First half hour was pretty interesting

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The first half hour to 40 minutes are brilliant, including the Necromonger flashback on the extended DVD. The Mercs provide great characterisation when they show up in the second act. The third act for me is when things get a little sloppy and slow paced. It would have been great here to introduce some new creatures. Looking at these new predators, plus lack of suspense, is what kills the movie since in Pitch Black we barely see the monsters at all until the end of the film. Not only that, half the third act was spoiled in the trailer showing Santana's death and all. What makes up for a awful third act is the extended ending opening for a sequel to the Underverse. :)

I completely agree with FilmKoala, it gets much more interesting when the mercs arrive on the scene. Still, I didn't have much of a problem with the first half, except it got a little boring at certain points.


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I liked this film. It had touch points with the previous two, but went off in another direction. I liked the new planet, dog and the mercs and the reworking of the Johns relationship (even though "Big" should have been a brother rather than a father.🐭

What happened was most fans wanted a return to pitch black style with this after 2 so they got a lower budget an did a more pitch black style film this film feels totally different from pitch black until the third act