The Chronicles of Riddick

< Previous Trailer  |   Add to My Scrapbook  |   Next Trailer >
The Chronicles of Riddick

73% Liked It
liked it

The Chronicles of Riddick

Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Linus Roach, Linus Roache, Nick Chinlund, Thandie Newton, Vin Diesel

Bigger isn't always better, but for anyone who enjoyed Pitch Black, a nominal sequel like The Chronicles of Riddick should prove adequately entertaining. Writer-director David Twohy retu...( read more  read more... )rns with expansive sets, detailed costumes, an army of CGI effects artists, and the star he helped launch--Vin Diesel--bearing his franchise burden quite nicely as he reprises his title role. The Furian renegade Riddick has another bounty on his head, but when he escapes from his mercenary captors, he's plunged into an epic-scale war waged by the Necromongers. A fascist master race led by Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), they're determined to conquer all enemies in their quest for the Underverse, the appeal of which is largely unexplained (since Twohy is presumably reserving details for subsequent "chronicles"). With tissue-thin plotting, scant character development, and skimpy roles that waste the talents of Thandie Newton (as a Necromonger conspirator) and Judi Dench (as a wispy "Elemental" priestess), Twohy's back in the B-movie territory he started in (with The Arrival), brought to vivid life on a vast digital landscape with the conceptual allure of a lavish graphic novel. But does Riddick have leadership skills on his resumé? To get an answer to that question, sci-fi fans will welcome another sequel. --Jeff Shannon

Id: 3808431

Do you want to see this movie?

My Friends Said...

The Chronicles of Riddick Recent Reviews

Register or sign-in to see your friends' reviews !

Recent Reviews

The Chronicles of Riddick Recent Reviews
  • flixsterman
    October 1, 2009
    flixsterman
    Vin Diesel battles the evil Necromongers on planet Crematoria. That premise might have worked in a tongue-in-cheek Flash Gordon serial but here it's just sad and pathetic.
  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    This one isn't so good!
  • bradwest
    April 29, 2009
    bradwest
    This is all over the place and not in an even remotely good way. It never seems to build up any momentum and seems to end because they ran out of film. The tip of the career iceberg for Diesel.
  • allan913
    April 10, 2009
    allan913
    An explosive thrill-ride of unstoppable action entertainment. An utterly original and thrilling sequel taking the character to new teritory. A spectacular, adreniline-driven action-packed ride.
  • TheMachinist
    February 27, 2009
    TheMachinist
    "You keep what you kill..."

    "Pitch Black" was an awesome movie that introduced us to one of the coolest "heroes" in the history of scifi. Vin Diesel's performance as Riddick is one of the most memorable characters of the genre.

    I had very high hopes for this movie. David Twohy ...( read more)got a big budget which guaranteed us his vision as he would have wanted it to be seen. Everything looks very impressing and will surely satisfy every fan of Riddick.

    Still, "The Chronicles of Riddick" has some faults. One is probably that the filmmakers have tried to do the "greatest scifi epic". They've reached for something way too big. A lot of mythology elements and things that are left unexplained are stuffed into the script. May seen a bit hard to get the hang of it if you're not at all familiar to Riddick's first adventure.

    The majority of the audience was against this film and it failed at the boxoffice. I guess this film ain't for all. But if you're a vivid scifi fan as me, you'll probably love this movie.

    Diesel does an excellent performance. Ok, I don't mind the hate mail or the deleting of my Flixster friendship. There's only one Riddick and that's Mr Diesel. He's got charisma, good screen presence and he's quite the ladies man. He surely has a sweet spot for his women.

    "Its been a long time since I smelled beautiful"

    There's been some talks of a third installment to the Riddick saga. In the web, you can find rumors about "Return to Furia". Nothing is confirmed yet, just rumors, but Diesel and Twohy would like to bring Riddick back to the screens. Perhaps the film would find a bigger audience if the filmmakers would go back to the "Pitch Black" way of making a Riddick movie. Who knows?

    Still, the Riddick franchise is, for now, the best trilogy that wasn't made. I really hope that we would see Riddick once again on the big screen. It's been one hell of a ride everytime!

    "You'll kill us.. With a soup cup?
    - Tea, actually."
  • ahmedsniper2003
    November 3, 2009
    ahmedsniper2003
    It is always tricky when you change the genre of the sequal,it will either get the fans of the original angry at this change or they will forget this genre thing and enjoy watching the characters they loved in the original, suppossing the sequal was nicely done for sure. Here I g...( read more)ot mixed feelings at the first half hour I was furious that the movie maker changed the genre from Sci Fi Horror(like in the first two Alien films) into action similar to xXx but Sci Fi wise(If you considered xXx not a Sci Fi movie). As the movie progressed ,when I found the movie really worth my time, I forgot about the original,when of my favorites movies ever by the way, and started to enjoy. I donot know why this movie was a flop,maybe changing the genre thing, as it was a very good action SFX ride with Vin Diesel kicking the asses of different sorts of people. Some action scenes were very stunning and breathtaking,very evil villains that you hope you can kill them youself(a very cheesy quote I know but neccessary to get you in the mood to watch Sci Fi which is an enjoyable cheesy thing itself) and Thandie Newton is always a sweet thing to look at after all; really Sci Fi fans cannot ask for more.
  • totalefreiheit
    November 2, 2009
    totalefreiheit
    Me gusto mas la primera parte (pitch black). Esta se me hizo... mediocre.
  • xxamb3rxx92
    October 25, 2009
    xxamb3rxx92
    this is also a good movie..
  • CARTHUR28TT
    October 24, 2009
    CARTHUR28TT
    Vin Diesel is again fantastic to watch, the shear body beautiful views with loads of aggressive action....a definite must see...
  • alfonz1701
    October 12, 2009
    alfonz1701
    One man vs. and entire civilization.
View All Reviews

Opening This Week

Top Box Office

Upcoming Movies

New on DVD