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Pretty decent genre flick with awesome visuals, specially...

posted 11 years ago by jhee-222-706822
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when compared to others; i just saw Riddick an almost cryied my inners out with that crapish visuals, all that awful lighting-photography, all that overdose of chroma... just terrible, and for those modest forty some mills $ only! in comparison to the 7 mill £ of our mars flick... i guess diesel and twohy must be veeery happy capping 80% at least of the budget just for their wages, 'cos that is the only explanation to such appaling visusuals.

[–] ethermusic1981 11 years ago

Yeah the Riddick flicks are lame as hell.

[–] roofall 10 years ago

Yeah the Riddick flicks are lame as hell.

^^ If you were unfortunate not 2 experience Pitch Black (2000) & The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) in the years when they had come out... That's your loss, really.

Starting with the crash, the pilot desperation as they're about to hit the ground... For that awesome and unique (!) story to carry on, into an undead saga (somewhat unexpectedly!); honestly I've no idea what's not to like... Great to have lived it, personally couldn't be more grateful! =)

^^ However, as far as the last movie's concerned; the decision to attempt to appeal to the Battlestar Galactica crowd... Oh my goodness, epic fail. Besides the emotional attachment to Riddick, Vin Diesel (and the Vaakos, w00t!), pretty much everything in the last movie was more-or-less (entirely) lame (can't believe I'm saying it :))

So, in comparison (or not!), if Riddick (2013) is, like, a (5?) 6, or 7; then, The Last Days on Mars (2013) has got to be a 6, or 7 (& really, if you separate it into its own sci-fi/horror category - with, perhaps, Event Horizon (1997) and such - one could be generous & even give it an 8, hehe).

Edit: Still, though, TYVM 4 Riddick (2013); for what it's worth!!

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[–] Gambit771 10 years ago

*beep* film but the visuals were very good.

Goes to show what people can do on a budget compared to when they are allowed to run wild with the visuals.
Reigning it in sometimes means people don't go overboard

[–] Kent_Kainer 10 years ago

Could have been such a decent movie. Like Sunshine (2007).
Both have good visuals, good setting, not too shabby cast, start interesting and turn into bs. Latter one has some awesome tracks too.
Hm, you can add Event Horizon (1997) to that turns crup list too.
I guess only Pandorum (2009) worked for me.

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