Deliberate mistake: In Paris' death scene, he blows alcohol onto his torch that illuminates the creatures around him. However the area is still illuminated after the light from his torch has disappeared. (01:12:05)
Pitch Black (2000)
Plot summary
Directed by: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel, Keith David, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser
The commercial spaceship Hunter Gratzner crashes onto a desert planet. There are 12 survivors, including a merc and a vicious criminal. They find a long abandoned base, and then an eclipse happens, brining out nasty alien that die in the light.
Jack
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Richard B. Riddick: Not for me! Not for me.
Question: When Riddick says that the monsters can track them because the girl is bleeding, and Jack is revealed to be a girl, is it her period that he is talking about? Did Riddick smell it, too?
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Answer: Yes, it is her period. Considering that he lived in darkness for years, it's possible that he smells it too. It's also equally likely he realized she was a girl and that the creatures were all riled up and put two and two together. But the first explanation fits Riddick's character better.
Grumpy Scot