Sunday, 3 February 2008

Film #32: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)


Directed by: David Twohy


Starring; Vin Diesel, Dame Judi Dench, Thandie Newton


I read somewhere that this film had mostly negative reviews and for the first half an hour watching it, I agreed with them. There are a few battles between two armies and its like watching a crappy version of Lord of the Rings with a strobe light in the room.

Thankfully, that finishes but it is quite annoying.

This is a sequel to Pitch Black, a film that I haven't seen. It follows Riddick, a criminal who can escape anything and has night-vision eyes. There is a bounty on Riddick's head and a few bounty hunters are after him. Mix that with a weird cult called the Necromongers (lol) and you've got a confusing storyline (sort of).

Now, despite the bad reviews, I actually liked this film. There was action, fantasy, a sunrise of 700 degrees and Riddick was a badass, it makes a pretty good film.

Not great but still good.


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