Amph "I'm Going to Kill You With My Tea Cup": The Chronicles of Riddick

I really liked her character also.

If the 2 remaining sequels DO get made... anyone care to speculate on where they think the story will go?

 

I have a feeling that she will come back. Some things that were talked about in the novelization, (There's a section included on the necromongers in the back) gives me the impression that Riddick might be able to bring her back.

 

Do you think that Riddick will still stay as leader of the Necromongers?

 

I have no idea. Probably, at least for the time being, but I have the feeling that by movie 3, he'll be on the run again, or something drastic.

C'mon, he's too cool to be in charge of something like that. He's better as a running guy. I would bet that he'll be forced out or have people try and kill him, which will put him on the run again.

I should really pick up this movie soon.

 

Finally picked it up.

 

how many versions are there...i mean like "directors cuts" and such? dulxue etc

 

Two. The theatrical version and the director's version. They're both listed at Amazon.com.

 

Go for the Director's cut.

 

What has changed in the directors cut?

 

Time seems to be ticking... does anyone give it any realistic chance that the remainder of the Chronicles trilogy will be filmed?

The Director has publically stated that it will all hinge now upon DVD sales.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a website that tracks DVD sales, like sites such as http://www.boxofficemojo.com does for Cinema Box Office sales. I hope that the DVD has sold very well.

 

I also hoped the DVD sold well. The last thing I heard about Riddick was Vin Diesel saying he doesn't expect that they'd make a sequel in the near future, he was thinking more like 5+ years down the road and that was about 6 months ago. I really hope that a sequel and the completion of the series is much closer than that. I loved Riddick and I'm dying to see the rest.

 

As a fan of the original Pitch Black, I was looking forward to "Riddick" a good deal.

After seeing "Riddick" I can say that I really loved this film and it is vastly underrated. It was a fresh and original sci-fi epic style film in the vein of Dune, Star Wars and other entertaining epics. I loved the atmosphere, mythology and design of the whole film.

That said, there are some issues I had. And these issues probably explain why it did not resonate too well in theaters with audiences.

It's funny, but most reviews I've read never said the film was awful. In fact, they all pretty much said the same thing; that the film was ambitious, wonderful to look at and had all this great history and story to back it up... but it did too much that the film seems to implode in itself.

And I agree with the critics in that regrad.

The film starts off in such an amazing way... but then in an effort to cram as much as possible... it becomes too bloated.

On top of that, the film is under 2 hours long... and because of that... it comes off as rushed.

The film needed to find a more steady focus and work on that.

Now, I love the open ended finale to the movie. Because it not only leaves room for the follow ups and doesn't make the film feel as bloated. So kudos on that.

Now those negatives aside... I really enjoyed this film a great deal. It was original and a lot of fun (love the prison escape), But I do agree with the critics. It's too much in too little time.

I honestly would have sat through a 3 hour film. That is how interesting I found the story and the characters. Of course... that would have been even more box office suicide.

 

By the way, what exactly is the Underverse???

 

I loved the movie and i wished that Keira didnt die

 

I might like this film if sb else was playing the main character. Vin Diesel is just unbearable for me and completely unsuitable for such story. He looks as if he came from another film that was being made somewhere nearby, lost his way and stayed here by accident.

 

I kinda had the impression that it was another dimension.

 

When do they say it's a cluster of planets?

The novelization says it's another dimension, and that's the impression I got from the movie as well.

 

I don't recall the planets thing either. I would really like to know the backstory to the Underverse, how the Lord Marshall discovered it, was he looking for in on purpose, and how and why did he turn it into a religious experience.