| ![Pitch Black [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BA5DBQFOL.jpg) | Director: David Twohy
Actors: Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Studio: Universal Studios
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Rating:  513 reviews
Sales Rank: 5330
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 61106555
UPC: 025195055901
EAN: 0025195055901
ASIN: B001RTCP1A
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: March 31, 2009
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 Great July 6, 2009
Rick (Syracuse, NY)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Item arrived on time and as promised. I would do business with this seller again.
This hybrid runs on Diesel June 24, 2009
William Smith (Fontana, CA United States)
I really like this movie - A LOT. Very strong leads and a compelling main story mixed with a lot of nuance (Johns the druggie, Fry trying to ditch the crew, slight religious over tones.. etc).. about all this movie needed was an alien species a little less generic and a stronger secondary cast. However, I give this movie high marks for what it is and cannot fathom how they got that fantasy hybrid mess of a sequel from this hidden gem. See Pitch Black, skip the god awful sequel.. this is Diesels best movie and best character, not to mention a very nice high definition transfer and plenty of extras, hopefully if there is a third movie they go back to the grittiness of what makes this movie shine.
8.5/10
One of my favorite scary movies June 23, 2009
James Hinshaw (Riverside, CA)
Pitch Black is one of my favorite scary movies. The crash at the beginning is one of the best crashes I have ever seen on film. The planet they crash-land on has several suns so the filmmakers use overexposure and different colors which really pop on Blu-Ray. Instead of gore the filmmakers use the suspense of the dark night and the characters who don't really trust each other, but must depend on each other to survive (there is a small amount of gore, however). The night scenes look great on blu-ray - I noticed no graininess on my TV. In fact, the entire movie was very sharp and the sound fantastic. Vin Diesel is the Clint Eastwood of Sci-Fi, a man of few words but a LOT of character. This is still my favorite Vin Diesel film.
one of the best films ever May 24, 2009
HopeK (Österreich)
The DC of Pitch Black is one of the best films I've ever seen. I've seen the 'normal' version a thousand times by now and I was happy to find all those scenes I haven't known yet. I can only recommend the film. And last not least ... there are really great special features!
"As I was saying, it's not me you have to worry about..." May 5, 2009
AMP (Somewhere on Earth)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
My rating: 3.5 out of 5
Premise
*A spaceship crashes on a desolate planet which has three different suns. The survivors (including Riddick (Vin Diesel), a convicted killer) try to find a way off of the planet. But when a total solar eclipse occurs, nocturnal alien monsters come up and prey on them.
The Good Things
*Sound quality is not bad (see below for video quality).
*Includes a couple of commentaries, a number of featurettes, some exclusive picture-in-picture features, a visual encyclopedia, and trailers.
*Includes both the theatrical and unrated cuts of the movie.
*The movie is generally well-made. There are some scenes that are really fast-cut or jittery, but most of it is smooth. Photography is good.
*Includes a lot of good special effects. They may be a bit out-dated by today's standards, but are still great to watch.
*Production design is pretty good. The locations, settings, creatures, and props are particularly great.
*The story is great.
*Characters are good, and very well-acted.
*Music is okay.
The Bad Things
*Gets a little slow for the first half of the movie. It's almost too slow for my taste.
*As noted above, this movie has some scenes that are fast-cut and chaotic. I found it pretty gaudy, and I think it detracted a lot from the action scenes.
The Questionable Things
*Video quality is not bad, but in high-definition, the film definitely shows its age. The special effects (slick though they are) now look more crude and out-dated. There's lots of grain, and some scenes look fuzzy.
*The "Riddick: Dark Fury" cartoon is not included (nor is it on the "Chronicles of Riddick" disc). Most people probably don't care.
As a sci-fi horror film, this is generally not bad. It has a very original premise with some interesting characters and lots of original special effects. This Blu-Ray disc surprisingly makes the film look old, but is still an improvement over the DVD.
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