PITCH BLACK (2000) MOVIE REACTION!! Riddick | Vin Diesel | Full Movie Review

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[@gabrielp9646]

@ReelRejects - OMG... THE DIFFERENT COLORS ARE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT SUNS, YOU DUMMIES (not "weird artistic choices"). They explain it early in the film... You SERIOUSLY need to pay more attention, when you´re reacting to stuff... No, seriously: This is NOT quality content.

[@arrowmaxwell]

I believe the different hues from the different stars are because they are different types of stars, meaning they have different brightness levels along with different radiation levels, also distance would be a factor too. @13:00

[@StMargorach]

If you do the rest of the films, please stop criticizing every frame of the ffin films.... You missed a great movie here because you 2 are too buisy trying to find fault with everything and then trying to be funny about it.

[@StMargorach]

As you can read in the majority of the comments : people didn't appreciate the constant bashing and joking...

[@RandalReid]

Don't watch Chronicles and Riddick. Chronicles being the weakest imho and Riddick is more of the same, I doubt either or both would be a good reaction from you people. The movie isn't that confusing at all nor was it that deep. I don't know why some parts flew over both of your heads. 37:47 Jack is a girl posing as a boy. Don't think too deep about it. In the sequel she's all grown up. 38:46 Johns, the dude you dislike, is played by Cole Hauser. If you watch the show Yellowstone, he plays Rip Wheeler. He has always been a character actor. He's not in 90210. 39:33 Riddick isn't actually just a normal human. He's a Furyan. They are a much tougher race. You guys seem to forget despite initially stating that this movie was from the late 90s. The fast cuts, MTV-like shots were the thing back then. Even some of the cringy lines you pointed out are of the period. Plus this isn't big budgeted movie hence some of the dodgy CG even for that time. Vin Diesel at this point in his career isn't a big star yet. Radha Mitchell, Keith David, Cole Hauser are all just a few step above actual b-movie actors.

[@TankInATree]

I am sad that you were so determined to not like this movie. I am not saying that it is anywhere near the best movie or anything, but there was said maybe 5 positive things in total during the reaction. The rest was complaints, sarcasm, finding faults, being seemingly so disinterested that the basic plot couldn't even be followed.

[@JunoReactor77]

This entire reaction can be summed up in one sentence. Handles Handles Handles, Time Jumps Time Jumps Time Jumps, now we'll make some unfunny jokes while we also manage to miss 4-5plot lines along the way.

[@NucaARMY]

@@JunoReactor77 The time jump comment didn’t even make sense. I hate reactions like this

[@pangaea90]

@@NucaARMY Me too. I won't be watching anymore reactions with this girl in it because she is just negative.

[@ianjardine7324]

If you pay attention to Riddick's speech about god you'll understand his interactions with Fry better. He becomes fixated on her when she admits to trying to dump the passengers during the crash. Because he understood her and felt she might be able to understand him. He's had to sacrifice everything to survive in a brutal hostile universe. When he is taunting her to get on the ship he is genuinely intrigued about what she will choose. When she dies saving him it shatters his worldview and drives him to inconsolable grief and rage because she is the only person he has ever met who is as good as they seem and actually sees him as a person worth helping.

[@CDeeez94]

It hit me hard at the end when she dies and Riddick is left there shaking saying "WHY ME?!"

[@anonymousgirl4605]

Do you think Riddick had romantic feelings for Fry?

[@FiveN9ne]

@@CDeeez94 No he said "not for me". Because earlier he asked her if she would die for them, implying she would die for them but not for him.

[@RandalReid]

37:47 Jack is a girl posing as a boy. Don't think too deep about it. In the sequel she's all grown up. 39:33 Riddick isn't actually just a normal human. He's a Furyan. They are a much tougher race. You guys seem to forget despite initially stating that this movie was from the late 90s. The fast cuts, MTV-like shots were the thing back then. Even some of the cringy lines you pointed out are of the period. Plus this isn't big budgeted movie hence some of the dodgy CG even for that time.

[@ghostpinguin]

You can tell these reactors are LGBTQ obsessed. I mean did they seriously not had puberty ? They rant about how this is so weird or how the colors are weird that they completely fail to enjoy the movie.

[@topherbec7578]

This movie is better than 90% of what came out in 2023.

[@JoonJoon92]

Damn it's such a shame that y'all were so disinterested in this movie and literally only paid attention to everything "bad".... I'm going through the comments and literally everyone is bummed out about this reaction, i feel the same, idk man I'm not gonna finish this video, i don't wanna hear more nitpicking and negativity on one of my childhood all time faves

[@dunbardunelm3924]

😢😢

[@Ahzuiii]

The reason the screen is oversaturated is because there are 3 suns. Can you imagine how bright the earth would be if it had 3 different suns with 3 different colors.

[@Galiant2010]

That doesn't really mean much. Suns can have different brightnesses, and the distance of a planet from its suns can vary, meaning that the total amount of light/energy reaching a planet with 3 suns could end up being the same as on earth, on average.

[@luqmuhmmad2616]

@@Galiant2010??? Bro it’s a movie.

[@Galiant2010]

@@luqmuhmmad2616 ??? Bro it's a basic scientific concept.

[@luqmuhmmad2616]

@@Galiant2010 yeah bro which is why this is considered a Sci fi hence fi. Plus you said could* meaning it may be the same or not.

[@Galiant2010]

@@luqmuhmmad2616 Yeah, because the original comment stated it as a matter of fact, so I was pointing out other possibilities. Just because there are 3 suns doesn't automatically mean it'll be hotter or brighter than earth. It might or might not be.

