The Chronicles Of Riddick Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
All the power in the universe can't change destiny
Pitch Black's darkest star is back.
There is no future until you settle the past.
Riddick, now a hunted man, finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. 'Colm Feore' (qv) plays Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the tenth and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. 'Judi Dench' (qv) is Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins.
| Vin Diesel | Riddick |
| Colm Feore | Lord Marshal |
| Judi Dench | Aereon |
| Thandie Newton | Dame Vaako |
| Karl Urban | Vaako |
| Alexa Davalos | Kyra |
| Linus Roache | Purifier |
| Yorick van Wageningen | The Guv |
| Nick Chinlund | Toombs |
| Keith David | Imam |
| Mark Gibbon | Irgun |
| Roger R. Cross | Toal |
| Terry Chen | Merc Pilot |
| Christina Cox | Eve Logan |
| Nigel Vonas | Merc |
| David Twohy |
6.20 out of 10 (23248 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Fantastically shot/acted and presented.
posted on 28 Aug 2009When i went to see this film at my cinema I expected it to be a sequel that was just out to make more money that the first; and a film that would propel Vin Diesel further. But as I started to watch it I realized that , although at points a more detailed plot is needed (especially about what happened since Pitch Black) , it is a surprisingly good film. I found myself enjoying it thoroughly and was at times quite breath taken at the action and fight scenes. The opening scene, for example, was extremely well shot and shows that a simple thing like a man running across ice glaciers can take people's breath away, given the the right camera angle and actor. Vin diesel is a very charismatic actor and I think without him both this film and Pitch Black would have not been the same. The supporting actors/actresses were also extremely realistic and well-timed. I especially enjoyed Thandie Newton's performance. I thought her movements were extremely poised and spot on for a wife of an important figure. Now I've rambled on about this film, go see it for yourself and you'll see what I'm talking about. Fantastically shot/ acted and presented.
Ambitious but slightly disappointing Riddick sequel
posted on 26 Aug 2009Without a doubt, David Twohy's "The Chronicles of Riddick" is an ambitious sequel to the smaller-scale, more personal "Pitch Black". Twohy creates a believable galaxy in which the action rages and there are many scenes which are beautiful to look at but not entirely engaging.Vin Diesel is always a very watchable action hero and I'd welcome another Riddick chronicle. However, the sprawling storyline needs tightening (at least, this applies to the "Director's Cut" version I watched).Nevertheless, the film contains the sizzling Thandie Newton as the ultra-sexy Dame Vaako and Dame Judi Dench makes an appearance as Aereon.Good but not great, this is a popcorn movie that needs more "pop".7 out of 10.
What happened Twohy
posted on 20 Aug 2009The movie was OK but it was nothing like I suspected it would be. Originally The Chronicles were supposed be about the time Riddick spent in Jail. There were also supposed to be three movies not one condensed one. Why did he change his focus, Pitch Black was awesome but it would have been your average sci-fi movie had it not been for Vin Diesel's character. Pitch Black was about aliens but the person we all wanted to know more about was Riddick thats why the next supposed three were going to be made. The movies were probably given the veto buy the studio but still, I wanted so much more. The plot was average, the action a little better than average, the illumination of the key characters..disappointing..very disappointing. They tried to shoot too high, for that Epic movie, but they ended with a very attenuated flop.
A great sci-fi \ action epic, but the Riddick character is poor compared to Pitch Black.
