As much as I enjoyed Riddick, simply for the opportunity to witness that universe again, it was far too much of a recreation of Pitch Black. I couldn’t wait for more Chronicles of Riddick! What happened after Riddick claimed the throne? Can he lead the Necromongers?! What about his Furyan background!? What happened to Toombs? Is he going to return or join Riddick against this undead empire? But everyone’s hate train derailed all of that potential, just because people wanted a retread of the first film rather than something fresh. It’s totally a film I the vein of Predator, Terminator and Alien. Like Terminator, this film uses the build up from Pitch Black to expand and explore a uniquely interesting world of stories with an aggressive edge that only a horror franchise can do. And I absolute adore a sci-fi universe built around a horror-centric character.

The characters and universe feel round and well-developed. It’s a good action flick, that is pretty smart as far as popcorn sci-fi goes. Any time Riddick is brought up, either on this site or elsewhere, all I read is the same parroted point that “Chronicles of Riddick sucked!” And I’ve never agreed, or really understood it.

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