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What an amazing movie! A fabulous if relatively unknown cast of characters headlined by one star (Vin Diesel) brings this movie to life. The plot is simple; a marooning on an arid, seemingly deserted planet that turns into a veritable charnal house when the sun goes down. There is the docking pilot-turned-captain (Frys) who attempts to save the survivors, and working with her is a mercenary who cons his way around as a police officer (Johns) trying to bring a cold-blooded, brilliant killer (Riddick) back to civilization.

After the untimely and horrific deaths of a miner, and a child of a holy man, the survivors realize that they aren't alone. The planet is inhabited by some blood-thirsty avian/reptile beasts who only come out when the suns go down. This may sound cheesy, since most "beasts" are afraid of the dark, but in this case, the sun never comes back up...the world goes dark in a total solar eclipse that is supposed to last 22 years.

Human nature comes into play as the survivors must fight through the dark to survive. Their only weapon is light, and the only ticket off the dark planet is an old abandoned skiff that has been derelict for years. The complexity of the charaters, and the stunning shots of the desolate wasteland make this film a nightmare come true.