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<big><big>Riddick</big></big> MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Before the movie :
I love this character and his universe, I consider Pitch Black as the Alien of my generation, it had a great atmosphere an Diesel supported all the movie on his shoulders.
Chronicles of Riddick was a small letdown because it turned more into an action movie and was less about building a dark atmosphere but i still liked it.
The games which are prequels to pitch black were great too, and Dark Fury who is between Pitch Black and the chronicles gave another look of the universe with the animated style, so let's be clear, i was waiting for this movie for long and had high expectations.
Movie Plot : At the end of the Chronicles, Riddick became the new Lord Marshall of the Necromongers.
For 5 years he didn't really act as their new Lord and never made his oath to the Underverse, he asks Vaako to take him back to Furya, his homeplanet. Captain Krone takes him to a desertic planet and tries to kill him, making him fall off a cliff, thinking he was dead the Necromonger leaves the planet.
Riddick, now alone and hurt on this planet has to face the many dangers surroundig him with beasts on the floor, in the sky and in the water, nothing seems good on this planet.
His only hope is to turn on an emergency signal to atract mercs on the planet hoping he would steal their ship.
Now Riddick is on an hostile planet and has to face two teams of mercs, one coming to kill him for the reward, the second coming for a personal reason
My impressions :
[+] The casting : Vin Diesel (obviously, also known for Fast and Furious), Dave Bautista (WWE, Man with Iron Fists), Jordi Mollà (Bad Boys II), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica). These are not the biggest names in the movie industry but we know them and Diesel leaves the spotlight for his co-stars, even if he is the main character the whole movie is not on his shoulders and that's a good thing.
[+] The creatures. The special effects are not amazing but they're good and i liked the design of the creatures.
[+] They take time to build empathy for the character for people who haven't seen the previous installments of the franchise. If you know the universe, Riddick is not a cold blooded killer, he has a weakness for children (Jack/Kira and Lynn) and dogs (Hell Hound) and the movie takes time to show that with scenes of him being nice with his dingo like creature, building some sympathy for the protagonist.
[+] One character creates a link with Pitch Black
[+] The movie getting closer to Pitch Black's style.
[+] The evolution, at the beginning Riddick his learning how is the planet, in a second part he his the hunter, in a third part he becomes the leader of the preys.
[-] That's not my case but i'm sure some people will think it's a Pitch Black remake.
[-] Pitch Black's end was unsure, only 3 characters are alive and they don't know where to go, The Chronicles had a sad end with Kira's death, Riddick (3rd movie) has a happy ending which, i think, don't really fit the character, i could have understood if it ended the franchise but there are 2 more movies planned by Diesel.
To conclude, i had high expectations for this movie and wasn't disappointed at all. It is not the best of the third movie (Pitch Black is still 1st for me). I feel like they're on the right track for the franchise, according to Diesel the next movies will explore Furya and the Underverse, we don't have a lot of informations on this but i think these two worlds would be the great environment for dark movies so...i have high expectations, again.
<big><big>8.5/10</big></big>
Before the movie :
I love this character and his universe, I consider Pitch Black as the Alien of my generation, it had a great atmosphere an Diesel supported all the movie on his shoulders.
Chronicles of Riddick was a small letdown because it turned more into an action movie and was less about building a dark atmosphere but i still liked it.
The games which are prequels to pitch black were great too, and Dark Fury who is between Pitch Black and the chronicles gave another look of the universe with the animated style, so let's be clear, i was waiting for this movie for long and had high expectations.
Movie Plot : At the end of the Chronicles, Riddick became the new Lord Marshall of the Necromongers.
For 5 years he didn't really act as their new Lord and never made his oath to the Underverse, he asks Vaako to take him back to Furya, his homeplanet. Captain Krone takes him to a desertic planet and tries to kill him, making him fall off a cliff, thinking he was dead the Necromonger leaves the planet.
Riddick, now alone and hurt on this planet has to face the many dangers surroundig him with beasts on the floor, in the sky and in the water, nothing seems good on this planet.
His only hope is to turn on an emergency signal to atract mercs on the planet hoping he would steal their ship.
Now Riddick is on an hostile planet and has to face two teams of mercs, one coming to kill him for the reward, the second coming for a personal reason
My impressions :
[+] The casting : Vin Diesel (obviously, also known for Fast and Furious), Dave Bautista (WWE, Man with Iron Fists), Jordi Mollà (Bad Boys II), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica). These are not the biggest names in the movie industry but we know them and Diesel leaves the spotlight for his co-stars, even if he is the main character the whole movie is not on his shoulders and that's a good thing.
[+] The creatures. The special effects are not amazing but they're good and i liked the design of the creatures.
[+] They take time to build empathy for the character for people who haven't seen the previous installments of the franchise. If you know the universe, Riddick is not a cold blooded killer, he has a weakness for children (Jack/Kira and Lynn) and dogs (Hell Hound) and the movie takes time to show that with scenes of him being nice with his dingo like creature, building some sympathy for the protagonist.
[+] One character creates a link with Pitch Black
[+] The movie getting closer to Pitch Black's style.
[+] The evolution, at the beginning Riddick his learning how is the planet, in a second part he his the hunter, in a third part he becomes the leader of the preys.
[-] That's not my case but i'm sure some people will think it's a Pitch Black remake.
[-] Pitch Black's end was unsure, only 3 characters are alive and they don't know where to go, The Chronicles had a sad end with Kira's death, Riddick (3rd movie) has a happy ending which, i think, don't really fit the character, i could have understood if it ended the franchise but there are 2 more movies planned by Diesel.
To conclude, i had high expectations for this movie and wasn't disappointed at all. It is not the best of the third movie (Pitch Black is still 1st for me). I feel like they're on the right track for the franchise, according to Diesel the next movies will explore Furya and the Underverse, we don't have a lot of informations on this but i think these two worlds would be the great environment for dark movies so...i have high expectations, again.
<big><big>8.5/10</big></big>