i must say that i do not expect much sit down to watch pitch black and but i get a lot back and in term of excitement and pure fun . it the type of flick where you can just lean back and relax and and have a great time just be entertain . this isn not a deep film by any mean . everything that it offer be either recycled or rip off of other movie such a alien and predator or such . but when i watch a rip off and i want it to be good and and this rip off be great . it open with a galaxy of star . some of the great film of all time open with this type of scene 2001 and star war and alien and predator . a ship be cruise through space when inside the entire cryogenically frozen crew be awake . the ship have be hit by something . they crash land on a nasty little planet with three sun . everyone flock out of the ship when they find that their prisoner transport and richard riddick ( vin diesel ) and have escape confinement . they scan the desert planet in search of him and eventually find him and but they have no way of get their ship to fly again . they search the planet for water and civilization but it seem that everyone suddenly disappear from the planet not too long ago . then they find out that every 22 year the planet line up in a solar eclipse and the entire planet turn pitch black . there also happen to be hoard of alien that thrive in darkness living on the planet what be the chance . they happen to be on the planet right a the eclipse happen what be the chance . and riddick have a rare talent he can see in the dark again and what be the chance . there seem to be a lot of coincedence in this movie and but a film like this isn not out to get oscar for originality or believability . it there to entertain the audience it do so with ease . vin diesel be a big gorilla of a man with no act talent whatsoever . but i have get to say if there anyone who can fit the part of a trashy and homicidal felon it be diesel . listen to him mutter and he do not know who he be fuing with . great stuff . the alien in this movie be a mix between hammerhead shark and those from alien and predator . they have get long and horizontal head like a hammerhead and the quick move agility of the alien and and the stealth of a predator . i assume david twohy ( director and writer of the movie ) do not expect audience to believe his creature be truly something never see before . at least i hope not . alien redux might be a good name for this movie and but then again and it be well than both the second and third alien film put together . in a time when apparently end series be get revive terminator 3 and alien 5 and predator 3 and alien vs. predator pitch black stand out a a new series altogether . two more sequel be plan . let just hope they do not get carry away . i can just picture it twenty five year from now represent alien vs. predator vs. pitch black alien represent the fight of the year . fight of the year title may be share with the upcoming film freddy vs. jason vs. michael vs. leatherface vs. norman bat vs. alien vs. predator vs. terminator vs. james cameron vs. barny the dinosaur . 4/5 .