posted on 20 Aug 2009I loved Pitch Black (PB), it took many of the great features of the Alien series and combined them with a hard, edgy character. much like Ripley in Alien:Resurrection. It also pulled open the confines of the corridors and space ships into an entire planet, populated with insurmountable odds stacked against the useless humans.Those features endeared me to the movie and made me love the character of Riddick. So it's somewhat disappointing to see The Chronicles of Riddick and discover that the edge has gone.Movie The big disappointment for me is that it loses what PB was all about, and it's difficult to understand why it does this, but I think it's down to the scale of the movie. Whereas PB was small, confined by the darkness, and a few people against a multitude of the same creatures, this movie is all about the galaxy struggling against a huge race of all sorts of creatures converted to one cause. It's all a bit too big and unfocused.Another aspect that seems to lose something in the sequel move is of the character Riddick, in this movie he just doesn't seem so threatening and so dangerous. In PB he was an unstoppable killing machine who had virtually no morality at all, yet here, he's portrayed much more as a normal guy with a heart who can fight more than the average guy. Here it really does lose the essence of the original.That said, he does seem to be able to easily kill these guys, and that's another thing, they just look like guys in suits. This is nothing compared to the predatory killers of PB. So again not only is Riddick's cold blooded unstoppable killer status lowered, but so is the ferociousness of the enemy, where they instead rely on huge spaceships and overwhelming force.Saying that, the scenes of the ships and conquering force appearing are visually superb, and that carries through all the effects of the movie, they are believable and highly engaging, totally immersing you in the universe. They don't stand out either, so that when you cut to a small set scene in the city streets, you aren't suddenly wrenched from one style to another. They are very well done, and combined with some of the action sequences, they make for some stunning scenes.Yet the action sequences are also a point of contention with me, for the trend of zooming the camera into the action and performing multiple fast cuts, is getting out of hand in Hollywood and it's destroying movies with fight scenes. This is one reason why movies such as Ong Bak are working so well nowadays. It's especially prevalent in this movie, and despite the added attraction of Vin Diesel having learnt some of the moves in the art of double knife fighting (it has some specific name which I can't actually remember), yet for all that we see nothing in these fight sequences, and I really mean nothing.The one plot aspect that really did make me wonder why was the addition of a mini-Riddick in the guise of the recast role of Jack. It seemed a poor plot device that she had grown to be just like him and that he had sacrificed his entire life to protect her. This is a huge change from his original character who would have left any of them to die in PB, had it not been for an affinity with the pilot Fry and a feeling of obligation.However much this character has changed, Diesel is excellent as Riddick and it is a character I would like to see again, although much more in the PB style of the character. This film definitely needed more focus on that character.Picture Presented: 2.35:1 Anamorphic The picture is superb, there's no real difference to tell between the CGI aspects and the real scenes with the mood being matched well between both. The cinematography of both is excellent, although heavily let down in the fight scenes, the opening attack on the planet is quite stunning.Audio Presented: Dolby Digital 5.1 I would have loved for a DTS track on this movie, whatever version, however the 5.1 is bold and competent. Plenty of LFE mix and base kicking in with good use of the spatial aspects of 5.1. It was very good and loud audio track.Overall The movie is a great sci-fi \ action epic, and it's very enjoyable entertainment presented in a visually stunning style. You truly appreciate the size and scope of this movie, and it does make you want to see more of Riddick. However it doesn't stay true to the original characterisation for me, and I felt this was a poor aspect of the movie, it really did lose what Riddick was all about.The DVD is a good package, although you really have to like the movie to sit through many of these extras. The inclusion of the game demo is a great cross marketing ploy, but also gives the viewer some extra lifetime on their purchase.
A sci-fi film which gives more to the imagination than Star Wars.
posted on 04 Aug 2009I can simply say that The Chronicles of Riddick was one of the best sci-fi films of 2004. Hands-down. I don't understand where all the negative press comes from concerning this film. The weird thing is most of my friends who say "I think that movie sucked", never actually saw it. I made a few friends sit down and watch it with me, they "Converted".Some of the great things concerning this film is how they introduce technology or a race of characters, giving you enough information to fill in the gaps - but leaving enough room for your imagination to fill the voids. It honestly makes you crave a sequel, it could go so many ways. I just like that freedom of thought, instead of being force fed every detail.Just sit back and enjoy the film. Its completely worth your time, although I strongly recommend seeing Pitch Black before you rent this film.The ending is great, either version. Convert! Joe C
Cool SciFi Movie
posted on 23 Jul 2009Very cool movie. Our audience applauded too - that pretty much says it all.
