David Twohy

Riddick is stranded on a desert planet, all alone.

Not as good as "Pitch Black", but a welcome return to the tight, simple science fiction survival story that the middle film departed from in favour of grand scale epic. The character is more suited for this kind of story, I feel, though I do appreciate they also took care to refer to and build on the continuity the previous film established, making it still feel an important part of the whole.

I found the male wish-fulfillment flavour of show more Riddick's aggressive (and, spoiler alert, fruitful) flirting with the sole female character rather a bit embarrassing to watch, but other than that, I liked the character interactions (including those of Kate Sackhoff's very badass character). The character based moments are where the enjoyment (beyond basic action thrills) come from in a film like this, and they were done rather well, I thought.

I also enjoyed the extended cut a lot, as it fleshed out the mythology bits and character bits early on in the film, while leaving the (in my opinion already slightly too long in any case) action-packed third act alone. Will definitely be watching this version on future rewatches. show less

I do like Riddick but this felt like a training montage with gratuitous nakedness (really, that scene needed her naked?) and much violence. It was somewhat science fiction but could easily have been fantasy.

Riddick is betrayed and left for dead on a planet where he finds a depot with an emergency button. There's still a bounty on him (doubled if he's dead) and when two teams of mercenaries turn up they both have agendas and he will have to battle to get off this planet.

I felt that sometimes show more it went on too long and a serious edit would have helped. I was also annoyed about the comment during the extras by Katee Sackhoff that she thought her costume wasn't sexy enough and wanted it changed. I would have wanted more armour around Riddick. show less

Overall, a wonderful story and experience. Well acted. Great cinematography and computer graphics (CGI). Lighting was interesting and well done with the setting in a different world. One notable weakness was when the characters stopped for overdramatic pauses, when they needed to be on the move.
— Rebecca

A very enjoyable series of films. Pitch Black is a scary action adventure science fiction film on par with Alien, keeping you on the edge of your seat waiting for what will happen next. Dark Fury is a special effects delight where the main character, Riddick, saves humanity from a destructive alien invasion.