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This science fiction anthology features DOOM, together with PITCH BLACK and the sequel, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. PITCH BLACK is a dark, atmospheric sci-fi thriller with a sharp sense of humour, in which a spacecraft crashes on a mysterious planet, forcing the remaining survivors to seek help from a convicted murderer, Riddick... Read more

Starring	Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David
Director	David N. Twohy
Genres	Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Critic's review of Pitch Black
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- "...Vin Diesel's demeanor is refreshing and the combination of his voice and physical build make his character memorable....Not since the coming of the Terminator has there been an anti-hero so worth cheering..."
- 8884
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 20
  - 3
  The good old days - when Vin's talent was bigger than his ego!
  
  An enjoyable space monster movie where the on-screen action belies the small budget. Vin Diesel uses his bulk and gruff tones to good effect in portraying ... read more »
  
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- 16193
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Gerry McKibbin
  - Belfast, NI
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 11:05
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- - 0
  - 0
  Pitch Black
  
  Witty in places. Quite a good action film. Sort of thing that you would watch after getting in from the pub'.
  
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- 1118830
- - GofWarks
  - 35 reviews
  - Radford Semele
  - 13 May 2012 at 15:51
- - 0
  - 2
  Really, really poor ... and annoying!
  
  I did not get to the end so I have to be honest and say that I cannot review the film as a whole. The plot is hopeful and the ideas behind the film are fine .. ... read more »
  
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- 1078848
- - Platospupil
  - 109 reviews
  - 05 Jan 2012 at 19:50
- - 1
  - 0
  pitch pitch black
  
  loved it, excellent film, vin diesel was brilliant as usually, film was gripping though out, it wasn't draw out like a lot of horror movies, loved very ... read more »
  
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- 1048007
- - champs
  - 89 reviews
  - bridlington
  - 05 Oct 2011 at 13:39
- - 0
  - 0
  for the fans of Vin
  
  for the admirer of Vin Diesel, that's the first chapter of the Chronicle of Ridick, so, a good movie. nothing extraordinary.
  
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- 1007401
- - Arnaud_UK
  - 5 reviews
  - 20 Jun 2011 at 13:18
- - 1
  - 0
  Pitch Black is Good!!
  
  Good but the 2nd one is better if U are
  
  interested in this order it and order chronicles of
  
  riddick which i personaly think is better.read more »
  
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- 1006277
- - Camee
  - 6 reviews
  - 17 Jun 2011 at 23:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Love it!
  
  I remember watching this film when it first came out on VHS and I couldn't wait to watch it in hi-def. Very enjoyable.
  
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- 997026
- - Tenoch
  - 6 reviews
  - 25 May 2011 at 21:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Dark and creepy
  
  I am a fan of Vin Diesel and try to watch all his films. This was a tense, slightly scary sci-fi full of darkness, surprises and flesh- eating monsters - GREAT... read more »
  
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- 990330
- - a customer
  - 08 May 2011 at 11:57
- - 0
  - 0
  region A compatible blu-ray
  
  Pitch Black blu-ray will play on my north american PS3 :o)
  
  I am only writing these blu-ray reviews to let people know which discs will play on ... read more »
  
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- 971432
- - Dodgyroge
  - 38 reviews
  - SLOUGH
  - 09 Mar 2011 at 18:30
- - 3
  - 0
  Superb low budget sci-fi
  
  I watched this film after my girlfriend told me how good it was and I wasn't disappointed. It does seem a little low budget in places but the story line is ... read more »
  
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- 922017
- - Abbs11
  - 5 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 12:17
- - 3
  - 1
  If you love sci-fi, watch it!
  
  We can tell why many people thought Vin Diesel had a promissing carreer. He's really convincing in his character. Too bad he made a few wrong choices ... read more »
  
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- 902845
- - Mapess
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 20:59
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- - 20
  - 3
  The good old days - when Vin's talent was bigger than his ego!
  
