Cult Cuts Volume 7
#2/4: Pitch Black (2000)
(9/10):Seriously underrated sci-fi horror!
As his first major live action film,Vin Diesel fronts the first entry into the cult film series, Riddick.
It's got an obvious lower budget that it does utilize quite well. Everything has a dingy lo-fi feel with minimal usage of lighting and various filters to add a grungy visual flair.
As for Vin Diesel himself,this is probably his best character that he played. Riddick is his most compelling and complex character as for one,he's not truly evil,more of an anti hero but I find that there's more to him than that.
He's not just brooding for the sake of it,because it was cool at the time,it still is low key kinda cool for me but still that's not my point. He has an air of mystery to him as we know so little about his past,we know he's a killer that is extremely dangerous but he is also not a killer because he enjoys it,he has a moral compass.
Riddick is a more intriguing character than he what he lets on but it's the fact that his character is also much better than others because it feels like it was built for Vin Diesel;his body type and voice just have that kind of feel. Less is more with Riddick and that's the kind of actor Vin Diesel is,the kind that is not good for heavy dialogue or intelligence even, but simplicity is the key to creativity.
The effects are sometimes poorly aged sometimes actually surprising decently aged. The Bioraptors are still such well designed creatures.
I find that if Vin Diesel was less focused on the success of Hollywood action films,this could've been a much more interesting series for him to become known for,however it's unfortunate that he doesn't go back to it often,Riddick is the right amount of action,simplicity,creativity,style and unique storytelling to make it such a more memorable franchise.
It goes without saying,I recommend that if you either haven't seen it or weren't too high on it at first,give it another go,it's no Aliens or Starship Troopers but it does what it does exceptionally well.
I'm really excited for first watch of The Chronicles of Riddick & my Rewatch of Riddick.
#2/4: Pitch Black (2000)
(9/10):Seriously underrated sci-fi horror!
As his first major live action film,Vin Diesel fronts the first entry into the cult film series, Riddick.
It's got an obvious lower budget that it does utilize quite well. Everything has a dingy lo-fi feel with minimal usage of lighting and various filters to add a grungy visual flair.
As for Vin Diesel himself,this is probably his best character that he played. Riddick is his most compelling and complex character as for one,he's not truly evil,more of an anti hero but I find that there's more to him than that.
He's not just brooding for the sake of it,because it was cool at the time,it still is low key kinda cool for me but still that's not my point. He has an air of mystery to him as we know so little about his past,we know he's a killer that is extremely dangerous but he is also not a killer because he enjoys it,he has a moral compass.
Riddick is a more intriguing character than he what he lets on but it's the fact that his character is also much better than others because it feels like it was built for Vin Diesel;his body type and voice just have that kind of feel. Less is more with Riddick and that's the kind of actor Vin Diesel is,the kind that is not good for heavy dialogue or intelligence even, but simplicity is the key to creativity.
The effects are sometimes poorly aged sometimes actually surprising decently aged. The Bioraptors are still such well designed creatures.
I find that if Vin Diesel was less focused on the success of Hollywood action films,this could've been a much more interesting series for him to become known for,however it's unfortunate that he doesn't go back to it often,Riddick is the right amount of action,simplicity,creativity,style and unique storytelling to make it such a more memorable franchise.
It goes without saying,I recommend that if you either haven't seen it or weren't too high on it at first,give it another go,it's no Aliens or Starship Troopers but it does what it does exceptionally well.
I'm really excited for first watch of The Chronicles of Riddick & my Rewatch of Riddick.