I remember loving this movie as a kid used to watch it every 2-3 years. IT has its flaws but it is a wildly inventive sci-fi action adventure similar to fifth element. The good parts are great and the bad parts are so bad its good.

Its a unity ticket film you can watch with your irony-poisoned terminally online friends AND your friends who still like Marvel movies.

At the same time, I am suspicious of any vin diesel movie...

EDIT: Not trying to stir shit, just genuinely wanted to know if people had weird vibes from this movie or what so I don't show it to a friend and have them go wtf

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Vin Diesel is egotistical, but in an endearing way. The kind of egotistical where he doesn't hesitate to produce a cheesy sci-fi action movie starring himself as his badass original character (do not steal). The man has an unshakeable conviction in his own coolness that makes me actually kind of envy him.

    Contrast with someone like Elon, whose ego mostly manifests in abusing his employees, getting his useless ventures funded by billions of dollars in taxpayer money, and calling rescue divers pedophiles.

  • blue_lives_murder [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    The first one (Pitch Black) was pretty great, features some gender stuff IIRC. Haven't seen it in a while so I can't remember if it held up

      • mimeschoolprof [he/him,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Pretty sure it's one of the rare sci fi films whose fictional religion borrows heavily from Islamic folklore and mysticism

    • Bnova [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I remember that being one of my favorite movies as a kid. Will revisit eventually.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I forget what her name is, but the woman who played Jack in Pitch Black was totally ready to reprise the role in chronicles. She got jacked, too martial arts classes, but apparently the studio shut her down over Vin's objections.

  • culpritus [any]
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    2 years ago

    I only played the game which was about escaping from a prison colony. It seemed to be ok, and I vaguely recall starting like an uprising break out or something along the way. I dunno, it's been a while.

  • Dryad [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Aw shit what did vin diesel do I thought he was cool

    • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      he's just weird

      he's got that one interview where he's being creepy to the host

      just look up vin diesel cringe interview lol

    • bubbalu [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Nothing in particular. I guess I just assume any early 2000s action here is a pest but not baed on anything!

  • leftofthat [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    We put a space prison on a planet that's so close to a sun that the planet is half fucking frozen and half whippish lava hellscape at all times, rotating as the sun rises and sets.

    Its a unity ticket film you can watch with your irony-poisoned terminally online friends AND your friends who still like Marvel movies

    Completely agree it's not the best but it can be a fun ride. There are also some based class-traitor tropes that I enjoyed

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I like Vin's Riddick movies bc they're entirely watchable b-movie trash, but done in good faith and with fun setpieces and ideas. Plus the "soup cup" scene is one of the most ba action movie scenes in the 21st century.

  • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I know in the third one he's such a perfect man that the gay woman falls for him so there's that

  • macabrett
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    2 years ago

    I liked that 2013 Riddick film a lot. Haven't seen it since theaters, but it's got Katie Sackhoff being cool, which is always an easy sell for me.