chronicles of riddick

[lucas9000]

this just came on cinemax, and i was going to watch it, but it's only 20 minutes into it and i have already lost any shred of desire to give it a chance. am i missing out on anything?

[Deamon2]

no, its horrendous

[Alobar]

no, it sucks

[RRRRICK]

A friend of mine made me sit through the whole thing.
Longest two hours of my life

Utter garbage

[partygirluk]

Spend the time watching the Riddick Bowe v. Evander Holydfield fights instead. Bowe-Golota 2 is also a must see.

[durron597]

Watch Pitch Black instead.

[TheIrishThug]

idk what u guys r talking about. i had a blast watching it. every line was dead on. best comedy in yrs.

[peachy]

i like the movie alot....but i guess thats just me

[TheCroShow]

i like this movie as well

[gunt]

vin diesel is a goddamn tool.

[RRRRICK]

Note to self never take movie recomendations from peachy or Cro.

P.S The Xbox game of the same title is awesome

[ononimo]

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Note to self never take movie recomendations from peachy or Cro.

P.S The Xbox game of the same title is awesome

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[skoal2k4]

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i like this movie as well

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[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

I found this movie moderately cheesy yet suprisingly entertaining.

[EliteNinja]

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I found this movie moderately cheesy yet suprisingly entertaining.

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Yeah, I liked it.
Furyan pwnage!

[cmwck]

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this just came on cinemax, and i was going to watch it, but it's only 20 minutes into it and i have already lost any shred of desire to give it a chance. am i missing out on anything?

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Play the PC video game instead. ooo weee, that game is hot.

[Nottom]

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Watch Pitch Black instead.

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Pitch black was terrible.

[peachy]

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Watch Pitch Black instead.

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Pitch black was terrible.

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now i liked pitch black alot

[jakethebake]

I hated it the first time, but I've seen it like 6 times now and it gets better each time. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Phoenix1010]

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I found this movie moderately cheesy yet suprisingly entertaining.

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Agree with this. And yes, the video game is very good.

[crownjules]

The story isn't too shabby, the effects are pretty cool. It's just that Vin Diesel isn't a good actor and has horrible line delivery almost always. I was entertained by it.

[lucas9000]

i ended up watching the whole thing, though there were some parts i wasn't paying much attention to. i rated it 2 stars on netflix. it wasn't wholly devoid of merit, but i wouldn't voluntarily watch it again, either.

[gulebjorn]

On a scale of ten, I'd say chronicles is a 7 and pitch black is an 8.

[lucas9000]

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On a scale of ten, I'd say chronicles is a 7 and pitch black is an 8.

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with 10 being the best movie ever???

[jakethebake]

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On a scale of ten, I'd say chronicles is a 7 and pitch black is an 8.

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Well now you're just being silly.

[swede123]

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On a scale of ten, I'd say chronicles is a 7 and pitch black is an 8.

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Well now you're just being silly.

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Maybe his scale goes from 10 (worst) to 1 (best). Wait, that doesn't make sense as Pitch Black is infinity times better than Chronicles. On my scale (1-10) Pitch Black is a solid 7.5, while Chronicles is a 4.

I did enjoy Chronicles, but I am a huge Sci Fi geek, so pretty much anything with aliens, lasers and space [censored] is going to work for me.

Swede

[gulebjorn]

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On a scale of ten, I'd say chronicles is a 7 and pitch black is an 8.

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Well now you're just being silly.

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Maybe his scale goes from 10 (worst) to 1 (best). Wait, that doesn't make sense as Pitch Black is infinity times better than Chronicles. On my scale (1-10) Pitch Black is a solid 7.5, while Chronicles is a 4.

I did enjoy Chronicles, but I am a huge Sci Fi geek, so pretty much anything with aliens, lasers and space [censored] is going to work for me.

Swede

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No, I use entertainment scale. I'll leave the good/bad ratings to the Academy. 1 would be something like Meet the Fockers and 9 would be Fear and Loathing.

Edit: you're probably right though. Pitch Black should be further away from FaLiLV than 1 point. So make pitch black a 7 and chronicles a 6. That looks about right.

[Blarg]

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The story isn't too shabby, the effects are pretty cool. It's just that Vin Diesel isn't a good actor and has horrible line delivery almost always. I was entertained by it.

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Now that you mention it, you reminded me that something usually felt a little "off" with Vin Diesel's acting in Pitch Black(I didn't see Chronicles of Riddick, and from the reviews here, now I guess I won't). Anyway, his acting seemed to have a little of the male model, look at me I'm such a rockin' tough guy hype to it. He would often set up in a bitchin' pose before delivering a line. Always a little bit of business before he came out with it, and it wasn't an actor's bit of business to let you glimpse a flash of his soul or his feelings or thought; it was a mannequin's bit of business to be sure he was in position to give off an impression or have a studly look.

Kind of like the way he would tense his muscles every chance he got. There's being low bodyfat and cut, and there's posing with your muscles tense to show off like a teenage goofball on the other.

Apparently it works on the girls. They seem to love him and his bod. I guess that explains Peachy's response.

The thing is, there was something likeable about the guy somewhere; it's just that his performance felt so unnatural. I guess he's acting from the outside in, not the inside out.

The movie was okay, but had the usual gaffes. Like, sometimes a little light would keep the monsters away, and at other times even more light wouldn't do jack to stop them. I had fun, though, and would recommend it as a rental. It was lightweight, forgettable fun.

I didn't have any interest in Diesel going in, though, and I don't have an ounce more going out. I guess that's not a good sign.

[ThaSaltCracka]

this movie was horrible.