I enjoyed it. Visually it was great- especially the necromonger themes. The statues look like they're straight out of hard sci-fi. Big'ol said it visually reminded him of Dune.
The plot was formulaic but had the advantage of not being a beloved, and widely-read novel. The filmmakers could make the movie they wanted. Pacing had it's ups and downs. The parts that felt rushed had too much background info to process at once. You come away with too many questions that don't ever get answered. I recommend reading through the website to get the gist of the story universe before you see it. Other parts dragged on and didn't contribute much. ie. all of Crematoria.
The surviving characters of Pitch Black reprise and continue their roles. (Jack is all grown up. ) Judy Dench's character is really unique. Our wonderful Karl Urban makes an appearance as a necro captain dude. I wish they would have developed his character a bit more. Vin Diesel... well. He could read me the newspaper with that voice. *alas* He wasn't all serious- the guy has comedic insticts!
All in all, it was a fun movie. Somewhat above average for Hollywood sci-fi.
So, if I liked "Pitch Black", will I like Riddick? Not sure I'll get to see it, nobody here wants to but me.
Heh, I remember watching Pitch Black with friends... I said first thing, "Jack is a girl" and they didn't believe me at all. Hmm... but who else made it out, in Pitch Black? The iman-type?
Bachelor movie day today, Riddick and HP:PoA. Enjoyed both.
Inventorying camping gear for a trip in August (Ontario's Huron shore). I need more napalm*, a citronella bucket candle and maybe another bottle of propane for the stove and lantern; definitely need to put fresh batteries in everything just before I go.
*That's what I call it; they call it "fire paste". You squeeze it out of a tube onto the wood you want to burn, and it burns both slowly and hotly enough that kindling is not required. But put enough of it in a casing, add an explosive/ignition charge, and it's napalm.
Yeah, he reminds me a bit of Bruce Willis; doesn't take himself too seriously in the roles I've seen him in, except for A Man Apart, and I guess that's because of the nature of the story. We're gonna see it tomorrow night. Clare is at a sleepover birthday party tonight, and we want to wait so we can all go.
I read a review of it in the NY Times; they sniffed at it, so I reckon I'll enjoy it! LOL!