Pitch Black was a respectable sci-fi thriller, but its sequel - this Friday's The Chronicles of Riddick, starring the Lou Ferrigno-esque Vin Diesel as a badass anti-hero who can see in the dark - is overstuffed sci-fi pretentiousness at its worst. My Slant magazine review turns the lights out on this dud...
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Lou Ferigno, and not even Arnold? Ouch. At least Arnold got speaking roles after the first movie.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg | June 10, 2004 at 12:00 PM
Other then Fast and the Furious (and that's debatable), has Vin Diesel done anything of note? I just saw "A Man Apart" on Starz! a couple of nights ago. It sort of felt like a poor man's Bad Boys, without the humor and with Larenz Tate as the Martin Lawrence short black guy part. Garbage.
Posted by: Wawa | June 10, 2004 at 04:30 PM
Every time I see Vin Diesel snarl, I immediately think of Lou Ferrigno. And I firmly believe Ferrigno was a better actor.
Given that he's headlined nothing worthwhile, it's amazing that Diesel is still considered a big star. Hell, I prefer 2 Fast 2 Furious. Tyrese rules!
Posted by: Nick | June 10, 2004 at 10:07 PM