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The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black

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The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy, and is widely recognized as the acting breakthrough of Vin Diesel. The film was initially released as Pitch Black, but after the release of The Chronicles of Riddick it was renamed The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black; All Riddick related media since has borne the "Chronicles of Riddick:" branding.

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The Blu-ray edition of Pitch Black.

As the movie begins, the Hunter Gratzner accidentally passes through a comet's tail while on auto-pilot. The ship along with its passengers crashes onto a desert planet. The ship's captain (Tom Mitchell) dies in the initial pass through the comet's tail, and the crash kills the navigator (Greg Owens). Among the survivors are the ship's pilot (Carolyn Fry); a dangerous criminal (Richard B. Riddick); his captor (William J. Johns); a Muslim Imam (Abu al-Walid) and his three acolytes (Hassan, Ali and Suleiman); a young stowaway (Jack); an antique dealer (Paris P. Ogilvie); and two Australian settlers (Zeke and Shazza). Riddick manages to escape the ensuing chaos of the crash.

With their ship destroyed the passengers decide to explore the surrounding area, and discover that the planet endures perpetual light provided by three suns. While burying the dead crew members, Zeke discovers a cave opening and upon entering it he is brutally killed by unseen, vicious creatures, however the passengers believe it was Riddick's doing. Riddick is captured by Johns shortly thereafter.

Fry meets Riddick, and learns of his ability to see in the dark, after a surgery he had in prison. At Riddick's suggestion, Fry explores the cave and discovers the dark-dwelling creatures, barely escaping in the process.

The passengers find an abandoned geological research settlement, with a working ship. Ali explores the coring room of the settlement and accidentally awakens a small swarm of the creatures, and is killed. Fry examines a model of the star system, and discovers that every twenty-two years, the neighboring planets block out the suns, and the planet endures a prolonged eclipse. In light of this revelation, the passengers decide to head back to the crash ship, and bring the power cells back to the settlement.

The eclipse begins sooner than anticipated and the creatures emerge; Shazza dies attempting to flee from a swarm, and Hassan is killed by a pair of them. The passengers decide to continue with the plan, despite the darkness. With Riddick's ability to see in the dark, he takes the lead point. Paris panics and leaves the group, and is quickly devoured by the creatures. Johns suggests that Riddick kills Jack to lure the creatures away from them, and after a fight between Riddick and Johns, Johns is killed by one of the creatures.

Suleiman is taken by one of the creatures. Riddick finds an empty cave for them to hide in, however he continues on his own, and leaves the others to their fate. Fry runs after Riddick and catches him minutes before he launches the ship. Riddick, admittedly impressed, asks her to leave Imam and Jack, initially she accepts but she quickly decides against it and orders Riddick to go back with her, once again impressed, he agrees to help her.

Riddick and Fry make their way back to Jack and Imam, and together the four of them make it back to the ship. Riddick falls behind and is surrounded by two creatures. Fry subsequently finds him, with a badly injured leg. Fry dies saving Riddick, ironically after stating that she was willing to die for the other passengers, but not for him. Riddick yells "not for me", declaring himself unworthy of Fry's sacrifice.

Riddick makes it back to the ship, and delays launching in order to incinerate the largest possible amount of creatures. Jack asks Riddick what they should tell any bounty hunters or law enforcers they might run into; he answers by saying: "Tell 'em Riddick's dead. He died somewhere on that planet."

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