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The Chronicles of Riddick (Theatrical Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783297217
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783297211
Label: Universal
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Universal
MPN: D23862D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 16, 2004
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: Universal
Theatrical Release Date: June 11, 2004
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Editorial Review:
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 returns 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Impressive trash!!!
Blood and Rain
Blood for the Masses
Chronicles Of Riddick
Written and Directed by David Twohy
Starring Vin Diesel
Alexa Davalos
Colm Feore
Review by
B.L.Morgan
Rating: 3 out of 5
When I saw the commercials for this film I thought, "Man, that movie looks so cool, I have got to see it!" I've been a fan of heroic science fiction since I was a kid. I grew up reading Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard, ... Read More
Rating:  - Mediocre
Pitch Black was great. It was edgy and had a tight narrative. Director's cut or theatrical cut: Chronicles of Riddick was bloated, slow, and just flat out mediocre. Not a bad movie but average all-round. I don't know if making a PG-13 movie was intended to bring in more of a broad audience, but it definitely lost out on the hard core sci-fi fans from Pitch Black.
Rating:  - The Chronicles of Riddick
This is one of my favorite movies, if you are a Vin Diesel fan
you can't go wronge with The Chronicles of Riddick. The action
and special effects are great.
Barbara
Rating: - Riddick Part Three
Got the three Riddick movies as a gift and watched all three over the weekend. I can't believe I liked them so well. I enjoyed this third Riddick storyline best of the three. It is very different than the first movie and the cartoon middle tale. The scenery on each planet visited is beautiful but very different than the other settings. Riddick's character has grown. So has Jack's. (I wish they could have used the same actress as the first movie.) This movie is less the immediate danger of fighting ... Read More
Rating: - ACQUIRED TASTE
I must admit at first I didn't like CHRONICLES. But little by little the movie grew on me. I kept coming back and re-watching the DVD many times a year. Honestly, I didn't realize I was even doing it.
Every time I re-watch CHRONICLES, I pick up something I missed the previous 30-40 times I watched it. The movie is different and now I've come to see the genius of the writer who made this film. CHRONICLES was ahead of its time. It's a thinking film with a big budget. It is definitely darker ... Read More
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