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Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black/ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury/ The Chronicles of Riddick) |  | Directors: David Twohy, Peter Chung
Actors: Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, Radha Mitchell, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Seller: american-goldmine
Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 6059
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 281 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: 025192659423
UPC: 025192659423
EAN: 0025192659423
ASIN: B000EQHXN2
Theatrical Release Date: February 18, 2000
Release Date: May 30, 2006
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RIDDICK TRILOGY (DVD)
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Pitch Black
Owing a major debt to Alien and its cinematic spawn, Pitch Black is a guilty pleasure that surpasses expectations. As he did with The Arrival, director David Twohy revitalizes a derivative story, allowing you to forgive its flaws and submit to its visceral thrills. Under casual scrutiny, the plot's logic crumbles like a stale cookie, but it's definitely fun while it lasts. A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole Hauser), and a deadly prisoner (Vin Diesel) who quickly escapes. These clashing personalities discover that the planet is plunging into the darkness of an extended eclipse, and it's populated by hordes of ravenous, razor-fanged beasties that only come out at night. The body count rises, and Pitch Black settles into familiar sci-fi territory. What sets the movie apart is Twohy's developing visual style, suggesting that this veteran of B-movie schlock may advance to the big leagues. Like the makers of The Blair Witch Project, Twohy understands the frightening power of suggestion; his hungry monsters are better heard than seen (although once seen, they're chillingly effective), and Pitch Black gets full value from moments of genuine panic. Best of all, Twohy's got a well-matched cast, with Mitchell (so memorable with Ally Sheedy in High Art) and Diesel (Pvt. Caparzo from Saving Private Ryan) being the standouts. The latter makes the most of his muscle-man role, and his character's development is one more reason this movie works better than it should. --Jeff Shannon Dark Fury - The Chronicles of Riddick (Animated)
Taking a page from The Animatrix, Dark Fury is part of a new trend of bridging theatrical sequels. As an official product of a franchise, the 35-minute anime benefits from having the original actors voice the characters, including Vin Diesel as Riddick. This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors of Pitch Black already caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread. The sinewy leader has a unique--and creepy--jail for master villains and she has her sights set on Riddick. The film--indeed the series--is indebted to animator Peter Chung, who brings his techno style from his Aeon Flux series. His smooth animation for Riddick doesn't reinvent the character as much as give him a new, appealing fluidity. As anime goes, there's nothing really new here--plenty of action, cool killers, and dramatic spurts of blood--but it's a building block for how this genre might enliven movie series and sequels in the future. --Doug Thomas
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 NMot too bad March 19, 2010
William Pasquariello (Brooklyn, CT)
okayy i had already seen The Chronicles of Riddick and was suggested by a friend to watch Pitch Black. Now i liked The Chronicles of Riddick i thought it was a good movie. when i saw Pitch Black i was confused. the two stories barley tie together. The graphics are not as good in Pitch Black as they are in Chronicles of Riddick. Also the animated movie is terrible. Dark Fury is a let down. Im not trying to bash these movies because i like The Chronicles of Riddick but that is the only one i really like. Also this set is about $10 cheaper at Wal Mart.
 Riddick Trilogy February 8, 2010
Penni Scott (Philadelphia, PA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Personally, I find this Trilogy the best way to view all three of the Riddick movies: the original Pitch black, the animated The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, and the final chapter, The Chronicles of Riddick. All three Vin Diesel films are great views. I highly recommend.
Top Rate January 15, 2010
johnd (Las Vegas, Nv United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The two non-animated movies are top rate, in the upper tier of sci-fi movies. The 'Alien' movies, 'Predator' movies, 'Event Horizon'; if you like sci-fi dark and strange these Vin Diesel movies should fit well in your collection.
OOH Vin Diesil Great Movie November 12, 2009
S. Voss (Portland ,Or)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have seen this movie a halfe a dozen times and still love it .. I got it right away like new , I would buy from this seller again any day .. thanks again .
 Chronicles of Riddick... If Mozart wrote a Space Opera! November 6, 2009
Julian Kennedy (St Pete Florida)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Chronicles of Riddick: 6 out of 10: This movie reminded me very much of Dune. Not because of the opulent sets and costumes but simply because for the first 30 minutes or so I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Now keep in mind I saw and loved the previous film Pitch Black (And if there was any justice in Hollywood Pitch Black star Rahda Mitchell would be getting 20 million dollar paychecks and Van Diesel would be doing walk on roles in Colin Farrell vehicles) and I saw that 30-minute anime that was supposed to fill in the plot (needless to say it doesn't).
The film Dune was criticized for its ponderous 15 minute opening narration and while I wouldn't inflict that particular torture on any other movie some idea of what is going on was clearly in order. Chronicles of Riddick on the other hand starts of mired in confusion. Even for those that had seen the previous film(s).
It then quickly hits a low point with seizure inducing battle flashes and a little girl melting Riddick's heart in a scene right out of the Grinch that Stole Christmas. But as soon as I was reaching for the eject button the movie strangely morph's into Alien 3 (or Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country take your pick.)
See Riddick was going to save Jack the twelve year old girl who pretended to be a boy and now looks and dresses like a supermodel because she is safely located in an otherwise all male prison. Yeah that one kind of lost me too. However the action scenes pick up again and enough back story drifts in so that the biblical/Shakespearian plot comes into focus.
You see Riddick was born on a planet called Krypton, and then he was placed in the reeds to escape the pharaoh or was it King Herod. anyway the guy married to Lady MacBeth. No! Not the one with the Billy Ray Cyrus mullet. He was Lady MacBeth's lover Lancelot. See clear as day.
Sure the bad guy wears that mask from Amadeus and his troops look like Gwar started a dance troop. But many of the sets and costumes carry the day. The special effects are very well done (with the possible exception of the CGI Hellhounds) and the music certainly could have been worse.
The basic problem is the three main characters left over from Pitch Black have gotten the warm and fuzzies. I've explained supermodel Jack above and I understand why the Imam character had to be significantly toned down post 9/11 but why change Riddick?
He hugs puppies (okay Hellhounds) and children. All the appeal of the character from the first movie seems to be missing. He still talks the talk but the walk is very different. Looks like someone lost a pair.
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