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Currently at 60% on RT. Fresh (26) | Rotten (21)

Daily Star

In a year when big-budget sci-fi flicks have played it safe or pandered to Asia, this hones in on old-school action fans.

SFX Magazine

While this third chapter borrows a little too liberally from Pitch Black to surprise in the same way, it's a step up from The Chronicles Of Riddick.

Digital Spy

Riddick manages to flit effortlessly between moments of humour and menace, with Vin Diesel at his best in the role that propelled him to stardom.

TheShiznit.co.uk

An obvious throwback to the stripped-back, small-scale sci-fi of Pitch Black... a fun flick with all the right intentions.

 

[Forever]

In a year when big-budget sci-fi flicks have played it safe or pandered to Asia, this hones in on old-school action fans.

Pffft. Bitter Pacific Rim hater.

 

[AgentOtaku]

*pumps-fist*

 

[.la1n]

Can't wait to see this. Pitch Black is such a fantastic movie.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Surprise hit of the (post-)Summer?

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Karl Urban is in this?

Hype just went to 12.

 

[highrider]

My wife got tickets last night. Thrilled to have another Riddick film.

 

[Beowulf28]

While I am kinda excited for it every trailer makes it feel like a complete retread of Pitch Black.

 

[maquiladora]

You forgot one.

Riddick lacks the soulless, mechanised groan of the previous film, but even stripping away the excess, this disappointing jaunt has very little meat on its bones.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Please be great. Please be great. Please be great.

 

[mrhGB]

I own a grand total of 3 films on Bluray. 2 of them are Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. I will be adding to my massive library when this one is out.

 

[Toxi]

Please be great. Please be great. Please be great.

.

Pffft. Bitter Pacific Rim hater.

Funny enough, the movie that pandered to the Asia most this summer was Iron Man 3.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I really hope someone makes an amazing fps out of this movie.

 

[highrider]

I own a grand total of 3 films on Bluray. 2 of them are Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. I will be adding to my massive library when this one is out.

I like you.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

We don't need no stinkin' reviews. It's Riddick beating up on stuff on a strange planet. Good enough for me.

Wanna live? Get a shiv.

 

[Stet]

I really want this to keep that rating. CoR was so disappointing.

 

[djplaeskool]

In a year when big-budget sci-fi flicks have played it safe or pandered to Asia

Pacific Rim on blast

 

[bengraven]

We don't need no stinkin' reviews. It's Riddick beating up on stuff on a strange planet. Good enough for me.

Wanna live? Get a shiv.

That's pretty much where I'm at. This is one movie where I'm expecting bad reviews, but nothing can crash my hype. At all.

 

[The Cowboy]

We don't need no stinkin' reviews. It's Riddick beating up on stuff on a strange planet. Good enough for me.

Wanna live? Get a shiv.

Yeah, all we need to know is - is Vin still able to pull of the Riddick role, if so then that's enough.

Rest of the movie can suck as long as Riddick is being Riddick .

 

[mrhGB]

I like you.

Well you'll love me when I tell you how I had to import Pitch Black because the version sold in the UK isn't the directors cut. It cost a little extra, but it was well worth it.

 

[Kambing]

Will definitely be watching, hyped as FUCK!

Quick question... i was not able to find on the internet. Is this natively shot in IMAX? Wondering if i should go watch this with the missus regular or IMAX.

 

[turbosnail]

I liked Chronicles, only a few parts that made me go "...wat"


Pitch Black was badass though. I always wondered if this series was based off a book or comics or anything like that? Or is it original?

 

[NoRéN]

We don't need no stinkin' reviews. It's Riddick beating up on stuff on a strange planet. Good enough for me.

Wanna live? Get a shiv.

.

 

[Thug Waffle]

I liked Chronicles, only a few parts that made me go "...wat"


Pitch Black was badass though. I always wondered if this series was based off a book or comics or anything like that? Or is it original?

