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04/29/09
Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
30 %
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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.
Theatrical Release:Jun 11, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $57,637,485
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... [More]
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Reviews for Chronicles of Riddick
Vainly attempts to elevate Riddick into a mythological hero in a political-intrigue contest meant to be Dune in an action context, though it's a lot more like Stargate in a crap context. [Blu-ray]
03/30/09
Twohy gives the film a vehement comic-book energy, and the eye-popping production design by Holger Gross is like Boris Vallejo’s Greatest Hits come to life.
08/07/08
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
The sequel baton pass at the finale is pretty nifty, but it’s surely asking too much to think the filmmakers could leave us wanting more. Come to think of it, much, much less would have been best.
02/09/06
Top CriticIt’s been a long time since anyone bothered to create a new, big budget cinematic mythos out of scratch, and Twohy has poured a great deal of money into the look of his movie.
12/06/05
The plot of THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK could be properly understood only after watching DVD extras.
06/26/05
No review available.
04/02/05
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
Diesel is an imposing screen presence even when growling risible dialogue.
08/31/04
Overblown, badly written, poorly edited and just downright boring, this is, in a word, Riddickulous. Good special effects, though.
08/28/04
It’s no Battlefield Earth, but it’s no Dune either. And, no, before you ask, it’s not destined to be a cult classic.
08/28/04
This is deluded filmmaking at best, an idea taken too far, too fast.
08/22/04
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
Unwieldy porridge of effects and idiocy.
08/08/04
No review available.
08/07/04
Top CriticTwohy wants Riddick to become a great mythological figure of conflicting goodness and badness, but the character just doesn’t have enough weight to sustain all that baggage.
08/03/04
Latest News for Chronicles of Riddick
August 26, 2008:
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November 20, 2007:
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