Pitch Black


Set on an unnamed and mysterious planet with three suns, giving perpetual daylight. A marooned group of tourists are struggling to find a way to continue their journey. They discover an abandoned research station, and begin repairing its emergency escape vehicle. Then a once-every-22-years event occurs - a planetary eclipse that plunges the planet into pitch darkness. This is the trigger that allows a variety of local beasts, which are light-sensitive, to emerge and attack the tourists. It then becomes a life-and-death struggle between these creatures and our heroes.


108 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence) .
Action, Horror, Thriller

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

A thing of beauty and a joy forever...
A thing of beauty and a joy forever...

Credits

Cast
Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Director
David N. Twohy
ScreenplayJim Wheat, Ken Wheat, Tony Winley
MusicGraeme Revell
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2000
Produced byGramercy Pictures, Interscope Communications, Intrepid Pictures

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Movies for Africa
Ian Douglas
8
Cape Argus
Peter Frost
5
The Cape Times
Christopher Rodriques
5
The Star
Yazeed Kamaldien
12
Die Burger
Francois Smith
10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
Rapport
Barrie Hough
8
Beeld
Marius Jooste
14
TV3 Screenplay
Barry Ronge
14
eye Weekly
Gemma Files
20
Box Office
Dwayne E. Leslie
13
Rough Cut
Christopher Brandon
18
Total Film
Simon Crook
15
Film Review
Jason Caro
15

What the People say

Internet
2141 Netizens
13

Average .. 60%

12

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: The American critics raved about this film, for me it was just another kill-the-monsters, guess-who-dies-next thriller. As a thriller, it succeeds, even though the plot is riddled with loopholes and the monsters look very fake.






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