Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, Judi Dench
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
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Directed by: Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, David N. Twohy, David Twohy, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Linus Roach, Linus Roache, Nick Chinlund, Thandie Newton, Vin Diesel
Release Date: June 11, 2004
DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
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Stats: 13,419 reviews
Flixster Reviews (13,419)
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October 1, 2009Vin 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.
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April 29, 2009This 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.
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April 10, 2009An 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.
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February 27, 2009"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.
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November 3, 2009It 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)
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November 2, 2009Me gusto mas la primera parte (pitch black). Esta se me hizo... mediocre.
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Critic Reviews
June 11, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
June 11, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A hodgepodge of Lord of the Rings, Starship Troopers, and the more recent Star Wars films. full review
June 10, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The movie is less than two hours but feels three times as long. full review
June 10, 2004
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bears no resemblance to the movie that spawned its namesake. full review
June 10, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Plot? Character? Tension? Purpose? Sorry, wrong auditorium. full review
June 9, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
Fans of "Pitch Black" are likely to find this new film a worthy successor, those who have never seen the first film will be able to jump right into the story and follow along. full review
April 16, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Eschewing the claustrophobic minimalism of its predecessor Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick is an extravagant orgy of used sci-fi parts. full review
Comments
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April 2, 2009"The very first time i heard about THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK is when i am just a college student in SLSU here in Lucban, Quezon. My friends almost hated me not hating Vin Diesel. That was 1996.
Knowing the fact that it is a very good movie, i found out that Vin Diesel is not just an ordinary man. He always face his own fear even the real life dangers."-Jane Bond 007 -
March 6, 2008I'm not the biggest fan of Vin Diesel, but I have to say I was really impressed with Pitch Black. And I've got this movie waiting for me at home, so I'm hoping it will be just as good.
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April 18, 2007This Movies Simply Wicked Loved The Stunts N The CGI And The Action Very Good Film My Fav Of All Time
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March 16, 2007The only three reasons I didn't give this movie a full five stars was 1) The beginning was kind of 'fuzzy,' Twohy should have made everything as if this movie wasn't a sequel. 2) There should have been more character development, and a few characters had 'flat' personalities, and 3) There should have been more information of the Necromongers' beliefs.
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December 14, 2006Oh my god i love this movie soo much it rocks!!if you haven't seen this movie you better get off your ass and watch it
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October 2, 2006I really think this movie and Dune have so many similarities it is freaky. Watch them both together and tell me I'm wrong.
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July 24, 2006Pitch Black was awsome, Riddick is just as good. I rekon that Vin Diesel is the absolute best ani-hero ever and his character Riddick, the Murdurer on the run, is one of my all time favorites.
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July 18, 2006dude i love this movie it jsut is the bomb there us action and w/e else so if you don't like it u suck...
~!BOB
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