Rent The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
3.3 of 5 from 276 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Vin Diesel reprises his role as hunted fugitive Riddick, his anti-hero character from cult movie Pitch Black. Riddick is on the run. Escaping from mercenaries determined to collect the price on his head, he finds himself at the heart of a battle that is not his. With Necromonger conquerors threatening the future of the entire universe, Riddick could be the only unlikely hero to save the human race. But will he be interested in saving anything other than his own life?
- Actors:
- Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache, Yorick Van Wageningen, Nick Chinlund, Keith David, Mark Gibbon, Roger R. Cross, Terry Chen, Christina Cox, Nigel Vonas, Shawn Reis, Fabian Gujral, Ty Olsson, Peter Williams, Darcy Laurie
- Directors:
- David Twohy
- Producers:
- Camille Brown, Vin Diesel, Scott Kroopf
- Writers:
- Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 2005, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/02/2009
- Run Time:
- 134 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Complete chronicles
- Chronicles compendium
- Anatomy of a fight
- Intro by David Twohy
- Feature commentary with David Twohy, Karl Urban and Alexa Davalos
- Virtual guide to The chronicles of Riddick
- Toombs' chase log
- Visual effects revealed
- Vin Diesel guided tour
- Deleted scenes with optional director's commentary
- Creation of New Mecca
- Riddick rises
- Keep what you kill
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/09/2024
- Run Time:
- 253 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Ambition on Another Scale: Chronicling a Blockbuster Sequel, a brand-new feature-length documentary on the film, featuring interviews with writer-director David Twohy, actors Keith David and Linus Roache, storyboard artist Brian Murray, concept artist Matt Codd, miniature effects artist Ian Hunter and digital matte artist Dylan Cole
- Realizing Riddick, a new interview with Twohy on the creation of the character
- Back to Black, a new interview with Murray on his continuing work within the Riddick saga
- Chronicles of a Cult Film Celebrity, a new interview with David on the role of Imam
- Theatrical trailers
- Archive audio commentary by David Twohy and Vin Diesel
- Archive audio commentary by Twohy and co-stars Karl Urban and Alexa Davelos
- Archive introduction by Twohy
- Creation of New Mecca, an archive featurette focusing on the world and characters of Helion Prime
- Riddick Rises, an archive featurette focusing on the prison planet of Crematoria
- Keep What You Kill, an archive featurette focusing on the world of the Necromongers • Visual Effects Revealed, an archive featurette focusing on the VFX
- Interactive Production Calendar, a series of short, candid videos filmed throughout shooting
- Production Vignettes, a series of short behind-the-scenes segments
- Three deleted scenes
- Virtual Guide to the Chronicles of Riddick, a series of short animated segments explaining the world of the film
- Toombs' Chase Log, a short film narrated by Nick Chinlund in character
- A guided tour of the set by Vin Diesel, along with 360-degree panoramic views of eight sets from the film
- On-set interviews with Twohy, Diesel, Dench, Urban, Colm Feore, Alexa Davelos, Thandiwe Newton and producer Scott Kroopf
- Promotional interviews with Twohy, Diesel, Newton, Urban, Davelos and Feore
- Easter egg
- Escape from Butcher Bay, a compilation of cutscenes from the acclaimed tie-in video game
- The Lowdown, a television special produced to promote the film's original release
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following:
- Theatrical Cut (The Original Negative)
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- Director's Cut
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following:
- Theatrical Cut (1.78:1 aspect ratio)
- Special Features
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Reviews (3) of The Chronicles of Riddick
Riddick breaks out! - The Chronicles of Riddick review by CP Customer
The mean, menacing 'hero' of cult classic, Pitch Black returns in the sequel to the aforementioned movie.
Yes Vin is back to doing what he does best, being quietly spoken (you will have to pump the volume for talking when he's on, then get prepared to turn it down again when the fights/battles begin!)
and kicking butt. The hero stroke/villain role suits the man perfectly, requiring not much skill to play the role. (Rumour has it he's down to play Agent 47 from the Hitman series of computer games)
But the thing that will strike you right between the eys are the drop dead georgeous visuals, from the design of the bad guys ships, right too the stunning star scapes of space. Besides that there is a plot, that maybe tries to be too clever for it's own good, with no real explanation as to who the Elementals are (played by Judi Dench, no less!) and a villainious group of bad guys from the underverse with the strange name of necrosomething or the other, that makes you feel you've walked into a film at least partially inspired by Warhammer 40,000. Still it's a brave attempt at a sequel, has plenty of action and drop dead stunning sets and visuals. I've seen better but I've also seen a whole lot worse.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Nothing special to offer - The Chronicles of Riddick review by CP Customer
Riddick, the ever unstoppable Vin Diesel ("You sent a four man team to catch ME?") gets caught up in the expansionist hijinks of an army of nazi-cum-borg types called "necromongers". Good stuff, you may think. You may expect lots of good actions sequences set in space...
Unfortunately, a lot of the action takes place in a dank prison compund with the dreaded necromongers off doing their own thing somewhere else entirely. Some of the action sequences are good, but the ones you expect the most of (the large athletic fight scenes) are confusingly fragmented and have no sound effects, which results more in feelings of bewilderment than of exhileration.
Still, a good ending and high budget effects allow this film to escape from the prison compound of drudgery onto the planet surface of mediocrity...but never up to the stars.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Like the book - The Chronicles of Riddick review by CP Customer
Like the book but only ok as a movie. Not sure it would be understood without reading the book first.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.