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Pitch Black (2000)
Fight Evil With Evil
Director: David Twohy, rated R for language,
violence
  Starring: Vin
Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald,
Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"All you people are so
scared of me. Most days I'd take that as a compliment. But it
ain't me
you gotta worry about now." - Riddick
Why watch this?
This is one hell of a sci-fi film. Strong female characters,
flying creatures and introducing the smoldering Vin Deisel.
Plot Summary:
A space transport ship carrying crew and passengers, including a
dangerous criminal, crashes on a desolate planet where it is
perpetually day due to three orbiting suns. The crash kills most
of the passengers, leaving a small group of survivors, including
the pilot, the criminal, a bounty hunter, a holy man, and a
young girl. They discover that the planet's seemingly lifeless
exterior hides a terrifying secret: a deadly species of
creatures that emerge to hunt in the darkness of the infrequent
total eclipse.
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Dad's Preview:
This is a very thematically dark thriller, where a space junket becomes
stranded on a remote desert planet. Their cargo includes a
violent criminal named Riddick. As their danger grows, so does the need
for the anti-heroic Riddick's unique set of skills. This film is fast-paced, with
well-realized characters. I do particularly admire that the
threat, though quite vicious, appears to be an organic species,
akin to 500 lb. locusts... who are hungry... and eat meat. |
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Gramercy Pictures,
Interscope Comm.;
USA Films
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