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The Chronicles Of Riddick / Pitch Black [DVD]
enlarge	Director: David N. Twohy Actors: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Radha Mitchell Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£24.99~~ Buy New: £5.98 as of 21/11/2009 18:27 GMT details You Save: £19.01 (76%) New (8) Used (6) from £3.50 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 9610 Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 218 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 UPC: 505058231869 EAN: 0505058231869 ASIN: B0006OR0LW Release Date: January 3, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review bThe Chronicles of Riddick/bp Bigger isn't always better, but for anyone who enjoyed Pitch Black, a nominal sequel like iThe Chronicles of Riddick/i should prove adequately entertaining. Writer-director David Twohy returns with expansive sets, detailed costumes, an army of CGI effects artists, and the star he helped launch--Vin Diesel--bearing his franchise burden quite nicely as he reprises his title role. The Furian renegade Riddick has another bounty on his head, but when he escapes from his mercenary captors, he's plunged into an epic-scale war waged by the Necromongers. A fascist master race led by Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), they're determined to conquer all enemies in their quest for the Underverse, the appeal of which is largely unexplained (since Twohy is presumably reserving details for subsequent "chronicles"). With tissue-thin plotting, scant character development, and skimpy roles that waste the talents of Thandie Newton (as a Necromonger conspirator) and Judi Dench (as a wispy "Elemental" priestess), Twohy's back in the B-movie territory he started in (with iThe Arrival/i), brought to vivid life on a vast digital landscape with the conceptual allure of a lavish graphic novel. But does Riddick have leadership skills on his resumé? To get an answer to that question, sci-fi fans will welcome another sequel. --iJeff Shannon /i p bPitch Black/bp Owing a major debt to iAlien/i and its cinematic spawn, iPitch Black/i is a guilty pleasure that surpasses expectations. As he did with iThe Arrival/i, director David Twohy revitalizes a derivative story, allowing you to forgive its flaws and submit to its visceral thrills. Under casual scrutiny, the plot's logic crumbles like a stale cookie, but it's definitely fun while it lasts. A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole Hauser), and a deadly prisoner (Vin Diesel) who quickly escapes. These clashing personalities discover that the planet is plunging into the darkness of an extended eclipse, and it's populated by hordes of ravenous, razor-fanged beasties that only come out at night. The body count rises, and iPitch Black/i settles into familiar sci-fi territory.p What sets the movie apart is Twohy's developing visual style, suggesting that this veteran of B-movie schlock may advance to the big leagues. Like the makers of iThe Blair Witch Project/i, Twohy understands the frightening power of suggestion; his hungry monsters are better heard than seen (although once seen, they're chillingly effective), and iPitch Black/i gets full value from moments of genuine panic. Best of all, Twohy's got a well-matched cast, with Mitchell (so memorable with Ally Sheedy in iHigh Art/i) and Diesel (Pvt. Caparzo from iSaving Private Ryan/i) being the standouts. The latter makes the most of his muscle-man role, and his character's development is one more reason this movie works better than it should. --iJeff Shannon/i

Customer Reviews: Bronks review May 29, 2009 Mr. P. G. Bronks (Sheffield UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I love anything with Vin Diesel especially these 2 DVDs, 'Pitch Black' and 'Chronicles of Riddick'. Hopefully there may be more in this series. fantastic film April 4, 2009 Mezzo (UK) 0 out of 3 found this review helpful vin diesel (pitch black) my opinion he is the heroine with fast moving action and climax. recommended. double diesel July 1, 2009 Tom Wadey (uk) As double DVD sets go this one hits the mark. If you like this kind of movie - sci-fi action and you like dark brooding characters like Riddick then what more could you want. br /Not cerebrally challenging but with a take away and a beer not a bad way to spend an evening.

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