  An enjoyable space monster movie where the on-screen action belies the small budget. Vin Diesel uses his bulk and gruff tones to good effect in portraying ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 16193
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Gerry McKibbin
  - Belfast, NI
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 11:05
- - 7
  - 1
  in all fairness this ...
  
  in all fairness this was a good film, but it did seen quite contrived you could see where the film was going quite early on and there wasnt many surprises in ... read more »
  
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- 29617
- - Sean#24
  - WIRRAL
  - 05 Mar 2004 at 10:08
- - 6
  - 0
  The Real Riddick
  
  This is a must see film, all those people who watched 'Chronicles of Riddick' who thought nice film but shame about the plot needed to see this!
  <... read more »
  
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- 316627
- - burgerman
  - Cornwall
  - 15 Dec 2004 at 11:56
- - 6
  - 2
  Interesting idea
  
  This movie is a mix betweeb horror and action. When a group of people get trapped on a planet full of strange creatures they have to escape with the help of Vin... read more »
  
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- 292955
- - Sorted
  - Edinburgh
  - 13 Oct 2003 at 21:56
- - 5
  - 0
  A great sci-fi movie ...
  
  A great sci-fi movie which owes a lot to the Aliens trilogy. Vin Diesel oozes charisma in this film and is supported by a well chosen, suitably obscure cast for... read more »
  
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- 27997
- - Micki#1
  - DAGENHAM
  - 12 Feb 2004 at 10:52
- - 4
  - 1
  Decent Diesel
  
  I had this film recommended to me by a friend, whose choices are often quite bizarre and better off missed. However, this was a decent film which was full of ... read more »
  
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- 100928
- - Martin
  - St Helens, England
  - 08 May 2005 at 13:19
- - 3
  - 0
  Darkness Falls
  
  A tidy little film this one and I recommend it as a popcorn saturday night kick back and relax movie.
  
  If you like a bit of action and suspence then ... read more »
  
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- 320704
- - Dirk
  - telfrod
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 21:48
- - 3
  - 0
  Superb low budget sci-fi
  
  I watched this film after my girlfriend told me how good it was and I wasn't disappointed. It does seem a little low budget in places but the story line is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 922017
- - Abbs11
  - 5 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 12:17
- - 3
  - 1
  If you love sci-fi, watch it!
  
  We can tell why many people thought Vin Diesel had a promissing carreer. He's really convincing in his character. Too bad he made a few wrong choices ... read more »
  
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- 902845
- - Mapess
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Jul 2010 at 20:59
- - 4
  - 3
  Sleepworthy
  
  This film contains some interesting elements but just fails overall. Worked well as a sedative though. Sleepworthy.
  
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- 76888
- - Rob
  - Essex, England
  - 01 Mar 2005 at 12:36

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Critics' reviews
- "...Vin Diesel's demeanor is refreshing and the combination of his voice and physical build make his character memorable....Not since the coming of the Terminator has there been an anti-hero so worth cheering..."
- 8884
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[Twohy] brings maximum razzle-dazzle and energy to the film....[Vin Diesel] has an intelligence and authority to match his imposing physical presence..."
- 8886
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Essentially a 'B' movie with a few pretensions, this delivers its shocks efficiently enough, but is otherwise in need of a better script and a bigger budget.
- 30855
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...The movie shrewdly taps into the lurking primal terrors of anyone who ever had to sleep with a night light..."
- 8888
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Superior stuff....A craftily crafted and stylishly shot outer-spacer..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 8889
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Deisel has so much presence that you don't look away when he's on-screen."
- 8887
- - Movieline
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  This science fiction anthology features DOOM, together with PITCH BLACK and the sequel, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. PITCH BLACK is a dark, atmospheric sci-fi thriller with a sharp sense of humour, in which a spacecraft crashes on a mysterious planet, forcing the remaining survivors to seek help from ...

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  A dark, atmospheric sci-fi thriller with a sharp sense of humour. When a spacecraft crashes on a mysterious planet, the remaining survivors turn to Riddick (Diesel), a convicted murderer, to help them survive. It appears that the only life form on the planet is a dangerous species of flesh-eating ...

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  This science fiction anthology features DOOM, together with PITCH BLACK and the sequel, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. PITCH BLACK is a dark, atmospheric sci-fi thriller with a sharp sense of humour, in which a spacecraft crashes on a mysterious planet, forcing the remaining survivors to seek help from ...