Riddick
Riddick
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Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
RichyE reviewedOctober 19, 2025
After Chronicles of Riddick went full lore. dump with necromongers and elemental Judi Dench, Riddick wisely hits the reset button.
Vin Diesel’s gravel voiced antihero is back, stranded on a sun scorched planet with no allies, no weapons and a whole lot of things that want him dead.
It’s survival horror with a sci-fi twist and yes, it feels like Pitch Black 2.0, in all the right ways.
The first half is pure grit: Riddick limping through alien terrain, setting traps, bonding with a space dog and slowly reclaiming his inner predator.
Then the mercs arrive, two teams, one with a personal vendetta, the other just greedy and the film shifts into a tense standoff with nightfall looming and monsters waiting.
Karl Urban pops in briefly to tie up Chronicles loose ends, but the real focus is on Riddick vs. mercs vs. creatures.
The cast includes Dave Bautista, Katee Sackhoff and Jordi Mollà, all chewing scenery and trying not to get gutted.
The pacing is tighter, the tone darker, and the kills more personal.
On DVD, the film holds up well, especially the Unrated Director’s Cut, which adds depth and a few extra grimy details.
The visuals are slick, the sound design immersive and the atmosphere deliciously tense.
It’s not reinventing the genre, but it’s a solid return to form.
A stripped down, back to basics survival thriller that remembers what made Riddick cool in the first place.
Riddick is lean, mean and unapologetically brutal and on DVD, it’s the kind of movie you revisit when you want monsters, mercs and Diesel doing what he does best.