The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) (V)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Peter Chung

Writers:

David Twohy (story)
Brett Matthews (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi | Short

Plot:

This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors of Pitch Black already caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread...

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Spaceship | Futuristic | Spacecraft | Space

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Richard B. Riddick (voice)
Rhiana Griffith	...	Jack (voice)
Keith David	...	Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)
Roger Jackson	...	Junner (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Chillingsworth (voice)
Nick Chinlund	...	Toombs (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	Skiff A.I. (voice)
Sarge	...	Escort Merc (voice)
Julia Fletcher	...	Merc Squad Leader (voice)
Hedy Burress	...	Lab tech (voice) (as Hedy Burgess)
Andrew Philpot	...	Tech (voice) (as Andy Philpot)
Rick Gomez	...	Lead Merc (voice)

Runtime:

35 min | Finland:34 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Universal Home Video

Quotes:

Chillingsworth: Maybe I know more about you than you do yourself.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#32.1)" (2004)

Pitch Black the morning after

Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury: 5/10: At 30 minutes this stand alone short resembles a Saturday morning cartoon rather than a plot bridge between Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. (And Lord knows if any movie needed a plot bridge it was Chronicles of Riddick.)

The animation is a mixed bag with a lot of the 3d spaceship work leaving a bit to be desired (to shiny for one thing). And while the voice work is authentic, the story is a true one off throwaway. (Hammy and very unlikely villains happen to pop by.) The story may be a throwaway but it does at least give it points for being coherent. (And Lord knows if any movie needed a coherent story it was Chronicles of Riddick) The action scenes are generally well done with a little violence thrown in for good measure.

Certainly one gets the gut feeling that Dark Fury could have been a lot worse. Despite the decent amount of extras the DVD doesn't really work as a stand-alone product. It would however have made a fine second or third disk in the Chronicles of Riddick or even Pitch Black DVD releases.