So everyone’s favorite Furyan is back in action. And what’s the overall take on RIDDICK?
Eh.
Don’t get me wrong, the movie was fun as hell. But sadly, more than anything, it felt like a remake of Pitch Black. Seriously, break it down from the trailer: stranded on a desolate planet, people hate Riddick, Bounty Hunters, and creepy ass monsters that really seem to business only at night… I mean it doesn’t give you anything new.
Again, the movie is fun, and I give the filmmakers and it’s star a lot of credit for wanting to get back to a more “back to basics” approach with this sequel. Even the sacrifices everyone had to make to get it done… but at the end of the day, just feels like a movie you’ve already seen.
Which I guess isn’t a bad thing if that movie is Pitch Black. Unfortunately for RIDDICK, it just couldn’t shake the Chronicles of Riddick stank that came before it.
Personally, I would wait till this one comes out on disc to watch.