Riddick - Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Of course I am a Vin Diesel fan, and so my review will be skewed because of that fact, but in order to be a reviewer I have to distance myself a bit and take a look at the Whole...So, having said that, I found the movie a very solid action flick that had very few (if any) lulls in the 'attention grabbing' department. The plot also solid because it picks right up after the last Riddick. It made sense. So few sequels catch that feeling of continuation that has brought the fan back for more in the first place. In this installment of Riddick, the Necromongers turn on their new king. And wasting little time in doing so. Riddick commands his new minions to return him to Fury for some unfinished business. But instead, they deceive him, and drop him off on a hellish planet and try their best to leave him for dead. As have so many others. But Riddick being ....well...Riddick, he soon adapts to a desert world of foul pools of poison waters where giant amphibian scorpions live. And as he struggles to find fresh water, he becomes the object of a relentless pursuit by packs of hellish canine beasts that stand six foot tall at the shoulder and look like a cross between a giant Doberman and a Hyena! Once again Riddick being Riddick, within a year or so he has made himself at home. He even adopts one of the canine beasts that soon turns out to be his best friend. He has once again made a life that he would thrive and be happy in.....if only things would stop going to hell for him. Off in the distance, his new friend warns him of a storm coming. But no normal shower this. Instead a whole sea of the scorpion monstrosities travel beneath the thrashing rain.....suddenly it all makes sense....all the pools of poison water...each infested with the poisonous amphibians...what will Riddick do? Great story. And a great CAST of unknowns are about to show up. Because he has no other choice but to send for help....But bounty hunters aren't the coastguard!

This is technically the "second" of the Riddick series–Pitch Black (also an excellent movie), according to the director/writer, was the "Prequel" to the series. While Chronicles of Riddick will always be my favorite, borrowing elements (nicely) from David Lynch's Dune, this film seems a bit more like the original prequel (Pitch Black), but with a bigger budget, and with plot points that connect the three films. Without giving any spoilers away, Riddick finds himself on another harsh planet, working both with and against two teams of mercenaries. Vin Diesel is the only guy who can play this role. He really gets into it, alike a classical, method actor. His facial expressions are wide-ranging and suit the various aspects of the plot. He retains the glowing eyes/infrared vision from the rest of the series. It's a thrilling ride with a lot of innovative creatures and plot twists. Also, where Chronicles of Riddick borrowed heavily from Dune, this film takes quite a few elements from the Aliens movies (Alien and Aliens (the sequel, which was excellent). It's a thrilling ride, innovative, and simply kick ass. My only two qualms with the film are 1) The endng–I watched it digital download as soon as it was out, but the blu-ray, Director's Cut version has an alternate ending. I'd like to see that without buying/renting it again. 2) The Title – "Riddick" – I feel like they went the safe route and called it Riddiick, when it really is the third film in the series. They could have given it a better/more aggressive name given that it was the third film. I feel like calling it Riddick played it safe for audiences, when it really was the third title in the series. But, you take what you can get. Regardless, it is an excellent film, and I give it 5/5 for sure. Definitely worth a the price.

Very cool movie.

Spoiler Alert, I'm going to cover a lot of details about this movie. If you don't want to read this then stop now and just watch the movie. It's worth the time and if you like fast paced Sci-Fi you will enjoy this movie. First and foremost, I love the Vin Diesel character "Riddick." But truth be told, if you don't go for this type of Sci-Fi then just watch "The Chronicles of Riddick (TCOR)." It is one of my favorite movies. This movie picks up where TCOR left off, with Riddick bored and paranoid after assuming the role of the Grand Marshal. You simply have to watch TCOR in order to get this. He arranges with some of his enemies to take him back to his home world (Furia). But instead, he winds up on "not furia." A backstabbing betrayal by the Necromongers leaves him stranded and slightly wounded on this far away hostile planet. What follows is a great story of adaptation, survival and good old fashion "I'm the alpha and you would have saved a whole lot of lives and butt-kicking if you had just started with that." But no, after battling through some really hideous, poisonous and downright scary reptile like monsters and befriending a really cool looking alien dog (the dog steals the show with every appearance) Riddick emerges in to a fairly safe part of the planet with no monsters (as of yet). He stumbles up on an abandoned relay station and sends out a distress call. Two different ships of mercs show up to try and hunt him down for the bounty on his head. What happens after that is some really good story telling by whoever made up this story. At this point if you want to find out what takes place in this final installment for the Riddick franchise I suggest you watch the film. This movie will not win any Oscars, but the action, suspense, drama and CG effects are outstanding. There's LOT'S of action and plenty of Riddick slays the bad guys (Heck Riddick slays everybody, good and bad). Some great one liners and Katee Sakhoff and Matt Nable, both deliver great performances. It helps a lot if you are familiar with the earlier works, especially "Pitch Black", but if you are not you should still enjoy this film. I hope you find this helpful, and you keep a stiff spine.

Complete the series

Excellent

love these movies

I love all of the Riddick movies. They are always entertaining to watch. I bought this movie so I could rewatch it as often as I like.

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Esta tercera entrega de Riddick mejor y mucho a su antecesora Cronicas de Riddick; la calidad de imagen es excepcional y el audio es 5.1 DTS HD. Puedes elegir ver la versión cinematográfica o la del director, recomiendo la del director por que incluye un principio y un final de pelicula que la cinematografica no tiene y que aclara alguna cosilla que se quedaba en el aire. Trae bastantes extras en ingles pero con subtitulos en castellano.

This Bluray was produced by Shout! the video quality is really good seems like there was a tad bit noise reduction applied but it still looks film like in a very new movie like way. The audio track was well done as well.

Assez surpris de voir les avis sur le film en général qui le trouve plutôt moyen moi j’ai bien aimer pas le film du siècle mais j’ai passer un bon moment devant. Au niveau du steelbook très beau dommage la barre en haut avec les infos

Good movie of the third part of the riddick installment. After throwing out the mexican bluray cause it skipped a little sometimes i got the u.s. version which still skipps once or twice... thats why only 4 stars...