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<\/a>Riddick<\/em> is the true successor to the surprise hit\u00a0Pitch Black\u00a0<\/em>that propelled Vin Diesel into being an action hero.\u00a0Chronicles<\/em> is the\u00a0Highlander 2 Electric Boogalo<\/em> in the Riddick franchise. Thankfully the people behind making this decided to return to what many call\u00a0hard<\/em> Science Fiction back to the story instead of continuing the goofy Space Opera the character was thrust into.<\/span><\/p>\nThe story opens with Riddick explaining how he ended being stranded on a inhospitable planet, he grew bored with being Lord Marshall of the Necromongers from\u00a0Chronicles<\/em>. Despite his injuries and the planet being inhabited by vicious desert animals, Riddick manages because the character is in his element.<\/span><\/p>\n Weeks pass, Riddick settles in as this lousy planet (in his words, “Not Furya”) will probably be his home for an indefinite amount of time. It improves when the jackal-like creature he domesticated finds a human outpost; snacks! Then an encroaching danger forces Riddick to activate the rescue beacon which identifies him. Within days, two bands of mercenaries arrive and each plan to capture the anti-hero. The first\u00a0group are a rag-tag bunch led by the murderous Santana. The other are more professional looking under the command of Boss Johns.<\/span><\/p>\n This is when the movie really takes off. Riddick is more than just an action character picking off the villains a la\u00a0Commando, Die Hard<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0Rambo<\/em>, he’s more along the lines of a frightening monster. Riddick gives the mercenaries a strong reason to be afraid, especially after they think he compromised a key locker protected by an explosive device.<\/span><\/p>\n Anything else? Before watching this, I would recommend re-watching\u00a0Pitch Black<\/em> due to it being important to the plot in\u00a0Riddick<\/em>. In the spirit of Joe Bob Briggs, I have placed the Drive-In Totals<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> on another page to prevent them from being a spoiler.<\/span><\/p>\n Alamo Extras:<\/strong> We arrived rather late thanks to my inability to navigate the Spanish toll roads. I only recall seeing some of the Riddick cartoon getting spliced over to the\u00a0Iron Giant<\/em> for a joke\u00a0and an old Fred Williamson movie called\u00a0Blind Rage<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Riddick is the true successor to the surprise hit\u00a0Pitch Black\u00a0that propelled Vin Diesel into being an action hero.\u00a0Chronicles is the\u00a0Highlander 2 Electric Boogalo in the Riddick franchise. Thankfully the people behind making this decided to return to what many call\u00a0hard … Continue reading