Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
FountainPen
This flick got off to an extremely dull, draggy, boring start, and improved only very slightly, with a couple of bouts of heavy action & violence. I found the lead character, whom I refer to as Riddick-ulous, totally implausible and silly.
I did like the machinery, the guns, and the nifty space scooters.
One VERY major objection I have to this movie is the outrageously excessive use of the "F" word. No, it is NOT macho or cool to throw in an eff or an effing in almost every other sentence. I took two points off because of the obscenities. BAD writing!
The female character Dahl was pretty cool. I'd liked to have seen her as the lead, instead of the rather odd "Diesel".
Sorry, but I cannot recommend this flick. 2/10.
Leofwine_draca
RIDDICK is the third of a trilogy of films starring Vin Diesel as blind warrior battling aliens in outer space. The first film was PITCH BLACK, an efficient low budget horror/thriller set on a dingy alien planet; the second was THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, which was a somewhat overblown sci-fi fantasy; this third production is a combination of the two.We're back on a smaller scale here, with Vin Diesel stranded in an inhospitable landscape with only his alien 'dog' for company. The relationship between man and 'dog' is one of the highlights of the movie. Soon enough some bad guys enter the fray, a team of mercenaries including the hulking Dave Bautista, and plentiful action ensues.On a superficial level, this is entertaining stuff. There's rarely a slow moment and lots of action to make your mind off the familiarity of the storyline. Another plus is that the CGI effects, both landscapes and creatures, are very good indeed. I saw this film in high definition and it looked fantastic throughout. Diesel has always been good in these stoic parts too, so he doesn't disappoint either. If you're looking for depth, nuance, or intricacy, you're likely to be disappointed; if CGI action is all you care for, then you'll likely enjoy this one.
MattyAndAnnika
Riddick (2013) in the beginning we were told that it was a remake, well it wasn't. Like all films based on Riddick and the Pitch Black Story, this one fell perfectly in line with the rest. The action was good, the story was as good as all of the other films; and the graphics were cool.I did find myself liking this film better than The Chronicles of Riddick, though I loved the continuation of the story-line from that point. The animal graphics within Riddick (2013) were beautifully put together. I'm a fan of Riddick and loved this film as well if not better than the others; not counting Pitch Black which is the best one ever. They did do a great job with Riddick (2013) and I'm glad I had the time to check it out.
Squrpleboy
I think it really says something about your lack of ability as an actor (or your unrestrained ego, perhaps) when you allow yourself to star in a film where you are the lead character and yet everyone else is soooo much better than you in their roles. This, sadly, was my experience in watching Vin Diesel in RIDDICK.The movie had great production values and very believable special effects, realistic CGI, the story was a bit basic but entertaining enough, and the actors surrounding Diesel give their best with what they given throughout (the stand-out being Matt Nable, as Johns, who was excellent even). Then there was Vin Diesel. For one, I had to put on the English subtitles just to understand what mush was coming out of his mouth (his narration is hideous, he actually says "nother" in place of "other" and the preceding word did not end in an "N"), he emotes throughout with virtually the same lack of expression one might order a pizza over the phone with, and quite frankly, his head just looks like a potato. I know that sounds mean and nit-picky but every time he came on screen I just couldn't stop thinking that he looks like someone glued a Mr. PotatoHead on a muscular body. It was hard to suspend your disbelief when you add it all up. I might have even been prone to forgiveness if he was a least laughable (like anything with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson in it is), but it was just annoying.If you like scary aliens, spaceships, mercenaries, tech and other-worldly adventures this movie might be right up your alley, those parts of RIDDICK were decent, even good. But if you expect great, or even good quality, believable acting from the main and (what should be) most important character in the film I'd suggest skipping this one with a vengeance.If Mr. Potatohead and Star Trek had a baby, it would have been RIDDICK.
