The Chronicles of Riddick
Unrated Director's Cut
Vin Diesel reprises his star-making "Pitch Black" role of enigmatic anti- hero Richard B. Riddick in the new science fiction action-adventure epic, "The Chronicles of Riddick". Riddick has spent the last five years on the move among the forgotten worlds on the outskirts of the galaxy, eluding mercenaries bent on collecting the price on his head. Now, the fugitive finds himself on planet Helion, home to a progressive multicultural society, which has been invaded by the Lord Marshal (Feore), a zealot who targets humans for subjugation with his army of warriors known as Necromongers. Exiled to a subterranean prison where extremes of temperature range from arctic nights to volcanic days, Riddick encounters Kyra (Davalos), the lone survivor from an earlier chapter in his life. His efforts to free himself and Kyra lead him to the Necromonger command ship, where he is pitted against the Lord Marshal in an apocalyptic battle with possibly the fate of all beings-both living and dead-hanging in the balance.
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Excellent - PowerPipes
The delivery in the second Riddick installment does nothing to disappoint. The effects and scenes were absolutely stunning leaving you with an immersive and action packed experience. I was amazed by the proportion of the follow up. Pitch Black was such an excellent movie it seemed likely to me that any type of follow up would fall short of the original but this is an awesome must watch flick for the sci-fi / action lover.Unrated? What? How? - Wentai
This movie is similar to what I saw in the theater. Now if they had filmed a movie with tons of gratitous nudity and violence, which did not appear in the theatrical version but does appear on the dvd -- that would be an Unrated Cut to brag about.
Still its a good movie. Not much SF in the world, and if you like SF don't miss this one. I used to think it was all action but now I see it differently -- this guy is a prisoner, but he escapes and makes his way up through the enemy ranks to face the man trying to kill him.
Some of the plot elements are staight from the old testament. The bad guy hears a prophecy that someone from Helion will one day kill him, so the bad guys slaughters everyone from Helion, including...well...you know where I'm going if you read the biblical version of King Herod's madness.
Anyway Vin Deisel is great and the action is non-stop. A lot of people blased this movie, review-wise, when it came out but now its getting decent reviews at zip. Weird...
Well worth seeing for the SF special effects, the cool ships, the neat steel 4-man fighter jets, and the fight scenes.
The plot is ok too, about as advanced as Tokyo Drift, which I saw a few days earlier, and which made me want to zip this movie.Great - tdu-
I think Vin Diesel's success, and people's opinions of him kind of overshadow that this really is a pretty good movie. I personally am a fan of Sci-fi movies and decent ones don't seem to come along often these days. I think both Pitch Black and Riddick are great films, and they leave me wanting/hoping for more in the series.
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Excellent - PowerPipes
The delivery in the second Riddick installment does nothing to disappoint. The effects and scenes were absolutely stunning leaving you with an immersive and action packed experience. I was amazed by the proportion of the follow up. Pitch Black was such ...Unrated? What? How? - Wentai
This movie is similar to what I saw in the theater. Now if they had filmed a movie with tons of gratitous nudity and violence, which did not appear in the theatrical version but does appear on the dvd -- that would be an Unrated Cut to brag about.
Still ...Great - tdu-
I think Vin Diesel's success, and people's opinions of him kind of overshadow that this really is a pretty good movie. I personally am a fan of Sci-fi movies and decent ones don't seem to come along often these days. I think both Pitch Black and Riddick ...