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Chronicles of Riddick

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Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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Reviews Counted:57

Fresh:12

Rotten:45

Average Rating:2.3/10

Consensus: As an action movie, Riddick offers some thrills, but as a sequel to Pitch Black, it's a disappointment.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violent action and some language

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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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Mar 31, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region [unknown]

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 Surround French, Spanish
  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
  • Subtitles: English, SDH, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary: Writer-Director David Twohy and Actors Karl Urban and Alexa Davalos

Featurette:

  • 1. Virtual Guide to The Chronicles of Riddick
  • 2. Toombs Chase Log
  • 3. Virtual Effects Revealed
  • 4. Creation on New Mecca
  • 5. Riddick Rises
  • 6. Keep What You Kill
  • 7. Intro by David Twohy

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  • U Control: Chronicles Compendium
  • U Control: Complete Chronicles
  • U Control: Picture in Picture
  • U Control: Tutorial
 
 
 
 

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[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

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04/15/09
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03/01/05
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01/15/05
James Salter
James Salter
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This looks like somebody decided to do a big budget sequel to Krull rather than Pitch Black.

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