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Dark Fury - The Chronicles of Riddick (Animated)
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August 16, 2004 "Please retry" | — | 1 | $15.61 | $5.90 |
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| Genre | Animation, Anime & Manga, Action & Adventure |
| Format | Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Surround Sound, AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled See more |
| Contributor | Jae Y. Moh, Keith David, Brett Matthews, Rhiana Griffith, Nick Chinlund, Vin Diesel, Peter Chung, John Kafka, Roger L. Jackson, Tress MacNeille See more |
| Initial release date | 2005-06-21 |
| Language | English |
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From renowned animator Peter Chung (The Animatrix, "Matriculated"; MTV's Æon Flux) comes The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, an all-new vision of the Riddick universe. When Riddick is captured by bounty hunters, he must battle soldiers of fortune and vicious creatures in the lethal slaughter cells of a massive starship. Riddick's night vision and ruthless combat skills are all that stand between him and a fate literally worse than death in this, sci-fi thrill-ride that bridges the incredible stories of Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick.
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Taking a page from The Animatrix, Dark Fury is part of a new trend of bridging theatrical sequels. As an official product of a franchise, the 35-minute anime benefits from having the original actors voice the characters, including Vin Diesel as Riddick. This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors of Pitch Black already caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread. The sinewy leader has a unique--and creepy--jail for master villains and she has her sights set on Riddick. The film--indeed the series--is indebted to animator Peter Chung, who brings his techno style from his Aeon Flux series. His smooth animation for Riddick doesn't reinvent the character as much as give him a new, appealing fluidity. As anime goes, there's nothing really new here--plenty of action, cool killers, and dramatic spurts of blood--but it's a building block for how this genre might enliven movie series and sequels in the future. --Doug Thomas
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 2.75 ounces
- Item model number : MHV63024684DVD
- Director : Peter Chung
- Media Format : Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Surround Sound, AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled
- Run time : 35 minutes
- Release date : June 21, 2005
- Actors : Vin Diesel, Rhiana Griffith, Keith David, Roger L. Jackson, Tress MacNeille
- Subtitles: : French, Spanish
- Producers : Jae Y. Moh, John Kafka
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B0001O3YA8
- Writers : Brett Matthews
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #42,425 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #607 in Anime (Movies & TV)
- #919 in Science Fiction DVDs
- #4,210 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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In this movie Riddick is captured by bounty hunters and battles ugly mean creatures as well as ruthless bounty hunters. He manages to kill a whole lot of enemies and gets away by stealing one of their space ships. This is a fun filled action cartoon feature that fans of Riddick should check out.
Personally, I am looking forward to seeing his new movie which comes out in about two weeks. In preparation for that event I watched not just this animated version but the other two Riddick movies made with Vin Diesel.
In conclusion, if you are a Vin Diesel/Riddick fan you should check out this animated version (Dark Fury).
Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (The Samurai Heart: An old warrior's poetic tribute)
"The Chronicles of Riddick" happens five years after the events in Pitch Black and a lot has changed in that time.
Dark Fury was created as a bridge between the two movies and to allow the authors to delve a little deeper into the universe of Riddick. The movie only partially succeeds in that attempt. Dark Fury is only 35 minutes long and it is not enough time to explore something deeply. The movie starts right where Pitch Black left off. Riddick and his companions are in a small ship but are being captured by mercenaries. Riddick attempts to hide his identity but doesn't succeed as the mercenaries have a lot of advanced technology on their ship. The enigmatic mercenary leader (Chillingsworth) orders that Riddicks ship be brought in and occupants captured. Riddick resists and in a pretty bloody sequence kills a lot of mercenaries but again shows weakness when Jack's life is threatened.
Chillingsworth is fascinated by death and shows Riddick her collection of captured killers who are displayed like exhibits in a museum. But she has something more planned for Riddick who is a crown jewel in her collection. Riddick is to become a living exhibit, but he manages to escape and again save the lives of Jack and Imam.
Action sequences in this movie are exciting and well choreographed in a Japanese anime style which is to be expected since the director is Peter Chung ("Animatrix: Matriculated"). But for an American cartoon they are pretty bloody and not suitable for children. Visually "Dark Fury" is pretty impressive looking with some of the best computer generated imagery I've seen. Most of the environment was rendered on a computer but the majority of characters were drawn by hand.
But, other than the visuals there is little to be enjoyed in the movie. Nothing new is added to the Riddick universe that we already don't know. Riddick's mysterious origin is just reinforced and not the least bit explained. Only thing we learn is why Riddick is separated from Imam and Jack and the character of Toombs is introduced which will play a big role in "The Chronicles of Riddick". It would be nice to see some of the Riddick universe and not just a collection of, admittedly very good, action sequences.
The special features on the "Dark Fury" DVD are:
From Pitch Black to Chronicles of Riddick is an 8 minute basic promotional documentary the likes of which can be found on almost any DVD out there. It features a brief look at making of the animated film and is not very interesting.
Animatic to animation is a look at edited storyboards for the full length of the movie.
Peter Chung - The Mind of an Animator is an interview with the director. This is actually interesting as it provides an insightful look at a creative process of an animation director. It is only 5 minutes but Chung makes some interesting comments about his style of making animated movies.
Into the Light is an extended trailers for "The Chronicles of Riddick" and contains a lot of spoilers so beware.
Visually the movie is stunning. It is presented in widescreen anamorphic format 1.85:1 and the picture is gorgeous. Colors are vibrant and the animation is smooth. All the characters look alive and the voices of the original cast from "Pitch Black" is a big plus. But other than that and great action there is no meat to the story, the universe of Riddick is not explored to it's potential. We see mercenaries but that was established in the movie "Pitch Black". We learn nothing about "Necromongers" which are the enemies of Riddick in "The Chronicles of Riddick".
If you are a fan of Riddick and love action than this is recommended, otherwise don't buy it.
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The important part of this film is the way it develops the story for the girl "Jack" after Pitch Black but before Chronicles.
I think those who give this only 1 star had different expectations about what they were going to get for their money, or perhaps paid too much. This is really good for those who are fans of the Riddick series and also like to watch "extra features"
The extras about the team making the animated film was interesting for those interested in that sort of thing - behind the scenes, how films are made.
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