The Chronicles of Riddick

15. The Chronicles of Riddick

I started watching this already thinking of how I would make a little joke about it here and move on. Well, I won’t. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a good movie, but it is a good bad movie. I wanted mindless sci-fi action and I got it – with some good costumes, sets, and original bad guys. I expected some wooden acting and some bad dialouge and I got it – but I also got Judi Dench & Thandie Newton (that’s one and a half Oscars). I consider it a victory for this movie that it made me want some of the story lines to be fleshed out more (who are the Elementals?). I still wouldn’t go see a sequel in the theater, but I’d probably rent it.