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Troy Robinson,
Leanne Buchanan,
Peng Zhang,
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David N. Twohy,
David N. Twohy
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: Not Rated
: Universal Studios
: Science Fiction , Post-Apocalypse, Space Opera
: 134 min.
: English, Spanish, French
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Vin Diesel returns as the nocturnally gifted antihero Riddick in this sequel to the 2000 cult item Pitch Black. Riddick, on the run from the law and evading mercenaries eager to claim the price on his head, seeks refuge on the planet of Helion, only to discover he's walked into a world in chaos. Helion has been seized by the Lord Marshall (Colm Feore), leader of the Necromongers, a race of bloodthirsty warriors determined to wipe out humanity throughout the universe. Aereon (Judi Dench), leader of Helion's "elementals," pleads with Riddick to join them in their fight for survival; Riddick agrees, hoping to fill out some of the blank chapters in his history along the way. As he plots his battle strategy against the Necromongers, Riddick becomes reacquainted with Kyra (Alexa Davalos), whom he knew as a girl but has since grown into a strong and beautiful woman eager to join him in the fight against the Lord Marshall. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| Visually fantastic; story... not so much.
by ElMariachi
December 19, 2006 - 5:06 AM PST
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| The excellent production design is just about the only thing to recommend this sequel to the far lower-budget and far superior Pitch Black. There's a lot of half-baked mystical superpower crap pulled out of the murky depths of David Twohy's cavernous ass that doesn't fit the established universe at all (and you thought midichlorians were bad), there's a planet that turns into a molten inferno in direct sunlight yet still somehow has a breathable atmosphere, and the writing appears to have been done by a bored ten-year-old in the margins of his Social Studies notebook. I mean, come on, "Necromongers?" "Crematoria?" Might as well have named the protagonist "Superdude" instead of Riddick. Oh well, at least there weren't any pandering extreme! sports! inspired stunts *cough* xXx *cough*. All in all, I was embarrassed to be in the same room with a movie as stupid as this one. The lens guys were kind of cool though. |
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