There are two people that like this film, warts and all.

16 year old me, and me today.

The are so many fantastic ideas in The Chronicles of Riddick that as a sci-fi fan I feel a bit spoiled, simply put there's enough included that it really should be two films. I respect the filmmaker's prerogative to try and give this it's epic feel but it'could be a tad too epic for it's own good.

Saying that though, I thoroughly enjoyed Riddick, other than the sprawling story and beautiful aesthetic you have a central character that is both bad ass and mysterious. Lovely sc-fi madness at it's best.

Ashamed to say that this visually arresting sci-fi actioner was actually quite enjoying. The episodic nature of Riddick's video game-like goals work to earn the title "Chronicles" although the "chosen one" mythology of the tale tends to fall a little flat. Riddick works better as a reluctant antihero, without the need for a higher calling.
Some over-the-top acting and poor story choices make this movie a slog at times. However, the effort put into world-building (with some always welcome Eiko Ishioka-inspired costuming) put this in a positive light for me. My low expectations going into this probably helped as well though...

You have got to love this film. It is cracking.

It is one of them that I can watch over again and again and will end up in my night ending list.

Aliens, space travel and uber mental killing sprees. What more can you ask for?

I should have taken the money.

Casi parece la adaptación de una novela fantástica, por la cantidad de personajes, planetas y desarrollo de ciertas tramas. Es mucho más espectacular (y cara) que su predecesora, pero flaquea por la parte narrativa, pecando de ser quizás demasiado ambiciosa. Por suerte el carisma de su protagonista se mantiene intacto y resulta una película bastante disfrutable.

You have got to love this film. It is cracking.

It is one of them that I can watch over again and again and will end up in my night ending list.

Aliens, space travel and uber mental killing sprees. What more can you ask for?

I should have taken the money.

I remember me and a friend going to see this opening night at midnight and being the only two people there. Other than that, I mainly remember that this was somehow really boring, dull, and oddly generic. Maybe if it was rated R it would have been better, but I don't know.

The simplicity and charm of Pitch Black is nowhere to be found here. Watchably mediocre, at least for seeing Dame Judi Dench at her prime.

"NOW, WHILE THE BEAST IS WOUNDED" -Thandie Newton as Dame Vaako

am I the only one who burst out laughing at that part?

Ashamed to say that this visually arresting sci-fi actioner was actually quite enjoying. The episodic nature of Riddick's video game-like goals work to earn the title "Chronicles" although the "chosen one" mythology of the tale tends to fall a little flat. Riddick works better as a reluctant antihero, without the need for a higher calling.
Some over-the-top acting and poor story choices make this movie a slog at times. However, the effort put into world-building (with some always welcome Eiko Ishioka-inspired costuming) put this in a positive light for me. My low expectations going into this probably helped as well though...

The second installment of the Riddick saga clearly has a bigger budget, but still the CGI fails to portray scale and depth very well. The script is corny in parts and Diesel lacks the subtly to carry off his more evolved character. The Jack/Kyra relationship is pretty weird and I don't understand it - i would maybe make sense if she was a furion - but I suspect she isn't. Will definitely watch the third one.

I thought this movie was so badass when I was like 14 haha.

I don't know if I like this or not. It's a valiant effort, lots of scifi to chew on, but it's always fighting this feeling that it's all been seen before. Even the purely Riddick elements echo Pitch Black a little too much for me. Or Sunshine. Or a dozen other scifi movies.

And not that that's particularly a problem. But that it's all wrapped up in grim, colorless production design is just depressingly uninteresting. The filmmakers are a little too impressed with Lynch's "Dune" for their own good.

But there's something I still don't mind about this. I have a soft spot for space opera, it's true, and the notion of turning Riddick into a kind of space-Conan-the-Barbarian is intriguing. They almost pull it off.

Only almost, though, sadly.

Worth watching for Karl Urban chewing scenery, and Vin's Riddick always makes me smile.