Thursday, September 15, 2011

THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: DEAD MAN STALKING

Finished this latest chapter of the Riddick saga by David Twohy.

The thing about Twohy's writing - he makes you absolutely believe that Riddick is capable of doing all the crazy shit he pulls off.  He's a cunning animal with lethal strength and supreme intelligence.  What a character.

Let's hope though that he's able to pull it off directorial-wise.  The last chapter was terrible.  Just because you can write doesn't mean you can direct.

Here, we've got a simple story.  It's the same thing as the first act of the last film.  Riddick is trapped on a planet with no escape.  Bounty hunters land in hopes of capturing him.  Riddick outsmarts them all and rides off in a ship.

Might be too simplistic for a film.  Again, as with the other two installments, the story doesn't hold out much hope for finding a female audience.  That was okay for the first film since it was a lower-budgeted movie.  We'll see what happens with this third go-round.

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