Riddick - The Movie
Attended "Riddick" with the Boston Movie Group, as usual. My expectations: it would be an action film, some gore, bad dialogue, decent CG, and no boobs, especially Katee Sackhoff boobs.
I was no disappointed on *most* points. Heh. Points. Boobs. Katee Sackhoff.
Sorry, not disappointed on most...expectations. Namely, Katee Sackhoff boobs.
Action: the A-story. The mobs harken back to, again, "Pitch Black", especially when a long bone is used for defensive purposes. Their behaviour is straight from the series start: they awaken at dark, for the most part, as storm clouds hit. (Get it? A storm is coming. Literally, and figuratively. Get it? THAT'S A TROPE, BITCH!)
Gore: there was some, and some pretty good gore at that. The (less) main, I guess, antagonist, Santana (Jordi Molla), had a very realistic semi-heading. I said spoilerish, so go see the film to see what I mean, or read a real spoilery review. Aside from that one, Riddick, himself, suffers a bit of self-inflicted trauma near the start, and it is pretty cringe worthy. The mobs get their due slice-and-dice treatments from many parties.
Dialogue: did you really expect David Mamet here? It was a Riddick movie. Bad lines, credibly spoken. Much bravado, and much more camp. The B-story involves events from "Pitch Black". Again, go see both from the full skinny. That much was well scripted. Boss Johns (Matt Nable) has a chip on his shoulder, and Riddick (do I really need to put the actor here?) has answers to give.
SFX: let's see, believable monsters, whose population far outweighs the available prey; overly complex, and damage prone jet bikes, that didn't mesh well with the terrain flown over; comical pets that did actually add to the story; both good and bad weapons, and their effects.
Boobs: Katee Sackhoff, and couple of other women in a flashback scene to "Chronicles". On the flashback note, it serves to explain why he's not the Necromongers' leader anymore, and allows the Riddick mythos to go its separate way again, at the end of the movie. Back to boobs. Katee Sackhoff boobs. Kinda worth seeing right there. Sideboob, but boob is boob.
Overall, a fun ride. Maybe not IMAX worthy, but definitely theatre-going. B-











