Pitch Black is one of my favorite movies ever, and I’m a little uncertain how I feel about Riddick. First off, I can easily say that it isn’t as good as the original — but that’s a very high standard to be compared to. The best thing I can say about Riddick is that it’s funnier than the original. The audience laughed more than a dozen times, but none of the laughs were raucously funny.
Another thing I like about the movie is that it feels like the proper length — just under two hours. Too many movies these days are running at barely ninety minutes, which often leaves me feeling cheated that they didn’t take their time and further develop the story and characters. That wasn’t an issue for Riddick.
However, while the length is good, the movie does start off very slow. The first 20-25 minutes feature basically Riddick alone on a planet. We gradually come to understand how he got there and what he’s going to do next.
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If you’ve seen the trailer, then you know that the movie follows a very similar plot to the original — definitely not a bad thing. The way the story unfolds is almost comically similar to the original — however, the story has reasons for why things happen as they do. It doesn’t feel like they forced the story into the template of the original.
Basically, I enjoyed the movie and can’t think of anything specific that I disliked. It just doesn’t measure up to the original.
And, RunPee Wife notes, “Loved the dog. The audience did too. He’s better than anyone real in the film, besides Vin Diesel and Katee Sackhoff.”
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I’ve been using RunPee for a few years now and it’s basically a requirement of going to the movies for me. The best part of course are the “pee times” that give you cues, synopses and times for when you can pee without missing the most important parts of the movie. There is also information about the credits- length, extras and if there are any extra scenes at the wayyy end. Super helpful to just know that it is or isn’t worth staying. There is a timer function that will buzz your phone when it’s a good time to pee. I also appreciate that the app is very conscientious about it being an app you use in a theater- dark background, all silent alarms etc. I will always enjoy the experience of the theater even if I could watch things at home- but I’ve even used it at home to check for things like after credit scenes or other information too.
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Grade: B-
About The Peetimes: The first two peetimes are really good. The third is shorter and ends with a crucial scene so only use it in case of emergency, and hurry. 🙂
There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Riddick. (What we mean by Anything Extra)
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