Diesel does the gravel voiced thing, great fight choreography, I expected terrible FX from a local newspaper review, but actually they were fine. Not much motivation for the necromongers (i.e. the bad guys) except that they were bad guys - but that did not get in the way. Talking of which, nice performances from those bad guys, especially Karl Urban from The Lord of the Rings (Eomer) actually playing pretty much the same part - except on the side of the "Orcses" this time hahaha.No need to have seen the execrable, dirt-cheap Pitch Black to follow this new movie, it is a sequel only in that it includes Riddick - which is just as well.
a good, mindless start to the summer
posted on 17 Jul 2009When I told my friends that I was going to go see the Chronicles of Riddick on the big screen, they looked at me with a mixture of confusion and horror. Why would I want to see a movie that was so obviously bad? They must have forgotten that I went to Triple X last year voluntarily as well. And I had lots of fun at that too.All the critics have been bashing this movie, calling it, in so many words, an empty-sci-fi-action-thriller-cheese-fest. And I would agree with all of those. But what is wrong with that? Summer movies are meant to be mindless. And this is definitely the one to set the mood for the summer.Science-fiction movies (with the exception of a solid handful) are going to be cheesy. You can't attend these movies with your thumb up your butt waiting for Sean Penn or Julianne Moore to move you. The thing that I usually can't take is when -do- take themselves seriously. Nothing is worse than a laughable movie that can't even make you laugh.Now, I admit myself to being fond of Vin Diesel. He is, by far, the best corny-summer-action-flick actor out there. Not by acting standards, but for these flicks acting and plot (obviously) usually take a back seat to corny dialogue and sweet special effects. He's the only one of them who doesn't take himself completely seriously, at least. Summer action movies are meant to be just that - summer action movies. This is a crucial point that too many critics refuse to acknowledge. I, for one, stand up for Vin. I went to this movie to have a mindless good time, and I did just that. Grade: Solid B for the fun of it all
6.1 is a strange result
posted on 17 Jul 2009This is one weird rating from all the fine subscribers to IMDb. For the first time in, my albeit limited experience, the previously flawless rating system has, in my opinion, got it way wrong.This movie is almost superb. Kind of LOTR meets Star Wars, with more humour (intentional British spelling by the way).The direction, special effects, plot, music, screenplay, cast performance, and entertainment value are all truly fabulous! I suspect that those who went to see it had decided beforehand that it would be rubbish in the way of a self-fulfilling prophecy. That does sound a bit smug, but this film is way, way better than 6.1! It will be something of a travesty if Riddick and Pitch Black before it, are not built on with the other, previously planned, releases.If you haven't seen it, please do so - enter uncommitted and leave smiling knowing that you spent a good $ or £ or whatever! Don H.
A great and unique Science Fiction Spectacular!
