Old Same Old

Rating: 6/10 (19 February 2000)

Pitch Black reminded me of Aliens for some reason. The creatures have the same look. It had nothing that was spectacularly new. Pitch Black has the same tired, predictable science fiction plot. I had some friends that liked it but I guess I've seen better. The movie, however, was well directed but gaps in the plot made me lose interest. It's okay for a movie to be unrealistic because that's what makes a movie good in most cases. On the other hand, if a movie states criteria early on about certain unrealistic things, then later on breaks that criteria, then the movie loses credibility. It's not a total loss though. If you've been really looking forward to seeing Pitch Black and you like Sci-Fi then I say, "GO." Otherwise, think twice about spending the hard earned cash.