Pitch Black
(2000) was my first introduction to the character Riddick, so when this
movie was released, I was on a queue to see it. No matter what the critics
say, Chronicles of Riddick was one film I loved and enjoyed. Some of
the lines Riddick said still stick with me—indulge me:
“You made three mistakes: first, you took the job. Second, you came light—a
four-man crew for me? F#@king insulting. But the worst mistake you made? Empty
gun rack.”
Also, when the Necromonger lord asked him to bow, he replied: “I bow to no
man.”
If you’re not in
the Riddick army yet, I advise you to take some time from your busy schedule to
join in by watching this well-crafted movie. It wasn’t perfect—there were some
lapses in storytelling and a few things that didn’t quite correlate—but in the
end, the action scenes and the whole idea of this “night seer” made the movie
worth it.
Now, there was a
short animated movie released a day or so after this film, meant to bridge the
gap between Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. The 30-minute
animation, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, tells us how Jack ended
up with Imam.
In Chronicles
of Riddick, Riddick returns to New Mecca to see Imam (five years after they
parted) after hearing that Jack has gone looking for him. Riddick learns of a
new threat sweeping the universe: the Necromongers, a race of beings who are
dead but alive. There’s also a prophecy that a Furyan (Riddick’s race) will
kill their leader.
The movie
features some very cool fight scenes, and there are moments where Riddick does
the impossible—like killing a guy with a cup. It also gives a brief
introduction to who Riddick is, where he’s from, and why he’s the last of his
race.
The Chronicles
of Riddick has a nice cult following, and I’m a full member myself. After
the film, I made sure to watch the animation and even played the game. While
the movie didn’t do well at the box office, its DVD sales were massive, and so
were the sales of the video game (The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from
Butcher Bay) that followed on Xbox and PC.
There seems to be another Riddick movie coming out this September. The budget is lower than this one, but no matter—I can do with some more Riddick. What about you?
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