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A preening outer-space costume drama staged as a backdrop for its leading man's muscles.
The Chronicles Of Riddick is never dull, but it's far, far, far too pretentious.
I enjoyed it immensely, but not because it was any damn good.
The muddy, convoluted story revolves around the star's cool-guy poses and one-liners.
The Chronicles of Riddick doesn't hark back merely to the classic horror or science fiction canon but to nearly every single cinematic genre in the book, from westerns to film noir to sword-and-sandal epics.
An inane film rendered sometimes laughable by an atmosphere of dead-serious reverence.
Very violent and brainless explosion movie.
[Blu-Ray DVD review] The Chronicles of Riddick may not have achieved the same level of cool and badassery of Pitch Black, but it still packs a hefty amount of punch
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]
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.
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.
Like the heat on Crematoria, little is fleshed out. But I suppose it really doesn't matter because -- wow, isn't Riddick cool?
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.
It'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.
The plot of THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK could be properly understood only after watching DVD extras.
Riddick starts the way that all great storytelling should: with a voiceover by an old British woman.
This looks like somebody decided to do a big budget sequel to Krull rather than Pitch Black.
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