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Chronicles of Riddick

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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.

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 in the first movie, and expanding his... 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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Jun 1, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. Riddick Insider
  • 2. Visual Effects Revealed
  • 3. Vin Diesel's Guided Tour

Interactive Features:

  • Virtual Guide to the THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
  • Interactive 360 Degree View of the Sets
  • Play the X-Box Game

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Toombs' Chase Log

DVD-ROM:

  • Weblink - Consumer Offer to Download a Free Movie Ticket ($7.50 Value)

Reviews for Chronicles of Riddick

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08/07/08
Jim Lane
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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.

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09/29/06
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com
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Like the heat on Crematoria, little is fleshed out. But I suppose it really doesn't matter because -- wow, isn't Riddick cool?

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09/22/06
Todd Hertz
Christianity Today
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12/06/05
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The plot of THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK could be properly understood only after watching DVD extras.

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06/26/05
Dragan Antulov
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04/02/05
Garth Franklin
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Riddick starts the way that all great storytelling should: with a voiceover by an old British woman.

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04/01/05
Brian Juergens
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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.

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12/02/04
Jeffrey Chen
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The immense sets look matte-drawn, reminiscent of the decades-old 'This Island Earth.'

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10/14/04
Steve Crum
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08/31/04
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08/28/04
Matthew Turner
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08/28/04
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This is deluded filmmaking at best, an idea taken too far, too fast.

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08/22/04
Joe Utichi
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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.

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08/21/04
Anton Bitel
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Unwieldy porridge of effects and idiocy.

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08/08/04
Lewis Beale
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08/07/04
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08/03/04
James Kendrick
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07/29/04
James O'Ehley
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