You unappreciative motherf#ckers just don't get it. It's dark, pulp sci-fi. It's not meant to be ritzy and glitzy bullshit like these lame kid-flicks you all call Comicbook movies. Not to mention the design, cinematography, and just raw filmaking are beautiful to behold. Love it or hate it, it's extremely well-crafted.
This character is not something pulled together by a bunch of movie execs just to make a bunch of money from comic fans. It's an original character and universe that operates (best) outside the Hollywood system. And thank god for Vin's fame, otherwise it probably wouldn't exist at all.
I know, right? I'm actually a little disappointed that we didn't get to see the Director's version in the theater. But, I think I understand (at least to some extent) why he did it.
Jeez, I make a quip about comic book movies and suddenly everyone feels the need to defend their favorites... Yes, it's still a man dressed in a bat suit, it has an extensive toy merchandise line, 13-year-olds can see it, 13-year-olds are kids: it's a kids movie. It just happens to be a particularly well done kids movie. Perhaps a more appropriate description is that it's actually an adult movie made suitable for kids, which is kind of the nature of the industry now. But, my quip wasn't really meant to be taken quite so seriously and literally. The point is: Riddick is some seriously esoteric pulp sci-fi that is lucky to be getting made at all, let alone with such a hard R-rating. I think that speaks volumes to how loyal and passionate fans of the series are. I for one am extremely grateful and extremely hopeful for further installments.
Well it's not like KMart or ToysRUs are selling Riddick related toys here in Australia.
A quick google search shows a lot on Ebay with bids & prices over $100 plus dollars making them more collectors items compared to your average superhero figurine on the shelves.
Here's hoping the 4th instalment will finally reveal why Riddick's a fugitive on the run.
I mean the bounty on his head keeps increasing so it better be a worthwhile back story.
Just because something is Rated R doesn't mean its going to be good. In fact making a movie rated R can be just as much of a marketing decision as making a movie PG-13. The problems that most comic book movies have don't come from lack of violence or grit. It often comes from bad pacing and an incohesive script.
I just recently saw, Riddick and although I had some problems with it, I think it was a fun movie. I just hope that it proves to be necessary. Other than showing a more vulnerable and human side of Riddick, most of the movie felt like a remake of the first. Even the attempts that were made to show, Riddick as more of a human were incredibly forced and contrived. With all that said I agree with you that it was a well crafted movie. The action was fun and as typical as the characters are they were interesting enough to hold ones attention. I did like how it tried to come full circle with the story that was told in the first movie. It made the retelling of the story less tedious and at times interesting.
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