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Overview
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Release Date:
11 June 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
All the power in the universe can't change destiny more
Plot:
5 years after Pitch Black, the wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime, and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(46 articles)
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User Comments:
Good action, great visuals, good story depth more (617 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Vin Diesel | ... | Riddick | |
| Colm Feore | ... | Lord Marshal | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Dame Vaako | |
| Judi Dench | ... | Aereon | |
| Karl Urban | ... | Vaako | |
| Alexa Davalos | ... | Kyra | |
| Linus Roache | ... | Purifier | |
| Yorick van Wageningen | ... | The Guv | |
| Nick Chinlund | ... | Toombs | |
| Keith David | ... | Imam | |
| Mark Gibbon | ... | Irgun | |
| Roger R. Cross | ... | Toal | |
| Terry Chen | ... | Merc Pilot | |
| Christina Cox | ... | Eve Logan | |
| Nigel Vonas | ... | Merc |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Pitch Black 2 (USA) (working title)
Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick (USA) (working title)
Riddick (USA) (working title)
The Chronicles of Riddick: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action and some language. (edited for re-rating)
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Runtime:
119 min | USA:134 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | New Zealand:M (director's cut) | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (director's cut) | New Zealand:R13 (original rating) | Germany:16 (director's cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39510) | USA:R (original rating) | USA:Unrated (director's cut)
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All of the sets seen in the final film were built and/or were CGI/green screen. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When approaching Crematoria, a close up of the 'Course Plotted' display shows -295F and +702F. A crew member then reads the display stating "700 degrees on the day side; 300 below on the night side". Later, you see someone incinerated on the day side in seconds. Actual cremation takes place at around 1400F to 1800F and takes over two hours, so cremation in seconds at just 700F is not possible. It is explained in the DVD special features that the scale should be in Celsius. However, this is theoretically impossible since -300C is below absolute zero. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Aereon:
They are an army unlike any other... crusading across the stars toward a place called UnderVerse, their promised land - a constellation of dark new worlds. Necromongers, they're called. And if they cannot convert you, they will kill you. Leading them, the Lord Marshal. He alone has made a pilgrimage to the gates of the UnderVerse...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 5ive Days to Midnight (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Getting Away With Murder more
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How many versions of "The Chronicles of Riddick" are there?more
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I only saw the directors cut, but apparently that makes all the difference, and so i think the 6.1 rating may not be representative. I never felt like i was lost or something could be better explained.
I was surprised at the depth of the story line, almost inspiring me to go read the books (except I don't have the time :) Sure, some of the one-liners were corny, but Vin Diesels usually similar style actually fits the role of Riddick quite well.
One caveat, I went in with low expectations which may have boosted my overall impression. And while there are a few references to Pitch Black, I wouldn't call it required viewing to see this movie. They carried over a few relationships but at least gave a bit of background.