You know when you're feeling a little emotional and need some downtime to curl up with your loved one and a good flick? I've got one word for you... Riddick. Warm cuppa. Cuddly slippers. Hot cold beefcake with them dreamy sparkly eyes. From its stylish minimalist no-dialogue prologue this was always going to be about the man and his battling skills (but there is a couple of chicks as well). I missed out on seeing The Chronicles of Riddick so the 2 min flashback was very helpful to get a feel for what the Necromongers were all about. Hot harems! But not too much back story, just enough to whet your appetite for the main event. Riddick has everything going for him. Moves like the wind. Stunning breath control underwater. Awesome backswing with a trusty thigh bone. The fire and discipline to screw loose armour back into his own flesh. He's good with puppies. You could read Riddick as the tragic tale of a man and his (zebra)dog(thingy) - charming, witty and ultimately heart-wrenching. Or not. I'm pretty sure that his dog dies. Either that or it just runs off after it gets shot with a glowing green bullet.
This is not just fluff and puppies. It's deeper than that. In a subtle dig at anti-vaxxers everwhere, writer/director Twohy manages to slip in a timely pro-vaccination message - a little poisonous critter goes a long way if you can milk it in advance and inoculate yourself. It's great know-how that you no longer get in Girl Guides and once our favourite rogue has regained his mojo and and cleared level one in record time, you know you're onto a clear winner. That's because once Riddick clears the puddle Boss, makes it up the stairs and out through the archway, the payoff really kicks in for fans of the first film. It's the Pitch Black action and set-up you remember. Except this time it's different. There's rain. Which changes everything.
The only quibble I had with this movie was not seeing enough of those cute little aliens with the snappy tails. One more would have topped off the climactic battle nicely. Otherwise plot-wise, pretty perfect. Not only does RBR live to fight another day but he's even starting to convert the lesbian. Battlestar babe Sackoff was smokin', especially on the end of a rope as she winches Riddick to safety. Reeled in nicely bruv!
This is not just fluff and puppies. It's deeper than that. In a subtle dig at anti-vaxxers everwhere, writer/director Twohy manages to slip in a timely pro-vaccination message - a little poisonous critter goes a long way if you can milk it in advance and inoculate yourself. It's great know-how that you no longer get in Girl Guides and once our favourite rogue has regained his mojo and and cleared level one in record time, you know you're onto a clear winner. That's because once Riddick clears the puddle Boss, makes it up the stairs and out through the archway, the payoff really kicks in for fans of the first film. It's the Pitch Black action and set-up you remember. Except this time it's different. There's rain. Which changes everything.
The only quibble I had with this movie was not seeing enough of those cute little aliens with the snappy tails. One more would have topped off the climactic battle nicely. Otherwise plot-wise, pretty perfect. Not only does RBR live to fight another day but he's even starting to convert the lesbian. Battlestar babe Sackoff was smokin', especially on the end of a rope as she winches Riddick to safety. Reeled in nicely bruv!
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