posted on 17 Jul 2009The Chronicles of Riddick is a very good and unique film that has a very different good cast which includes Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache, Yorick van Wageningen, Nick Chinlund, Keith David, Mark Gibbon, Roger R. Cross, Terry Chen, Christina Cox, Nigel Vonas, Shawn Reis, Fabian Gujral, Ty Olsson, Ron Selmour, Raoul Ganeev, Mark Acheson, Shohan Felber, Ben Cotton,Kimberly Hawthorne, and Kristin Lehman! The acting by all of these actors and actresses is very good. Diesel, Feore, Newton, Dench, Urban, and Davalos are really excellent in this film. I thought that they performed good. If you are a fan of Feore then this is the film to see because he has a great performance as the villain and has an awesome fight with Diesel! Also fans of Newton will love her performance in this film! Roache is also very goo! The Hellhounds are cool creatures! The action and special effects are incredible! The thrills is really good and some of it is surprising. The movie is filmed very good. The music is great by Graeme Revell and great directing by David Twohy! The film is quite interesting and the movie really keeps you going until the end. This is a very good and thrilling film. If you like the original film Pitch Black and Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache, Yorick van Wageningen, Nick Chinlund, Keith David, the rest of the cast in the film, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Thrillers, Dramas, and interesting films then I strongly recommend you to see this film today!Movie Nuttball's NOTE: If you like alien movies and/or the subject of aliens I also recommend the following films: The Thing from another World, The Day the Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds (1953 & 2005), Horror Express, The UFO Incident, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Carpenter's The Thing, Krull, The Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn, Time Walker, My Science Project, Howard the Duck, John, Carpenter's Starman, John Carpenter's They Live, Mac and Me, Explorers, Invaders from Mars, Alien Seed, The Abyss, Communion, Suburban Commando, Fire in the Sky, The Arrival, Mars Attacks! Contact, Men in Black I & 2, Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, Xtro 3: Watch the Skies, Battlefield Earth: A Saga for the year 3000, Stargate, The Puppet Masters, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, Independence Day, Life Form, Contact, The X-Files: Fight the Future, Roswell: The Aliens Attack, The Faculty, Mission to Mars, Pitch Black, Evolution, K-Pax, Signs, Silent Warnings, The Forgotten, Alien Hunter, Spaceballs, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Predator & Predator 2, AVP: Alien Vs. Predator, The entire Star Wars saga (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi (Original and Special Editions!), The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, & Revenge of the Sith), the entire Star Trek movie saga (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, & Nemesis) and Stephen King's IT!
watch pitch black first
posted on 07 Jul 2009I have to admit the first time I saw this movie I didn't like it that much. In fact my friends and I spent most of the 2 hours ridiculing it, and getting some cheap laughs. But a few months later, I watched Pitch Black for the first time, decided I loved it, and wanted to try COR again. So I watched it alone this time and with an open mind. I found the second time to be much more enjoyable than the first. Although there aren't a lot of tie-ins to the first movie, there are many subtleties that only make sense if you'd see Pitch Black. I enjoyed this movie but I'm big fan of action/sci-fi and Vin Diesel. If you're going to see Chronicles of Riddick do so with an open mind and don't take it too seriously.
Bloated and Unoriginal *very limited spoiler*
posted on 27 Jun 2009Pitch Black, the predecessor to Cronicles of Riddick, was a good movie. While not bringing anything new to SciFi, it was an enjoyable film, introducing interesting characters on an alien world, with menacing threats. Obviously low-budget, it was a necessarily simple story, which only added to its effectiveness.Which brings us to the sequel. In every way that Pitch Black was simple and streamlined, this movie is bloated and bombastic. We are treated to endless scenes of monolithic star ships landing, crashing, shifting into giant statues. The character driven interest of the first film is lost, to be replaced with uninteresting threats, unscary enemies and silly dialogue. While in the first film there are no hints of multiple 'races', we are now introduced to Furyans, Elementals, etc. Riddick is no longer the simple criminal, he is a member of an almost extinct race of angry psychopaths. OK.From all this, you might expect that I liked the movie not at all, which is not true. I did enjoy parts of it. But I wanted to like it so much more than I did.
Great movie
posted on 27 Jun 2009This movie was great. It had an awesome plot and the actors used fit the characters perfectly. Another amazing thing is that the whole move never saw light and was full CGI. This is a must see but only if you see the first movie... pitch black. Vin Diesel was a great actor he totally fit the bad boy image that the director was putting out or trying to cast with the main character. When you watch the movie on DVD there will be 2 options choose fight instead of convert because you will get to hear a short commentary by the Director himself. Do not Watch this movie if you have not seen the first movie "pitch Black" it will ruin the movie and you wont want to see it be cause it will be too confusing.
