Director: David Twohy
Notable Cast: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser,
Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, John Moore,
Simon Burke
Vin Diesel’s career has certainly had its ups and downs and,
quite frankly, most of his key franchises feel like roller coasters of quality
as they careen around attempting to find their footing. One of those happens to
be the Riddick series which saw itself soar so high, the sun melted its
wings, and it quickly crashed to the ground to become a passion project series
for the divisive actor. It’s origins in Pitch Black, the
little-film-that-could, are still impressive though. It’s a tight, ambitious,
and effective piece of science fiction horror that still holds up. The latest
4K release of the film, courtesy of our friends at Arrow Video, is a welcome
upgrade to the previous Blu Ray in my collection that sports not only a slew of
the various original and new features, but a gorgeous transfer that maximizes
one of the key aspects of its visual style.