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All Pitch In

Advantages: special effects, characters, storyline
Disadvantages: none

...begins the spectacle that is Pitch Black. The beginning of the film still leaves me breathless, the visuals used when showing the ship spiralling out of control towards the planets surface as various compartments of the ship were being jettisoned are fantastic, the camera shaking violently, the speakers pushing out oodles of atmospheric noise to put us right in the middle of the crashing ship. You are willing the people on board to survive what ...
...often lost on film makers. Pitch Black is really the film that launched Vin Diesel's career (even though he was in Saving Private Ryan, who remembers him for that?), and for me it is still his best outing. And what a first outing it is. Riddick is one mean hombre, a murderer who is being taken back to the slam after escaping, he is brutal, he is tough and he is dangerous but as we see in the film he is not totally devoid of humanity, but even then ...

sjp1966 10.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Pitch Black (DVD)

Anti-hero Riddick fights in the Pitch Black

Advantages: Believable, good acting and direction
Disadvantages: Limited due to simple plot

...the viewer. The 2000 film Pitch Black is one such film. The fear of darkness and of creatures unseen combines brilliantly with the fear that the only guy capable of helping you is also the one most likely to kill you. Read on..... The Plot The plotline of a spaceship crash landing on another planet is a much followed one. It is prevalent in many films. This comes with a twist, as it has a passenger who is the most dangerous criminal known, being ...
...plane crash landing, the survivors form a motley crew of families, the criminal: serial killer Riddick, and the man who's been chasing him, Johns. The planet is seemingly sun drenched, but when the sun goes down and the darkness comes, scary happenings start. Strange flying creatures start hunting the survivors, and they need to reach safety on the planet. Sightless due to the darkness, they need a miracle, and it just so happens that Riddick has ...

pmcds 17.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Pitch Black (Special Edition) (DVD)

The Chronicles Of Riddick - Dark Fury animated dvd

Advantages: fighting content from start to finish
Disadvantages: short film of 33mins

...movie. It was directed by the Korean-American animator Peter Chung, and features Vin Diesel performing the voice of Richard B. Riddick. A nice join up story and tells you what happens straight after Pitch Black and before The Chronicles of Riddick and explained why he had the Bounty hunters after him but only a little bit short this dvd for 33 mins in total,it has extras and bonus to it thats makes it better. it contains a decent amount of fighting ...
...not have been exposed to the films anyway. This film carries important character development elements for Jack (who becomes Kyra in The Chronicles of Riddick), as at the end she discovers her violent side by shooting the ship's owner Antonia Chillingsworth (Tress MacNeille) just before she can kill Riddick. You would love it if your a big Vin Diesel fan or even someone that enjoyed the riddick series. ...

KenMo 11.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Riddick - Dark Fury (Animated) (DVD)

Good for the adrenaline junkies out there

Advantages: Good actor, good effects and a sound plot
Disadvantages: A better supporting cast could have been found

...this movie coming out in the cinemas but at the time I wasn't too enthusiastic on going. I would realize my mistake when I rented it a couple of months later on DVD. Although watching the prequel Pitch Black is not a must, it sheds some light on some of the aspects in Chronicles of Riddick, especially Riddick's encounter with previous characters such as Imam and Jack (the girl). The part is played brilliantly by Vin Diesel, portraying a man alone ...
...Now as humanity stands on the brink of extermination, he is thrust in the midst of a fight that is not his. His defiant nature and rock hard personality will appeal to all those moved by bravery and resilience in the face of destruction. Aided by good visual effects and a slightly comedic undertone at just the right times, this movie is certainly one to add to your collection. ...

elltee 16.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Riddick (Director's Cut) (DVD)

the chronicles of riddick review

Advantages: good action and ejoyable
Disadvantages: some over acting by some of the bad guys

...Vin Diesel returns to the big screen in the follow up to pitch black in The Chronicles of Riddick. The film starts five years after Pitch Black where Riddick has been in hiding away on a desolate planet only to be tracked down by some bounty hunters. Vin takes care of business kicking their asses (which is quite amusing) and returns to so called civilisation to find that it’s just about to be destroyed by the big bad Necromongers. These evil beings ...
...everyone else. He learns Imam the holy man (who survived from the original film) had put a bounty on him to bring him back to save the world and Jack (the girl from the original film) who has been put in prison on a planet (with great weather) where no one escapes, yea right! As it turns out Riddick is part of a race called Furians, a kick ass race of warriors and the ambassador of the Elemental race (a very light weight Judy Dench) thinks its his ...

toffee19 16.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Riddick (Chart Driver) (DVD)