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02/09/06
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Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 152
Fresh: 45
Rotten:107
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Consensus: As an action movie, Riddick offers some thrills, but as a sequel to Pitch Black, it's a disappointment.
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The sequel to cult sci-fi hit PITCH BLACK sees Vin Diesel enthusiastically returning to his role as Richard B. Riddick. Director-writer David Twohy is on board again, building on themes established in the first movie, and expanding his... [More]
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In throwing out wit and intelligence for mindless action, Twohy ends up with a noisy, chaotic, over-serious mess.
07/19/04
Riddick is a loner, Dottie, a rebel. He's a simple man, like Pee-Wee Herman, who is not concerned with getting the girl. But, unlike Pee-Wee, poor Riddick doesn't even have a bicycle for companionship.
09/29/06
Like the heat on Crematoria, little is fleshed out. But I suppose it really doesn't matter because -- wow, isn't Riddick cool?
09/22/06
Top Critic The plot of THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK could be properly understood only after watching DVD extras.
06/26/05
Riddick starts the way that all great storytelling should: with a voiceover by an old British woman.
04/01/05
Just because you want to create a universe doesn't mean you'll be able to present it well, and The Chronicles of Riddick is a case in point.
12/02/04
The immense sets look matte-drawn, reminiscent of the decades-old 'This Island Earth.'
10/14/04
Space opera, a prison breakout, spectral zealots and an anarchist anti-hero - dumb, maybe, but this film has enough in it to make you see the light.
08/21/04
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August 26, 2008:
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November 20, 2007:
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