Plot
"Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past".
My Thoughts
The first two "Riddick" films I felt were solid movies, with "Pitch Black" being the superior between the two. I had been waiting for a new "Riddick" film for a long time and when I read of news that a new one was in production I was very happy to hear it, the more information I read about the film intrigued me more and more and my anticipation for the movie was very high. Now after seeing the film I can say that it left me with a feeling of "wanting more" it wasn't a bad film but I felt it could have been much better, for starters the cast I felt was underwhelming as a whole, I new what to expect of Vin Diesel as "Riddick" and he deliverer (except for a few partial nude scenes i felt I personally added nothing to the film). Other than him the rest of the cast just kind of "Muddled" through the film and did a slightly below passable job (I do want to say that Katee Sackhoff who played the character "Dahl" was even worse than everyone else and every time she was on the screen I could not wait for her character to stop talking so the camera could shift to someone else) I would say. Once I got past the acting Job's by the cast overall, the next part of the film that caught my attention not for a good reason was the CGI, this being a film that explores distant planets and space travel is going to relay heavily on CGI to depict its settings and the this was a huge disappointment most of the CG used in the film was very poorly done and you could really tell that it wasn't "real", I know its not actually real but CG done really well will at least look lifelike in this case it did not., the planet that was the main setting for the big panoramic shots looked awful the CGI creatures for the most part didn't look very good and overall everything in the movie that was not physically actually there looked pretty bad and that for me is a huge NO-NO especially when seeing action/Adventures films if nothing else the CG needs to be good and the fighting scenes which in this film were passable not spectacular but the choreography was pretty good. there honestly was not much about this film that I liked, as I mentioned earlier Vin Diesel was very good in this role and I compare him to Robin Downey Jr. as Tony stark or Hugh Jackman as wolverine the part was made for these actors and without them it would not be the same, The plot of the film was in theory a good idea but it just wasn't executed correctly in terms of the pacing of the film it flowed together pretty well but the lack of a good execution of the script coupled with the below par acting was to much for the film to overcome in the end. When ranking the three films I would put this film below "Pitch Black" and Above "The Chronicles Of Riddick". Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 59% saying "It may not win the franchise many new converts, but this back-to-basics
outing brings Riddick fans more of the brooding sci-fi action they've
come to expect." U felt that is a slightly lower score than I would have gave the film, but I do agree that if you are a fan of the series I still suggest to see the film and regardless of what I have said about this film if they go fourth with 4th installment in the series I will see it immediately.
Rating
An okay entry into the Riddick series if you are a fan of the the previous film I highly recommend it, if not and want to see a decent action film and have 2 hours to kill this could be a good option. 6.9/10!!!!!!!!!!!
The next film for the month of September is "Insidious: Chapter 2" Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins.
Plot
"The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world".
Rating
The original Insidious was one of my favorite horror films in recent memory (along with Sinister, Mama, Let Me In and The Cabin in the woods. I am going to keep this review short and sweet if you have seen the first film in this series and enjoyed it and want to see how the family continues to deal with the burden see this film. if you are interested in seeing this film i recommend you see the first film as the continuity is very present. This film was very good and is not quite in my honest opinion as good as the first film that is not exactly a bad thing as the first film in my opinion was a classic horror film which is hard to live up to but this film does pretty well on its own. I loved how the film expanded on the back story of the first film and really helped to connect parts of the first film that may have not made sense. I will say like in my review of the original film found here (Insidious Review) this film has a good amount of jump scares and if you prone to jumping be prepared to have a few moments where you may lose your popcorn to the floor, also the camera work in this film was top notch and was some of the better camera work I have seen in recent memory for a horror film, I congratulate the production team. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 36% saying "Despite strong performances and a few effective scares, Insidious: Chapter 2 is decidedly short on the tension and surprises that made its predecessor so chilling.". I disagree with the score while Chapter 2 is not as good as the first ffilm I do not feel it is that far behind in terms of being a quality film. Overall as I mentioned earlier in the review if you enjoyed the first film then see this film and you will enjoy the expperience.
Rating
Very good horror film, I wouldn't call it a classic like the first film but this is a good continuance in the series and I look forward to chapter 3. 7.9/10!!!!!
"The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world".
Rating
The original Insidious was one of my favorite horror films in recent memory (along with Sinister, Mama, Let Me In and The Cabin in the woods. I am going to keep this review short and sweet if you have seen the first film in this series and enjoyed it and want to see how the family continues to deal with the burden see this film. if you are interested in seeing this film i recommend you see the first film as the continuity is very present. This film was very good and is not quite in my honest opinion as good as the first film that is not exactly a bad thing as the first film in my opinion was a classic horror film which is hard to live up to but this film does pretty well on its own. I loved how the film expanded on the back story of the first film and really helped to connect parts of the first film that may have not made sense. I will say like in my review of the original film found here (Insidious Review) this film has a good amount of jump scares and if you prone to jumping be prepared to have a few moments where you may lose your popcorn to the floor, also the camera work in this film was top notch and was some of the better camera work I have seen in recent memory for a horror film, I congratulate the production team. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 36% saying "Despite strong performances and a few effective scares, Insidious: Chapter 2 is decidedly short on the tension and surprises that made its predecessor so chilling.". I disagree with the score while Chapter 2 is not as good as the first ffilm I do not feel it is that far behind in terms of being a quality film. Overall as I mentioned earlier in the review if you enjoyed the first film then see this film and you will enjoy the expperience.
Rating
Very good horror film, I wouldn't call it a classic like the first film but this is a good continuance in the series and I look forward to chapter 3. 7.9/10!!!!!
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