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Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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Reviews Counted:155

Fresh:46

Rotten:109

Average Rating:4.6/10

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... 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 vision with some incredible special effects work. Twohy opens the movie with Riddick on the run from a group of bounty hunters. He escapes them with ease, then seeks information from an old friend named Inam (Keith David). Inam informs Riddick that he has been singled out by an Air Elemental, Aereon (Judi Dench), as the one man who can stop the evil Necromongers from taking over the Universe. Suddenly, the Necromongers arrive on the planet, causing mayhem and destruction. They capture Riddick. He soon escapes, only to fall into the hands of the bounty hunters he so deftly eluded at the start of the movie. They take Riddick to a rogue prison planet where he is met by scorching heat, an underground penitentiary, and his female companion from PITCH BLACK, Jack (who is now called Kyra, and played by a different actress, Alexa Davalos). They plan their escape from the planet, and vow to bring down the Necromongers. Things don't go according to plan however, leading to a suspense-filled climax to the film, and an eyebrow-raising ending that suggests Twohy may have plans for further installments in the story. [More]

Starring: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos

Starring: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Karl Urban, Nick Chinlund

Director: David Twohy

Director: David Twohy
Screenwriter: David Twohy
Producer: Vin Diesel, Scott Kroopf
Composer: Graeme Revell
Studio: Universal Pictures

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A messy, messianic slasher/blaster in the Matrix Half-Loaded tradition, all nonsense plot and baroque costumes, sets and special effects.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
06/11/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Amazing-looking sequel to cult fave Pitch Black; unfortunately, the film's wrecked by a surprisingly weak, goofy script.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
06/11/04
M.E. Russell
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

A static-filled space opera that is less thrill-a-minute than thrill-an-hour.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
06/11/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger

Writer-director David Twohy has a much bigger budget than he did for Pitch Black, but he makes the all-too-common mistake of believing money can substitute for imagination.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 1 Comment
06/11/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

Despite a few goofily entertaining moments that are so over the top they are instant camp, the movie suggests that the hero's name derives from 'ridiculous.'

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
06/11/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

An entertaining but shameless mash-up of other escapist fare.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
06/11/04
Gemma Tarlach
Gemma Tarlach
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

There's nothing here you haven't seen before, especially if you own a PlayStation.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
06/11/04
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

This is purely a movie for fans of elephantine production values and the dwindling number of remaining Diesel enthusiasts.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
06/11/04
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

While it's impressive in scope and special effects, it comes across as a mish-mash of sci-fi films -- everything from Dune to Star Wars to Battlefield Earth.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/11/04
Drew McAnulty
Drew McAnulty
Jam! Movies

It's a little strange seeing quirky pianist Glenn Gould in a smackdown with xXx.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
06/11/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

For people who like this sort of thing, this is just the sort of thing they like.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/11/04
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

If the Terminator went back in time to win a game of Dungeons and Dragons, it'd be a lot like The Chronicles of Riddick.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/11/04
Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson
Jam! Movies

Sprawling and ponderous.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
06/11/04
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle

Hyper-assaultive.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
06/11/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

An incoherent mishmash of ideas swiped from other, better science-fiction sources, chiefly the Star Wars, Star Trek and Matrix movies.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/11/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Aside from its dark vision and operatic flourishes, Chronicles of Riddick doesn't have much else going for it.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
06/11/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

The movie veers between looking like a video game and a shaving commercial.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
06/11/04
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

A big, cheesy sci-fi flick tailor-made for a young male audience looking for things that go boom.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
06/11/04
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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An exercise in computer-generated effects.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
06/11/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Like so many sequels, The Chronicles of Riddick demonstrates Hollywood's law of diminishing returns: Its quality is inversely proportional to its budget.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
06/11/04
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
 
 
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