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DVD : Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black/ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury/ The Chronicles of Riddick)Browse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of DVD and Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black/ The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury/ The Chronicles of Riddick). Rating:  - Chronicles of Riddick Theatrical vs Directors cutFor those who want the bottom line first, the Directors cut has a good amount of extra footage and some actual changes to the movie dialogue, some are good, some I don't like. Overall I prefer the theatrical version. Note the Trilogy does NOT include the theatrical version of the movie. Side note: The 30 min or so animated movie in the trilogy is kind of cool but you won't be missing anything if you don't see it. Spoilers below. Don't read if you want to be surprised when you watch the movie. You've been warned. I watched the Theatrical version of this a couple times and grew to love it and there were a couple things on the Directors cut that threw me off - especially since I have a knack for remembering little details. With the Directors cut you will get strange flashbacks or/and visions of someone communicating with Riddick about his homeworld and what happened to the other Furians and what he must do. They are kind of lame and out of place - they took them out of the theatrical version for a reason. You will also get an additional little scene with the lady merc and Riddick after hes been captured with some sexual undertones. Also the scene with Kyra getting 'searched' by the guards goes a little further. Welcome additions to the movie. Now something that really irked me and drove me to buy the theatrical version after already owning the directors cut - In the exchange between the air elemental (Aereon) and Lord Marshal they changed the dialogue from something fairly hard hitting to something more cheesy. Instead of 'the odds are good... that Riddick is still alive.' You get - 'the odds are good... that you will find the under-verse... soon.' or something along those lines. If you've seen the Theatrical you probably know what I'm talking about, if not it probably won't bother you. The other thing that bothered me with the D. Cut is at the very end - instead of Vaako saying 'you keep what you kill' its Riddick saying it under his breath. And for an odd turn the Directors cut actually takes out some narration at the end by the elemental Aereon - which wasn't much but I liked having it. Bottom line (again) I'd stick to the Theatrical version and hold off on getting the directors cut trilogy if you're in it for Chronicles of Riddick. It has some nice additions but most the modifications they did to the movie are not welcome. Rating:  - Riddickthe story of Riddick from pitch black to where he becomes the leader of the Necromongers. including the bridge from when the left the unknown planet to where he was hiding on the other planet. Rating: - NOT WHAT I EXPECTED - BUT GREAT!!!First, I must say that, as with another reviewer, I found the "packaging" misleading. There is no "trilogy". There are two movies and a cartoon. Having said that, the two movies are EXCEPTIONAL. And these are the "director's cut" version of the movies - which is great. Vin is very powerful in these roles and I actually prefer Pitch Black because it was done on a small budget and it was much more character driven. Pitch Black was like watching Vin on a small stage, verus the large budget Hollywood screen. Thus, the character seemed more raw to me in Pitch Black. I hope a true 3rd movie follows, to make it a REAL trilogy. I heard some talk about the director thinking of a 3rd movie, but on a smaller budget, like Pitch Black. I think that would be fantastic, as I enjoyed the lower budget movie even more. So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring it on. These two movies are on my all time favorites list. Rating:  - Van DieselFor whatever reason, Van Diesel does it for me in the two film flicks. I am not a fan of animations but the price was right for all three. Rating: - Great movie!If you enjoyed Dune you will like Riddick. A lot of action, a good story, and unusual costumes. |