Attack of the Alien Dune Trek Clones
posted on 25 Jun 2009SPOILERS AHEAD! Consider yourself warned!Seriously, is there any science fiction film of the last thirty years, down to and including the Flash Gordon movie with the nifty Queen soundtrack, not ripped off by this one? Even Independence Day gets ripped off in a scene where hovering spaceships menace a planet.With a nearly Lucas-caliber disregard for physics (news flash: human bodies at 700 degrees Fahrenheit, whether in the direct rays of the sun or not, would vaporize before you could say "This planet is named WHAT?"); a main character who is the walking, beefy definition of a Gary Stu (look it up) to the extent that he can tame giant, spiky rats just by staring them in the CGI-balls; a Lady Macbeth who shares a closet with the Borg Queen; dialogue very possibly stolen from a group of 12-year-olds playing ninja; and an ending that deserves catcalls of disbelief, this movie is saved -- even if, like the annoying Kyra, who you KNOW would get splatted in the first ten minutes of the movie if the Aliens were involved, it subsequently dies again -- only by the few minutes of Dame Judi Dench lowering herself to appear in it. And even then, her character is still saddled with a name ("Aereon") that would go much better on a car.Thandie Newton's performance deserves special mention, because it helps you understand why the movie version of Beloved was such a flop. Her Dame Vaako is going straight to Star Trek supporting-cast hell, right along with Lwaxanna Troi. Karl Urban, who looked like a Harley dude in the LotR trilogy, fits in a bit better here, because people aren't expected to make sense.One defender of this "movie" asks its critics what they themselves have ever created, particularly in film. I reply: You don't have to be a cordon-bleu chef to figure out when there's a rat in your hamburger. Especially a giant, spiky one that cuddles with Vin Diesel.
Fine movie fun
posted on 23 Jun 2009Man! I was scared to see this movie. I wanted it to be good or at least fun. I even went on a full price Saturday night. I really liked pitch black, I love sci-fi stuff and Vin can be some really heavy eyecandy. "Please Oh please !! Let this movie be half way OK ! Please !" My wish came true... Yeah sure, this movie is not the "all time best movie" in the world. It's not mind blowing, heart stopping and I didn't cry. But it was really fun. FUN ! The action - fight stuff was right on. The actors were good enough. The sets and planets looked great. Time flew by. We cheered and laughed. I didn't feel cheated paying $8.50 for the ticket. Not all my friends would have liked "Chronicles of Riddick". The hand picked few who went with me did.
My only problem was with Jack-now-Kiera(or however you spell her name)looks. Boy, for living in a nasty-butt prison she sure can get her hands on great non-smear eye make-up and hair care products. I wish they would have had her just a touch more "real" looking. I still like the actress in that role. Just a little less super model please. 8 out of 10 stars
horrible script, bad acting and unoriginal
posted on 23 Jun 2009Vin Diesel isn't that great of an actor and this film accentuates that, with the bad writing. There is virtually no originality left and the only thing keeping this film from sinking into an endless oblivion with other bad movies is the "conan" style ending in which a battle worn Riddik falls into the emperor's chair and everyone bows to him. Other than that this is a pretty average sci-fi film with a basic been there done that plot: Taking place years after Pitch Black, the wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime, and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.
