better than average

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2001)

this movie i think has received a bad wrap from a lot of reviewers on this site.
im as big a fan of the creature genre as the next guy and i have to say that this flick was a hell of a lot better than a lot of the absolute garbage that has come out in the last few years.
Not only that but i think that riddick is one of the most interesting and no doubt coolest characters to come out in the last few years. Sure hes got his blatantly obvious persona cliches but i think that vin diesel tweaks him enough to present us with a thoroughly engaging anti hero. i have to admit that the rest of the cast were pretty good as well.
as far as the direction goes, i think that was top notch. The wonderful use of filters in the first hour or so, the opening scene ( the spaceship crash) i think the jerky cameras worked really well there. Also the point of view of riddick and the aliens was a technique i dont think has been employed quite as effectively as it was for quite a while.
The story line was cliched but thats the way it has to happen in creature films. either locked in a dark place with them or try and go somewhere where youd be surrounded by them.
how ever much you hated diesels character you have to admit that him taking on an alien with only a little bone knife and the part where he stayed in its blindspot were very cool indeed.
i enjoyed this film quite a bit and id give it 8/10