Title: Riddick
Year: 2013
Director: David Twohy
Country: US
Language: English
Ever since Vin Diesel moved us as the enormous robot in The
Iron Giant, the public has had a soft spot for him. Women want him and men want to be him. He is
the epitome of the perfect action hero: buff, handsome, suave, mysterious and
an all around badass. While he has disappointed his fans with cheap comedies
like 2005's The Pacifier, many can
forgive him because of Pitch Black, the
cult sci-fi film that started the Riddick
Franchise.
In this third instalment of the Riddick saga, Riddick (Vin Diesel) is betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a remote planet. He desperately fight for survival against hungry predators and thirsty aliens. Once they realize Riddick is alive, bounty hunters from all across the galaxy go on the hunt for him. Little do they know they are merely a pawn in his great game of revenge.
Instead of putting any effort into this picture and releasing it upon the masses, director David Twohy should have just given Pitch Black a theatrical tour and gave it a 3D gimmick, much like Disney does with their older releases. Riddick so closely resembles his older film that it's almost a remake. I say "almost" because, while Twohy has the story right, he does everything else wrong.
The writing for this movie is absolutely atrocious. Though it is expected that we lower our expectations regarding the writing for an action flick, it still is mediocre at best. There is no tension or suspense in Riddick, we don't even get cheesy dialogue that could make this picture at least somewhat fun. Even though Riddick has been betrayed and abandoned, the emotions do not resonate. The camera doesn't even do its job at making Riddick a lonely hero. Vin Diesel's acting is decent, but it doesn't make up for everything that fell apart.
In conclusion, there really is no reason to be watching this. Save your admission fee and buy a copy of Pitch Black on Amazon. Then watch said copy in the comfort of your own home, while thinking to yourself "I'm glad I'm not watching Riddick" I would say a ten year old could write better dialogue, but that would wouldn't even be an exaggeration, a 5yr old could probably do better. Piss on it! 1/5
In this third instalment of the Riddick saga, Riddick (Vin Diesel) is betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a remote planet. He desperately fight for survival against hungry predators and thirsty aliens. Once they realize Riddick is alive, bounty hunters from all across the galaxy go on the hunt for him. Little do they know they are merely a pawn in his great game of revenge.
Instead of putting any effort into this picture and releasing it upon the masses, director David Twohy should have just given Pitch Black a theatrical tour and gave it a 3D gimmick, much like Disney does with their older releases. Riddick so closely resembles his older film that it's almost a remake. I say "almost" because, while Twohy has the story right, he does everything else wrong.
The writing for this movie is absolutely atrocious. Though it is expected that we lower our expectations regarding the writing for an action flick, it still is mediocre at best. There is no tension or suspense in Riddick, we don't even get cheesy dialogue that could make this picture at least somewhat fun. Even though Riddick has been betrayed and abandoned, the emotions do not resonate. The camera doesn't even do its job at making Riddick a lonely hero. Vin Diesel's acting is decent, but it doesn't make up for everything that fell apart.
In conclusion, there really is no reason to be watching this. Save your admission fee and buy a copy of Pitch Black on Amazon. Then watch said copy in the comfort of your own home, while thinking to yourself "I'm glad I'm not watching Riddick" I would say a ten year old could write better dialogue, but that would wouldn't even be an exaggeration, a 5yr old could probably do better. Piss on it! 1/5
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