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Vin Diesel’s New ‘Riddick’ Movie Moving Forward for Fall Shoot (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

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[+] [email protected] 73 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I'm in. Let Van Diesel drive this thing, but someone remind him what made Pitch Black a classic, beg him to dial it back to the franchise's roots just a bit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pitch black was amazing....then the next two just went a bit overboard. Needs more of the scifi horror that made that first amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, I enjoyed the overboard in #2. Movie 3 he actually did dial back quite a bit since 2 didn't sell very well. 3 felt a lot closer to 1.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah 3 was great with the surviving on a planet full of beasts just like the first. Can't believe that was released over 10 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I'm with you. Knowing the general dislike of them, they've always been a guilty pleasure.

[+] [email protected] -43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Oh, bless your heart, you poor misguided soul. You actually enjoy the Riddick movies? Seriously? I mean, I guess there's always that one person in the world who thinks the sound of nails on a chalkboard is soothing, so I suppose it's no surprise that you find Vin Diesel's grunting and growling in those cinematic disasters to be entertaining. But let me tell you, my friend, you couldn't be more wrong if you were trying to eat soup with a fork.

First of all, let's talk about the plot, or lack thereof, in the Riddick movies. It's like they took a bunch of random sci-fi clichés, tossed them in a blender, and hit the "disaster" button. I mean, seriously, how many times can we watch Riddick go from being a lone badass to being caught up in some convoluted space drama? It's like they're recycling the same tired storyline over and over again, just with different sets and slightly different bad guys. Talk about creativity at its finest!

And let's not forget about the acting, or should I say lack of acting. Vin Diesel's impressive range of facial expressions consists of a permanent scowl and a look of constipation. It's like he's trying to portray a badass with all the depth of a puddle. And the supporting cast? Well, let's just say they're about as memorable as a goldfish with short-term memory loss. The performances in the Riddick movies are so wooden, I'm surprised they didn't start sprouting leaves.

And here's the best part: the special effects. Or should I say, the lack of special effects? I mean, come on, did they blow their entire budget on Vin Diesel's paycheck? The CGI in the Riddick movies is so laughably bad, I've seen better graphics on my grandma's flip phone. It's like they hired the intern who just learned how to use Photoshop and said, "Hey, can you make it look like Riddick is fighting aliens in space? Great, you're hired!" It's a visual train wreck of epic proportions.

But hey, if you enjoy watching Vin Diesel mumble his way through a nonsensical plot, with cardboard characters and effects that would make Ed Wood blush, then by all means, bring on the night and indulge in your guilty pleasure. Just don't expect the rest of us to join you in your misguided love affair with the Riddick movies. Because when it comes to quality sci-fi, Riddick is about as good as a jar of expired mayonnaise left out in the sun for a week. So, good luck with your questionable taste in movies, my friend. You're gonna need it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago

You are a shit troll.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

First of all, let's talk about the plot, or lack thereof, in the Riddick movies. It's like they took a bunch of random sci-fi clichés, tossed them in a blender, and hit the "disaster" button.

That's a common complaint among people who haven't actually watched them. Look at Chronicles of Riddick for example... it's LITERALLY Macbeth with Riddick in the role of Duncan. Of course to get that, you'd have to be familiar with Macbeth.

And let's not forget about the acting, or should I say lack of acting. Vin Diesel's impressive range of facial expressions consists of a permanent scowl and a look of constipation.

The first time I ever saw Diesel was in his short film "Multi-Facial", his performance there is DEVASTATING. Clearly he CAN do more than what he's given. Iron Giant was phenomenal. I've heard nothing but good things about Boiler Room but I haven't seen it.

Multi-Facial can be seen on Youtube, worth a watch:

https://youtu.be/A6j1yfUxB0U

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

These movies are a blast. I genuinely like them. I think if FF didn't exist, people wouldn't be so publicly cruel to them. People act as if Vin Diesel is some kind of piece of shit, when really he's just a typical movie producer and dork.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

Riddick is the most interesting thing Diesel has ever produced. I love these movies. They're a bit self serious and sorta cheesy, but a lot of the best scifi is.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Pitch black was the only movie worth watching in the series. That movie was really good. The rest were meh at best.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Riddick 8: the Fast and the Furyaosa!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

ill believe it when i see it. i feel like a new reddick movie has been "moving forward" for ages.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Goddammit, could we not?

Can we get some entirely new films, please?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Riddick has to catch up to the FATF franchise.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I will miss his family.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Vin Diesel is officially returning to the world of Pitch Black and galactic antihero Riddick, the sci-fi action franchise that gave the actor his first major leading role.

Diesel stars and produces the film, which reteams him with David Twohy, the filmmaker who has directed all of the franchise’s previous entries.

Pitch Black, released by Universal in 2000, introduced Diesel as a captured criminal that, along with several other passengers, crash lands on a planet where sundown unleashes feral monsters.

The deal resulted in the 2013 entry Riddick, which brought the series back to its more modest, creature feature roots.

In Furya, which Diesel and Twohy have been developing and teasing since 2014, Riddick finally returns to his homeworld, a place he barely remembers and one he fears might be left in ruins.

Rocket Science represented the international sales rights and has completed worldwide cornerstone pre-sales to a slew of territories, including UK (yet to be announced), France (Metropolitan), Germany (Leonine), Spain and Latin America (Sun), Benelux (The Searchers), Poland (Kinoswiat), Canada (Elevation), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Portugal (Lusomundo), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), South Africa (Empire), Greece (Femeway), Middle East (Front Row), CIS and Baltic States (Volga), Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech/Slovak, Republic Former Yugoslavia (ProRom) and Thailand (Sahamongkhol).

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I'm just hoping for a new Riddick game. Escape from Butcher Bay was amazing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Hell yeah. That universe is so wacky. I love it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Cool.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Studios think this is a good idea? Listen, the Necromomongers had a cool aesthetic, but that's about the only thing the Riddick universe has to offer. Vinny D needs another set of IP that's not Riddick or Fast and Furious

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, the studios probably don't think it's a good idea.

Vin Diesel really loves Riddick. It's his passion project. Universal was willing to let the franchise die after two films but he wasn't, so he did a cameo in Tokyo Drift in exchange for the rights to the franchise. Then he independently raised funds for the third film and fronted a bunch of his own money, going so far as to mortgage his house to keep the production afloat.

I'm sure it's the same with this fourth film. The series was never all that profitable so the studios wouldn't push to make another one. It's gotta be Vin Diesel pushing to have it made because he personally deeply cares about the franchise.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

I can respect that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I was just saying to someone that I think Riddick is one of those characters who are better the less you know about them, like the original film.

Of course all the sequels try to answer those questions.

On the other hand, the Xbox game, Escape From Butcher Bay, was one the better film tie-ins I've played.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You mean like xXx?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Oh for a sweet blessed time I'd forgotten about xXx.

But, more Riddick, please.