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Comic Book Superhero Store - The Chronicles of Riddick - Pitch Black (Widescreen Unrated Director's Cut)

List Price: $14.98
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Directed By: David Twohy

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783290201
Format: AC-3
ISBN: 0783290209
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-06-01
Running Time: 110
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2000-02-18

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Editorial Reviews:

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick (Vin Diesel) isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

Pitch Black is the original sci-fi hit that introduced the world to the character of Riddick, the ultimate anti-hero. Take a ride on the pulse-pounding adrenaline rush that USA Today calls "the best excuse to root for the bad guy since Arnold in the original Terminator."

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Customer Rating:

Summary: A CHARACTER-DRIVEN THRILL RIDE
Comment: Vin Diesel as the complex, escaped prisoner, Riddick, and Radha Mitchell as Fry are two of the more interesting characters to come along the sci-fi trail in a long time. The camera-work, and action manage to take your mind off the not overly-original script. The beasties are nicely gruesome, and there are plenty of genuinely scary moments in this very enjoyable film.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great Visual Effects and Camera Work..But Very Unoriginal Plot
Comment: I recall watching this for the first time when i was 12 or so,and i remember liking it;now as an adult Ive re-watched it and came to the conclusin that this is a pretty dull movie,an alien/predator ripoff. i don see aything special about this movie. i do agree that the movie has very descent visual effects and the camera work is superb;all the colours used to show the diferent sunlights of the planet,from bright orange,to neon blue. but aside from that..i dont see any esentiality in the plot.

And if you are unfamiliar with the plot dont worry,it isnt complicated at all. a comercial spacecraft crash lands on a mysterious and unknown planet; the survivors are trying to figure out what hapened,looking for a way to get back home. along with the survivors is a prisoner named Ridick,he has a specail ability to see in the dark, why? never mentioned. also there are these weird creatures or aliens (however you want to call them) who only came out in the datk,hence the name of the movie "pitch black" since Ridick is the only one capable of seing in the dark,they need him to survive and find their way home.

trust me the movie is pathetic, as I mentioned, it has nice visuals; it even has some unpredictable moments, but their short lived. I guess if you are a Vin Diesel fan you can rent it or wait fo it to be shown on TV. though dont buy it, you might regret it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: DVD COLLECTION
Comment: This is one of the many DVD's i wanted in my collection. It was easy to find in Amazon ( as always ) at at my price ( also , as always ) . Its why i always come back to Amazon for all my wants and needs. This is one of the few DVDs that was missing that i had wanted for quite some time. I finally just sat down at my computer, went to Amazon, typed in what i wanted,,,,and wha-la,,,there it was. And its a FABULOUS movie to boot !!

Customer Rating:

Summary: A little above average for a sci fi movie.
Comment: I wasn't going to review Pitch Black, I bought it back when it came out on DVD.
I thought it was..........ok. But I only watched it once.
I was bored on Saturday, so I dug it out of my DVD piles this last weekend and watched it again.
I don't think my opinion has changed very much.

The FX are very well done, it's just a feeling of been there, done that.
That seems to be the case with so many movies, but considering how influential Alien and Aliens were its hard not to draw comparisons.
Some of the scenes are just flat out trippy with the different colored worlds.
I say Pitch Black deserves three stars just for the visual effects.

As for the script itself, it's just so - so.
It's neither here nor there.
The monsters are kind of cool but are also so - so.
Nothing really new or innovative in the story telling dept.
This movie thrives on its visual appeal not so much in the story telling dept.

The acting is fine, considering 90% of the cast is basically monster food.
They do ok with the subject material but none of the performances are what I'd consider Oscar worthy.

All in all, it's worth a rental, I've never seen the other two and I'm not really interested enough to bother renting them.
The visuals MAKE this movie and I'd love to get a pair of Vin's contacts. LOL.
If the whole sci - fi, alien thing is your gig and you're not looking for anything cutting edge or life changing then Pitch Black should be right up your alley.
If you're an old, jaded, cynical Alien fan you may want to pass.
I recommend Pitch Black for its impressive visuals not its ho hum story line.
A recommended rental.

Customer Rating:

Summary: First Riddick Movie
Comment: Got the three Riddick movies as a gift and watched all three over the weekend. I can't believe I liked them so well. This first movie has beautiful but very bleak desert scenery. The characters are likeable and interesting, especially the Riddick character. Much of the movie takes place in the dark, as the title describes. It is suspenseful and I enjoyed watching it very much. I was sad that most of the characters didn't make it, but overall I found this to be very well done as far as science fiction. I liked it every bit as much as the old alien movies, maybe more.

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