An overblown mess of a movie
posted on 17 Jun 2009"Riddick" has got to be the worst science fiction film I've seen in a long time, at least since Travolta's "Battlefield Earth". From the frankly pretentious introduction from writer/director David Twohy, all the way thru to the mind-numbing finale, all you get is a parade of great eye candy used in the service of a muddled and incoherent story. Riddick, who was just a simple convict in "Pitch Black", is now transformed into something called a Furyan, some sort of super warrior race that was wiped out by the other races or by the big bad Necromongers (what a stupid name!) - after seeing it twice, I still can't figure that one out. It's the same ridiculous "twist" that Stephen Sommers used in "The Mummy Returns" with Brendan Fraser's character; it didn't work then and it sure doesn't work here, either. You also get Judy Dench ("M" from the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies) as something called an air elemental who can turn into some sort of foggy stuff and can glide (but not fly!) but who has really nothing at all to do with the story. The main villains, a religious sect called the Necromongers, are pitched to us as the supreme evil in the universe, a force that will destroy all human life wherever it's found (which makes you wonder why they have wives). Problem is, they seem to be more interested in a pedestrian and boring power struggle for their throne than in carrying out their "holy mission". The movie drops you right into the middle of this mess - I suppose that it was meant to be an intriguing way to start the movie but after the first 30 minutes you'll still be scratching your head trying to figure what the heck's going on. If you haven't seen "Pitch Black", then you won't understand a good half of the movie anyway.But the real problem with this thing is the utter and unrelenting darkness of the whole thing - all the characters that exhibit any kind of humanity are killed, leaving us only with the cardboard villains or the cardboard "hero" who mouth insipid and repellent lines like "you keep what you kill" which, from the last shot, appears to be some sort of moral Twohy is trying to teach us. There's never any real suspense or sense that Riddick is in danger - he's just an indestructible cypher who you know will win the big showdown against the Evil Leader in the end. To make it even worse, this is a "director's cut" which in this case means that you get a movie that is even more boring than the theatrical release. A waste of money to make, and a waste of money to watch.
The Chronicles of Riddick
posted on 17 Jun 2009A woeful, meandering bore strewn with uniformly terrible performances and extremely poor CGI that frequently looks like something from a mid-'90s PC game, and hampered by a crippling lack of imagination ensuring that the universe it depicts is bland and derivative, and the few intriguing aspects of the plot are never explored.The film seems determined to defy its own internal logic at every step: Riddick is supposed to be an evil man - that's the whole point - yet he does nothing remotely evil in the film. The Necromongers are supposed to be an unstoppable "kill or convert" race conquering worlds one at a time yet they spend hours persuading their victims to see things their way and as demonstrated later in the film, conversion seems to consist of saying "Yeah, okay" as people "un-convert" in their droves. As a wave of fire engulfs a planet the protagonists race against it to avoid certain death, yet when it catches up to them they simply stand in the shade and they're fine. One unlucky character is disintegrated by this fire while later - for dramatic effect - another takes about thirty times longer to be reduced to a skeleton. There are further examples.It's too campy, the tone feels wrong in every single scene, and even those looking for the most mindless of sci-fi thrills will be hard pressed to find much worth in The Chronicles of Riddick.
ARRRGH! Shaky camera thing!
posted on 15 Jun 2009Really enjoyed this. Best sets and costumes in a sci-fi since Lynch's 'Dune'. Vin Diesel is his usual sardonic hard-man self. Judi Dench looks uncomfortable in her role, unfortunately. Everyone else fulfills exactly what their character would have expected of them. Diesel gets some very good lines. The bad guys are baaad with planet destroyers and everything. I would have preferred less time on the prison planet and more time fighting Necromungan hordes.One major complaint though, becoming seemingly more and more popular in action flicks unfortunately: Close in, very fast cuts, and very shaky camera during fights. I swear to god, I'm going to start an international petition to film-makers to stop using this technique. You can't see what's going on. No one likes it. It smacks of amateurishness on the part of the director (don't know how to shoot a good fight scene). Absolutely rubbish and frustrating for the audience who've spent a couple of hours waiting to see the hero do the violence on the bad guy, then find themselves getting sea-sick and wondering who's doing what to who. Only film I've seen recently where I thought it was effective was 'Master and Commander', as it suits the tightly packed, screaming mobs of merely human sailors fighting on a narrow deck. Every other film with this has been spoiled by it. 'The Bourne Supremacy' had a car chase with it, for god's sake.Please, never again.Apart from that. I thought this was a great film. And if you like sci-fi action flicks, you probably will too, 'cos it does it all.
