I've always heard a lot of good things about these movies (my brother actually reviewed Pitch Black awhile back) and I have been meaning to check them out at some point. I found the limited edition steelbooks at Walmart on the cheap so I scooped them up on a blind buy to give them a poke.
Pitch Black
(2000) [Trailer]
Director: David Twohy [IMDB]
Synopsis: A space ship crashes on a planet that seems to be soaked in non stop sunlight... the marooned passengers soon realize when night fall comes they're not alone.
I was reluctant to see this movie in the past based on one major factor... Vin Diesel. Unlike my brother, I am not a huge fan of the dude, but I've changed my tune after watching Pitch Black. I thought he did a rather good job with the character and seemed to be really comfortable with the roll.
I was very into the setting and story of this movie. I love sci-fi and horror pressure cookers... where the characters are trapped in a single location and have to escape some ominous force. Pitch Black takes that motif and executes it with great precision.
My main complaint would be with some of the aesthetic choices of the director. At times the editing seemed dated and felt like a cheesy 90's music video.
I'm pretty glad I picked this movie up, it was worth it and I could definitely see rewatching it in the future.
The Chronicles of Riddick
(2004) [Trailer]
Director: David Twohy [IMDB]
Synopsis: The follow up to Pitch Black finds Riddick up against a horde of intergalactic bad guys called the Necromongers.
This film feels completely different from Pitch Black and that's not a bad thing I guess. Where Pitch Black felt like a low budget genre flick, this feels like a huge summer block buster. The look of the film reminds me of Dune in a lot of ways and the Necromongers are very similar to the Borg... only less robotic.
Unfortunately there's not a lot of character development and the story gets to be a bit overloaded at times, but ultimately the end of the ride was worth it.
After rolling through these films I gotta say... I'm really looking forward to Riddick later this year.
(2000) [Trailer]
Director: David Twohy [IMDB]
Synopsis: A space ship crashes on a planet that seems to be soaked in non stop sunlight... the marooned passengers soon realize when night fall comes they're not alone.
I was reluctant to see this movie in the past based on one major factor... Vin Diesel. Unlike my brother, I am not a huge fan of the dude, but I've changed my tune after watching Pitch Black. I thought he did a rather good job with the character and seemed to be really comfortable with the roll.
I was very into the setting and story of this movie. I love sci-fi and horror pressure cookers... where the characters are trapped in a single location and have to escape some ominous force. Pitch Black takes that motif and executes it with great precision.
My main complaint would be with some of the aesthetic choices of the director. At times the editing seemed dated and felt like a cheesy 90's music video.
I'm pretty glad I picked this movie up, it was worth it and I could definitely see rewatching it in the future.
(2004) [Trailer]
Director: David Twohy [IMDB]
Synopsis: The follow up to Pitch Black finds Riddick up against a horde of intergalactic bad guys called the Necromongers.
This film feels completely different from Pitch Black and that's not a bad thing I guess. Where Pitch Black felt like a low budget genre flick, this feels like a huge summer block buster. The look of the film reminds me of Dune in a lot of ways and the Necromongers are very similar to the Borg... only less robotic.
Unfortunately there's not a lot of character development and the story gets to be a bit overloaded at times, but ultimately the end of the ride was worth it.
After rolling through these films I gotta say... I'm really looking forward to Riddick later this year.
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