Riddick Review

Riddick 

Release Date: 12th September 2013 - Australia

Production Companies 

One Race Films

Universal Pictures 

Radar Pictures
Riddick Canada Productions

Distribution 

Roadshow Distribution 

Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: MA15+ (Not 

Suitable for Young Children)

Runtime: 114 minutes
               127 minutes 
               (director's cut)

Budget: $40,000,000

Box Office Gross: $98,337,295 

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary 

Wanted by every bounty 

hunter in the known galaxy, 

the infamous convict 

Riddick has been left for 

dead on a sun-scorched 

planet that appears to be 

lifeless. Abandoned and 

alone, Riddick soon 

becomes the prey of a 

swarm of alien predators 

more lethal than anything 

he has encountered before. 

Forced to make a life or 

death decision, Riddick 

activates an emergency 

beacon and alerts 

mercenaries to his 

whereabouts- there is 

safety in numbers! 

The first ship to arrive 

carries a new breed of 

sadistic mercy who won't 

leave without Riddick's 

head as their trophy, while 

the second is captained by 

a man whose pursuit of 

Riddick is more personal. 

What none of them 

anticipated is that when 

you corner a creature that 

is as much animal as he is 

man, you are the one who 

should be on the run.

Cast

Vin Diesel - Riddick

Jordi Molla - Santana

Matt Nable - Boss Johns

Kate Sackhoff - Dahl

Dave Bautista - Diaz

Bokeem Woodbine - Moss

Conrad Pla - Vargas

Dance Blanco Hall - Falco

Noah Danby - Nunez

Neil Napier - Rubio

Nolan Gerard Funk - Luna

Karl Urban - Vaako

Andreas Apergis - Krone

Crew

Writer/Director - David Twohy

Based on Characters - Jim and Ken Wheat
Producer/Executive 

Producer - Samantha Vincent

Executive Producers - Mike Drake and George Zakk

Producers - Vin Diesel and Ted Field

Co-Producers - Mike Weber, Camille Brown and Jim Finkl

Production Designer - Joseph Nemec III

Costume Designer - Simonetta Mariano

Director of Photography - David Eggby

Stunt Coordinators - Troy Robinson and Michael Scherer

Fight Coordinator - Guillermo Grispo
Special Effects Supervisor - Ryal Cosgrove

Visual Effects Supervisor - Gunnar Hansen
Creature Designer - Patrick Tatopoulos

Editor - Tracy Adams

Music - Graeme Revell

Review

Over the years, I've discovered that 'The Chronicles of Riddick' is not entirely a good nor a bad film, I had high hopes that the third instalment 'RIDDICK' would be a definite improvement to the already passable predecessor. I haven't seen this picture for a while and I still haven't seen 'Pitch Black' which is probably the origination of the two movies that have soon followed and started Vin Diesel's stardom. I get the sense that David Twohy is trying to follow the inspirational patterns of notable franchises such as 'Mad Max' and 'Star Wars'. Because both of these franchises featured roguish types of anti-heroes that he wanted the actor Diesel to continue playing which can be very close compared with the eponymous title character just like Mel Gibson when he solemnly returned to star in two 'Mad Max' features as the hero he plays as Max. 

'RIDDICK seems to have recycled the plot from out of the first movie and while it's good to see the story taken back to its roots, it just seems effortless and almost like film makers were just making a quick grab for cash instead of really applying their creative skills to mould a new and innovative story. 

My final thoughts with this review are that it is not completely unbearable, its just that I had higher hopes for this film and feel that it had some deficits which let down the overall quality. That's not to say others would not enjoy it.

Star rating: (6/10) Fair Movie

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