Review of The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) by Kj P — 03 Sep 2013

"The Chronicles of Riddick" takes risks and most of them fail. The first entry in this franchise, "Pitch Black," is boring as well, but at least it's well-paced when it needs to be and the cheesy visuals are due to the fact that the budget is extremely low.

This film helms a 105 million dollar budget and the visuals have not improved one bit. I have to say that the story is much worse and the action is just as boring as "Pitch Black's" bland moments.

I almost fell asleep in the most exciting moments of the film. Don't get me wrong, it's not a god awful picture, as some of the action sequences have cool techniques used and the choreography is well planned out.

Overall, "The Chronicles of Riddick," tries to work with a a terrible screenplay, sloppy direction, and downright weird editing choices. This film is very disappointing if you have any interest/enjoyment in "Pitch Black.

" Definitely not a recommendation from me.