Rated R for language, violence and nudity
Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista
Directed by David Twohy
The Story:
Riddick (Diesel) is left for dead on an unknown planet. Far from dead, he heals and finds a remote outpost and sends a signal that is picked up by bounty hunters looking to collect on the reward for bringing in Riddick dead or alive. Santana (Molla) and his crew arrive first, followed by another group led by Boss Johns (Nable) who is the father of the pilot on a previous ship that Riddick was on. He wants answers first, then revenge. Riddick wants off the planet and gives them a choice: give him a ship or die.
You can probably tell which option they chose.
Put me in the category of "meh" for Pitch Black and the Chronicles of Riddick. They were okay, but nothing that I absolutely loved.
Vin Diesel, however, vehemently disagrees with that assessment.
So much so, that one of the conditions on getting him back into the Fast and Furious franchise was that he wanted to get the rights to Riddick.
Universal relented, and has more than made up for it with the last 3 installments of The Fast and Furious each being more successful than the previous.
Meanwhile, Diesel and Twohy decided to make a rated R movie on a much, much smaller budget. That way even a moderate success at the box office would pay big dividends as opposed to the Chronicles of Riddick movie that had over a $100 million dollar budget and didn't fare so hot.
Smart move.
Aside from a bit of a slow build, this was probably my favorite of the 3 movies. Once the action gets started, it doesn't really let up, and Riddick almost takes on a horror film as he makes his way through the crews of both ships.
I almost wonder if I should revisit the first 2 installments again and see how the whole saga plays out.
Maybe someday...
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: If you've enjoyed the franchise before, you should really like this third installment.
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