Oh, good call. I hadn't noticed that on the first viewing, but you're totally right.

quoted From [en.wikipedia.org] (about halfway through the "plot" section):

Yes, I know. I'm not talking about the "end boss fight", I'm talking about just BEFORE Riddick gets off of Crematoria. Clearly we have seen different edits of the film (mine's legit, BTW, so it's not like I'm talking about some pirated/bootleg version or anything. I think it's the director's cut, but not certain.)

All I can think when I watch this is "Smokey made it off the island after all."

That viewpoint doesn't really make sense to me. That would make dying of old age far more tragic than being murdered, and that just doesn't feel right.

Yeah, but in this case did you notice that the gods are generally moving at full speed while the bad guys are in slo-mo? Clearly this is meant to show the gods' inhuman speed without rendering the action incomprehensible. I think it's an interesting take on the idea.

I'm disappointed to hear that, because I watched Sword of Storms and found it extremely mediocre. Different (sword) strokes for different folks, eh.

Yeah, what's up with that? God forbid a post should be concise!

I think that's sort of the conceit—what you're looking at in that pic are the TV gladiators who are chosen, in part, for their photogenic qualities. Sort of like how no female can make it in the pop music business without being "hot".

Also @ Angrimm & Hitmaxx: No, I'm thinking of the part where the Necromongers defeat Riddick on Crematoria, and one of the necros is about to kill Riddick... who then has one of his ridiculous Prophetic Visions and a massive explosion of bluish energy bursts outward in all directions, knocking everyone down (and…

OK, all snark aside, and despite the impressive strength of a good slab of callous, wouldn't that thing just punch (mash?) right through the skin when you put weight on it? I mean, that's a pretty small focal point for a human's body weight to come down on. The unfortunate soul who had these would need to be very…

See, now, I've heard that Gosling does a tremendous amount of (real) non-verbal acting in the film. I haven't seen it, so I can't comment, but maybe you guys just didn't *notice*?

Alas, yes. I loved the design and world-building of Chronicles, but I wish the story had been stronger and less focused on squealing "OMG you guys Riddick is like a TOTAL GOD, for realz!"

Well, we'll just have to disagree on that one. I get where you're coming from, I just don't buy it. Fischer's actual emotional turning point was largely irrelevant to my enjoyment of the film—for me, pretty much anyone could have delivered that plot event, because that's all it was to me. I was far more interested…

The Thing (I'm a sci-fi fan, but not a horror fan); Metropolis (only seen the 1st 30 min. or so); Most, if not all, of the Planet of the Apes films (though unfortunately I DID suffer through the Tim Burton remake.) Also, someone mentioned Soylent Green... never seen that either.

My initial response was, of course, to yell obscenities at you... but you're probably right. I think nostalgia is a huge factor for people today; anyone who hasn't seen Star Wars by now, but HAS seen other major-visual-spectacle blockbusters like Lord of the Rings, Avatar (despite its paper-thin story), or The Matrix…

My reaction was pretty similar to Josh's: "Wow, there are a lot of extremely cool ideas in this book. Wow, he really made the dolphins believable as people that are sort of human-like in psychology, but still very much their own animals. Wow, I'm just not *into* any of this."

Yeah, that's kinda' my reaction too. I'm no prude, but I don't consider harsh language to automatically be better than references to it. It can also be incredibly tiresome and juvenile. It's all in the execution, in either case—whether the language is explicit or not.

I may be wrong, of course, but I'd be astonished if Rowling didn't own the rights to all things Potter by now. She's certainly got both the cash, and the emotional attachment to want it... making Harry Potter very much a "Star Wars" situation, if you get my meaning.

OK, yeah, I certainly see your point. My point of view was grounded on the notion that the reviewer wouldn't just leave it at "it sucked because it offended me," but also illuminated *what* offended him or her—but I didn't specify that and upon review, it sort of looks like I'm glossing over that part. That wasn't…