The ending for this movie totally rocks! Much to my surprise, I feel pretty excited for the day when the sequel comes out.
The effects were cool, and there are lots of cool fights in this movie. There are several subplots, and some really help out the movie in droves (the bounty hunter scenes in this flick are the bomb diggedy!), but others seem to work really hard to bring this flick down (Dame Judy Dench needs to go back to making 007 movies, and that prison scene was so-so). Also, Vin Diesel took off and put on his goggles in just about every scene, like an action star security blanket. That was maybe a bit too much.
The change of character in his sidekick (from sexually androgenous pre-teen to early 20's hottie) didn't really do much for this movie. Though Riddick is a loner, his friendship in the last movie helped flesh him out as a little bit more than just a cold blooded killer. Finally, I really took issue with the lame costumes the alleged "bad guys" wore. They looked more funky than menacing.
However, the bad guys themselves were wonderfully fiendish, the bounty hunters are ruthless, and Vin Diesel is pretty believable in his role.
Overall, I'd say that if you like movies with impressive scenery (the CG man got PAID in this flick), lots of explosions (like I do), ruthless bounty hunters (like everyone does), bone crunching fight scenes (you know you do), and Vin Diesel kicking some serious ass (someone does, check out his box office receipts), you will enjoy this movie.
Oh, if this helps, I thought it was cooler than Pitch Black, and I also enjoyed that movie.
Cheers!
The effects were cool, and there are lots of cool fights in this movie. There are several subplots, and some really help out the movie in droves (the bounty hunter scenes in this flick are the bomb diggedy!), but others seem to work really hard to bring this flick down (Dame Judy Dench needs to go back to making 007 movies, and that prison scene was so-so). Also, Vin Diesel took off and put on his goggles in just about every scene, like an action star security blanket. That was maybe a bit too much.
The change of character in his sidekick (from sexually androgenous pre-teen to early 20's hottie) didn't really do much for this movie. Though Riddick is a loner, his friendship in the last movie helped flesh him out as a little bit more than just a cold blooded killer. Finally, I really took issue with the lame costumes the alleged "bad guys" wore. They looked more funky than menacing.
However, the bad guys themselves were wonderfully fiendish, the bounty hunters are ruthless, and Vin Diesel is pretty believable in his role.
Overall, I'd say that if you like movies with impressive scenery (the CG man got PAID in this flick), lots of explosions (like I do), ruthless bounty hunters (like everyone does), bone crunching fight scenes (you know you do), and Vin Diesel kicking some serious ass (someone does, check out his box office receipts), you will enjoy this movie.
Oh, if this helps, I thought it was cooler than Pitch Black, and I also enjoyed that movie.
Cheers!