10 Best Films To Watch On Netflix UK This Halloween
3. Pitch Black
Vin Diesel's first step into the shoes of Riddick, Pitch Black sees the character introduced as a dangerous criminal, locked up in cryostasis and on his way to space prison. When the ship crash lands on an unknown planet however and Riddick is released, the crew soon come to realise they need him to survive lest they be eaten by darkness-dwelling monsters - thanks in no small part to his surgically altered night-vision eyes.
Unfortunately for everyone crashed there, the normally bright planet is headed for a total eclipse, meaning creatures usually forced underground will be free to roam and kill as they please. Lucky for them they have the cat eyed antihero then right?
Pitch Black functions as formulaic enough in its premise before Vin Diesel blows the whole thing open and creates an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that will have you scared of the dark once more. Whilst entirely a budget effort, it's one that proves you don't need money to have heart.