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‘The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay’ handily bests its film counterpart

2004 was supposed to be the year of Riddick, at least as far as Universal Studios was concerned. In response to the adamant fan demands for a sequel to the 2000 cult-classic Pitch Black, Universal was attempting to seize an opportunity by building a multi-million dollar franchise out of one the sci-fi slashers surviving characters: Richard B. Riddick, better known as simply “Riddick”.

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‘Riddick’ is somewhat pulpy fun only when Vin Diesel’s on screen

For a movie about a fearsome convict on the loose, one that’s the third entry in a series about said convict, and one that’s produced by the actor playing said convict, Riddick is awfully shy about letting its title character show up on screen as much as might be desired.

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‘Riddick’ retreads familiar ground in lieu of innovation

It will probably be one of those unsolved mysteries of the ages, like the Voynich Manuscript or the secret ingredient to Spam, how a third Riddick movie got made. The first installment in the now 13-year old franchise, 2000’s Pitch Black, is largely looked back on as being not bad, and its follow-up, 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick is remembered mostly for being terrible, and featuring Judi Dench in a rare career misstep.

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Hey Canada: Win Tickets to the Advanced Screening of ‘Riddick’

Seven years is a long wait between movies in a franchise, but we have good news for those of you excited to see Riddick. Thanks to Eone Entertainment and Alliance Films, Sound On Sight is giving away doubles passes to the advanced premiere in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. In oder to enter, …

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