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[The Main Event]

HYPE.

 

[turbosnail]

og

That's fucking awesome, they've actually built a cool universe just around pitch black!

 

[NotMyUsername]

I really hope someone makes an amazing fps out of this movie.

Keep your eye on Tigon Studios: http://www.tigonstudios.com/index2.htm

I'm sort of kidding. But not really. I've always been curious if Vin Diesel will eventually do something with it again.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Pitch Black and CoR were 2 totally different movies. Hopefully this one is as good as PB.

 

[Alric]

I really hope someone makes an amazing fps out of this movie.

Truth, I like the movies a lot but damn do they pale in comparison to the game.

 

[Sub_Level]

Truth, I like the movies a lot but damn do they pale in comparison to the game.

....The Pit....

 

[agrajag]

Un-hyped. The first one was boring and I loved the art direction in Chronicles.

 

[Unicorn]

From the trailer this looks way too close to Pitch Black. I'm still gonna see it, but it looks like beat-for-beat identical to PB

 

[Watevaman]

Karl Urban is in this?

Hype just went to 12.

He was pretty good in Chronicles. Vaako deserves to be fleshed out.

 

[BertramCooper]

I haven't seen the first two films, but I may go see this because Starbuck.

 

[legacyzero]

I'm in the theater day one for this!

 

[Bishop89]

"in the role that propelled him to stardom"
pretty sure that was the fast and the furious, but whatever.

Movie is looking good, soon...soon!

 

[maplelord93]

it probably will end up in the high 60s or low 70s on the tomato meter

 

[Bundy]

Can't wait!

Spoiler

Chronicles of Riddick was better

 

[strafer]

83% now

Empire gave it 3/5

 

[MarshMellow96]

In a year when big-budget sci-fi flicks have played it safe or pandered to Asia

What an intensely moronic quote.

 

[JDSN]

That Asia quote was so fucking stupid, especially with the "guilty" movies selling more abroad.

 

[verbum]

Some favorite lines from PB:

Johns: He just escaped from a maximum security prison.

Fry: Should he just stay locked up forever?

Johns: That would be my choice.

Fry: Is he really that dangerous?

Johns: Only around humans.

Johns: How's it look?

Riddick: Looks clear.

[Johns steps forward, and a creature flies out towards them. They duck and it flies into the night]

Johns: You said it was clear!

Riddick: I said it *looked* clear.

Johns: Well, how does it look now?

Riddick: Looks clear.

I hope the dialogue is as good this time.

 

[Carcetti]

In a year when big-budget sci-fi flicks have played it safe or pandered to Asia, this hones in on old-school action fans.

Yes, movies should always only pander to AMURRICA.

 

[EatChildren]

tudday johns you get fukt'ahh

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Yes, movies should always only pander to AMURRICA.

I think by pandered to Asia they mean the Iron Man 3 Chinese cut with added scenes for them. Not PACIFIC RIM hate.

 

[Whitechocolatekrispies]

There's a change coming.

American made movie are now almost consistently making more money overseas. Studios have to start realising there is a wealth of money to be made out there. Soon they'll realise dumbing down movies for the American public is actually damaging their performance.

Bring on the better all round movies. Americas reign of stupid, cliché filed, box ticking, politically correct, formulaic hundred million dollar marketing budgets pieces of shit can go to hell.

Hell just look how your TV is cannabilising your movies on every scale of quality.

Time to die Hollywood.

 

[anaron]

Hope this does well, for Katee's sake and the franchise. I loved Pitch Black so seeing this steer things "right" and come out a hit for the series would be really cool.

 

[neorej]

Some favorite lines from PB:





I hope the dialogue is as good this time.

The shrug in the second quote before he says "looks clear" again was golden.

 

[strafer]

86%

Nothing stops this train.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I'll wait for more reviews before passing judgment.

Who am I kidding. I'll go and see regardless of what they say.