A MODERN DAY DUNE
posted on 13 Jun 2009I believe that Pitch Black was overrated. That said I still went to see this film. With the small hope that it would be an epic visual treat. Or maybe an interesting new take on the very tired sci-fi genre. Or maybe a no brain actioner. I was wrong.Horrific performances compliment flat direction. Vin Diesel does what he can, dare I say more. And Judi Dench (bess her) floats around lost in a world of rushed looking sets and half arsed action scenes.Unoriginal and completely lacking in anything remotely exciting.An extremely poor effort from what could have been quite good.ROB'S REVIEW *_ _ _ _ AWFUL
Warning to puny non-believers contains manly spoilers
posted on 30 Aug 2009This movie was riveting. I'm not kidding. I was stuck to the seat for hours because some freakin screws came loose, the seat broke and I got wedged in there.Oh yeah, the review. We need to first start out by stating unequivocally that Vin Diesel now rules the planet and maybe the entire solar system by the time you read this.The story picks up five years after the last one, Pitch Black, ended. My Man Vin Diesel, The Viznit, as he shall hereafter be called, has settled into a nice comfy domestic lifestyle on a planet covered in frozen wastes. Fortunately for the script, some bad men come to claim the gigantic reward upon Riddick's shiny head. They swoop in to take him off the planet and then, apparently, the film's hallucinogens kick in. Maybe they were beer bonging Everclear, smoking Prozac or shooting White-out right into their freakin eyeballs but deviance started oozing from every newly ripped plot point, and one day, I'll probably get my humanities professor friend to explain it to me (or maybe the homeless dude on the median strip who debates philosophy for quarters). In the meantime, suffice it to say that there were these swarms of religious-fanatic militarists looking for hell, fortune telling witches looking for a messiah, slobbering half-bright mercenaries looking for quick cash, arcane prophecies, random soul stealing, planets burning out of control, rabid cat-lizards, endless parades of sinister weirdos, ostentatious vertigo, and probably lots more, I don't know--my attention span isn't what it used to be.Fortunately my faith in senseless mayhem was rewarded and The Viznit managed to shake off the angel dust in time to start plowing over everything in his way. Many would-be tough guys, unregenerate sh*t kickers and nefariously evil dunters get swiftly dispatched to the whoop ass under verse. And there was much rejoicing and riffing for the camera. It just makes you wonder if there's anything he can't kill. But let's not get too sentimental.This movie is not without its flaws. For one thing, despite the body count, the Frank Herbertian pretensions and the five knuckle shuffle, there was not nearly enough heavy destruction in this film. I mean, come on, one can only take so much plot development and dialogue. They should know that. Did they run into budget problems? Had some other studio already booked Fallujah? And there was no naked chicks either. Are these people insane?And that brings to mind my second point. After The Viznit looses the goths he lets himself get picked up by the mercs again so he can get to Cremora, the non-dairy creamer planet, to save his pal Jack (from the first movie). Strangely enough, Jack has somehow morphed into a lethal super model called Kyra. It wasn't the sex change that got to me, it was the choice of actresses. I mean, if you're going to have a hardcore, new-corn-shoot-stomping butch chick in your movie, get one who fits the role. That's what Michelle Rodriguez is for.Alexa Davalos didn't scare me at all. Don't get me wrong, it's not that she didn't move me. I could imagine her doing lots of things to me but almost none of them involved pain, and most of them involved quite startling levels of pleasure. Right. Any-hoo, our heroes proceed to pull out an entrails ripping, flesh rending, heart stomping and burning the pieces in separate graves finish, happily ever-after, the end.Well, not really. The Viznit actually kicks so much booty he gets promoted to God.Before we get to that, however, there's this little matter of whether this movie made sense. No, actually, the real issue is whether the fact that it made about as much sense as breath freshener for bears makes any difference. At all. And the answer is no. It doesn't. At this point we need to reiterate that The Viznit rocks the known universe. That is all anyone need know right now.