#THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK DARK FURY SERIES#

If a Riddick series were commissioned, then the characters would be allowed to develop and a more involving story could be told. I think the problem is that this animation is a one-off. Indeed, the one character introduced here that makes it into the second film is so rarely seen that he doesn`t register. There were many scenes in there for sheer coolness factor, and I didn`t feel that the new characters were allowed to develop. The half hour wasn`t used effectively and the story seemed expanded to fill the time. I quite enjoyed Dark Fury, but I feel that it`s hampered by its very nature, acting as mere sweetener and filler between the two films.

The style isn`t too far removed from anime and the story and characters are certainly more adult. The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury is hardly a Disneyesque product and aims for a slightly older target audience. This doesn`t really add much to the cartoon, but it does give a nice insight into one of the stages of the animation process.Д¬onclusion I think that the US film industry is beginning to open up to the possibilities inherent in animation, especially after the success of the Matrix tie-in The Animatrix. Also there are no special effects, you just hear the character voices. As you would expect it has a similar running time of 33 minutes. By far the most substantial extra on this disc is the Dark Fury Animatic, which is a replay of the main feature, but in storyboard form. There is also a trailer for the animated Van Helsing prequel, as well as one for the Riddick computer game. A View Into The Light is a five-minute preview of Chronicles Of Riddick and gives us a bit of footage, some behind the scenes stuff as well as some interviews. Peter Chung: Into The Mind Of The Animator (5 minutes) is an interview with the man, as he discusses his technique and the way he likes to work. There is also a tantalising glimpse of the upcoming Chronicles Of Riddick film. Making Dark Fury (8ВЅ minutes) sets the story up and gives a glimpse at the animation process. Chillingworth is a patron of the arts, her own special form of morbid art especially, and she wants Riddick to be a permanent exhibit.ДЇeatures A half hour of animation would be pretty measly content for a disc, but there is a nice selection of extras to supplement. Riddick deals with the trap in his own inimitable way, but at the last minute is surprised to find that Chillingworth actually has some leverage over him. Chillingworth has matched Riddick`s voice to her records of wanted criminals and has prepared a trap. The three survivors from the first film, Jack, Imam and Riddick are nursing their failing ship, when they are picked up by the Merc vessel Kublai Khan, commanded by bounty hunter Antonia Chillingworth. The two films are set five years apart, and to fill in some of the gaps, as well as introduce one of the new film`s characters, Universal has commissioned The Chronicles Of Riddick - Dark Fury, a half hour animation featuring the voices of the original cast. In the US, the current release of Pitch Black has also undergone a not so subtle re-branding, and is now called The Chronicles Of Riddick: Pitch Black. But the studios realised that with Riddick, they had a marketable property, and later this year UK cinemas will see The Chronicles Of Riddick, the sequel to the 2000 hit. If you haven`t seen Pitch Black and are aiming to do so, then I`d suggest you stop reading now, as the rest of the review will no doubt contain spoilers. Pitch Black was the surprise hit of 2000, and introduced a new anti-hero in the shape of Vin Diesel`s Riddick, a hard-bitten, amoral criminal. Where the Bourne Identity SE is simply a re-release in new clothing, The Chronicles of Riddick - Dark Fury actually adds something new to its franchise. Introduction This is the second time in as many days that I have had to review a disc released in time to market a sequel.

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