Movie Star Blog

The Chronicles of Riddick isn't on my list to see ... and now it's moved a little lower on the list:

The Chronicles of Riddick is a sci-fi action flick that had a lot of potential. Sadly it focused more on the action and less on the sci-fi and so it fell a little short. I was impressed by the universe David Twohy (who also directs) creates. Pitch Black (the first movie with Riddick) was surprisingly good and the character of Riddick played by Vin Diesel was intriguing. In The Chronicles of Riddick of Riddick though, Riddick loses his edge a little and becomes the "super action hero". If Twohy had left some of the over-the-top action behind the...