The chronicles of Riddick

be-bop · 07-19-2004, 04:57 PM

Has anyone seen The Chronicles of Riddick yet.I saw the trailer at the movies a while ago and I got my hands on a "promo" dvd shall we say and was very disapointed it looked so good but it failed on so many fronts.
It seemed to have the potential to be very good but in the end it was to me anyway a cheap n nasty 90's version of the "Dune" story.
The effects and stunt action shots were very good but without a decent script its all fluff and no substance.
"Dune was a cult classic this I'm afraid is'nt

Happy Monkey · 07-19-2004, 05:15 PM

Without the stupid prison break scenes, it would have been a decent pulp goofy movie. But the "science" behind the prison planet was just too ridiculous to handle.

Bullitt · 07-19-2004, 11:36 PM

You should try reading the books. Its kind of like when they made Congo into a movie. Great book, absolutley worthless movie. Goes for Sphere too. And Timeline. (They really have a knack for messin up Micheal Crighton books don't they...) The Chronicles of Riddick series (3 part?) is in my opinion up there with Ender's Game and 2001 :P

07-19-2004, 04:57 PM	#1
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	The chronicles of Riddick Has anyone seen The Chronicles of Riddick yet.I saw the trailer at the movies a while ago and I got my hands on a "promo" dvd shall we say and was very disapointed it looked so good but it failed on so many fronts. It seemed to have the potential to be very good but in the end it was to me anyway a cheap n nasty 90's version of the "Dune" story. The effects and stunt action shots were very good but without a decent script its all fluff and no substance. "Dune was a cult classic this I'm afraid is'nt

07-19-2004, 05:15 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Without the stupid prison break scenes, it would have been a decent pulp goofy movie. But the "science" behind the prison planet was just too ridiculous to handle. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-19-2004, 11:36 PM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Hmm You should try reading the books. Its kind of like when they made Congo into a movie. Great book, absolutley worthless movie. Goes for Sphere too. And Timeline. (They really have a knack for messin up Micheal Crighton books don't they...) The Chronicles of Riddick series (3 part?) is in my opinion up there with Ender's Game and 2001 :P __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass. Last edited by Bullitt; 07-19-2004 at 11:40 PM.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)