The Chronicles of Riddick
Dir: David Twohy
2004
**
The problem with The Chronicles of Riddick is that unlike Pitch Black, the character, story and concept is taken far too seriously. Pitch Black was an above average action fantasy horror, not a guilty pleasure because it was quite clever but not something that necessarily warranted a franchise either. The fantasy element of the story comes on a bit too strong, Pitch Black lead us down a horror path, we didn't expect or indeed want an Edgar Rice Burroughs film, we wanted a watered down cheap horror version of an Edgar Rice Burroughs film. Some would argue that that is exactly what we got but without the horror. I'm sure David Twohy has a great vision of what Riddick can be but I just can't see it myself.