[@codyt821]

It's not always good to critique every. Single. Frame. Of a movie, just experience it and get into the story. I couldn't watch a film judging every single aspect of it every second. This was made on a very low budget, and they were very inventive with the way they shot it. I stand by this being one of the best sci Fi horror films of the last 25 years

[@DavidGomez-wz4rv]

Forreal 😂 time jump etc cmon I don't see what they talking about or I'm not just being crazy picky

[@Sophiesagegames]

I thought theyd love this... :(

[@TikkiEXX]

Yeah they kinda aggravated me with this one. Missed obvious story beats because they were too busy cracking jokes and over analyzing every 3 seconds of the movie. At least pay attention. We want honest reactions this felt like a comedy routine. We don't need you guys to be comedians we watch to see how you felt about these movies.

[@connoryup574]

Don’t critique or think about movie, just blindly enjoy!

[@MarioBario]

Dont watch them then. Simple

[@ScarlettM]

50:00 - it's a solid movie with good acting and okay plot. It's certainly strong enough to have a fan base. This is first time people saw Vin Diesel on the big screen and he left good impression. Also, people didn't spend a lot (most) of time making fun of lighting, camera angles, effects and such.

[@mattew0113]

He was a major character in Saving Private Ryan and the voice of the Iron Giant before this film came out. What are you on about

[@Pochitaman30]

​@@mattew0113not many people know him then. His iconic voice was recognized in Reddick

[@eme.261]

@@mattew0113 -- When my friends and I watched this movie in 2000, none of us remembered him from Saving Private Ryan. This was the movie that made Vin Diesel's career. During the movie, we kept saying, "Who is this guy?" The men thought he was great in the role. Us women? We also thought he was great and sexy as hell. The sexy sheen wore off in subsequent movies.

[@seanpittaway5341]

He had a very small part in saving private Ryan, he was good in it but it was a small part but made for vin by Steven

[@paulgunyan6985]

@@mattew0113 He wants a major character. Major characters arent killed off in the second act.

[@paulonius42]

You both probably would have enjoyed the movie more if you spent more time watching it and less time babbling about the special effects and filmmaking. There's nothing weird or freakish about this film if you pay attention. They explain why the lighting keeps changing, because there are different colored suns. The two of you are far more concerned about trying to sound witty when you should be watching the actual movie and reacting to what actually happens. It's a shame you couldn't engage with this movie, but it's because your mouths were in high gear the whole time. I suggest that you actually watch the movie you're reacting to while you're reacting to it. It makes the reaction a lot better. And it also gives the movie a fair chance, but you did not do whatsoever here.

[@baronvg]

I agree on giving movies a fair chance. It honestly came off like they just weren’t in the mood to watch a movie but had to and it resulted in a crappy reaction. Like showing up to work on a Monday to the max! lol

[@jynxce]

It's works best when reactors aren't attempting to work on their standup during their reaction. Especially one that has an underground fan base. I've seen them give more restraint during an Antman reaction.

[@NucaARMY]

@@jynxce who has fans? She is not funny at all

[@rgg6383]

It's crazy you ask why is the movie blue when 30 seconds before they show you there are 3 suns, one of them is blue and a character literally points to it saying they are going in that direction....

[@ryanvm9728]

Suns/stars aren't just one color, so the change in lighting represents the color of the sun that's predominant in the sky at the time. The characters did mention about sunrise and sunset, which most likely brought about the change.

[@StoryOfUsFinalDraft]

I know he complained every 15 seconds (not minutes) seconds about camera and everything. These reactors have gotten worse they don't react just to watching they now react to complain about each freaking frame. In every movie they react.

[@otterpoet]

Yeah, every time they made some snarky comment about the lighting, I was wondering, 'Did you completely miss that this planet has multiple suns?' I've noticed this a few times before... unless it's totally spelled out for them, they miss major aspects of the narrative.

[@dariusthegr8one81]

I’m halfway into the reaction and it feels like I’m watching it with two ppl that are slow lol. Which is weird because Ik Greg isn’t but my goodness. Stuff that’s in the script and on the screen, he’s confused about lol. A sci fi movie on a 20mil budget from 2000. that uses this much cgi. isn’t gonna look amazing either.

[@robbo_96]

​@@dariusthegr8one81 you're only as good as the company you keep. I like Tara but man she misses out on the blatantly obvious, like she's stoned or not taking in certain lines

[@DavidGomez-wz4rv]

Thank you !!!!! As much as they criticize everything how they miss that 😅

[@asteroidkiller8023]

Spending the whole movie making it a comedy routine...easily one of the best Sci fi franchises. Honest question, why even bother reacting when yall literally miss 90% of the movie/dialog...smh.

[@2sallads]

because channels like these have to continuously pump out content for the algorithm and they are probably 5+ years deep into being over it by now. I can imagine it being exhausting to do.

[@NucaARMY]

Yeah they missed so much because she was doing the influencer thing and it became about cracking unfunny jokes rather than actually paying attention. The 3 suns thing was pretty easy to hnderstand

[@MS-vi9ug]

@@2sallads I wish my fucking job was to literally just react to movies and shows. Give me a break.

[@notablezero8793]

Cuz dopeAF

[@drizztt18]

Glad I wasn't the only person who felt this way, they seem like jaded hostages to their own content...

[@WarriorRJR]

Tell me you've forgotten how to enjoy movies without telling me you've forgotten how to enjoy movies.

[@ilovemyfriends32]

That’s kinda sad tbh, they’ve clearly lost the ability to just enjoy entertainment for what it is- Entertainment.

[@baronvg]

lol. To be fair, I think after a long while, this was inevitable. I find it rare that a channel stays the same over the course of several years. It definitely felt more “carefree” back in the day as opposed to now.

[@suzannehayes2]

Exactly. I think they're too young to appreciate anything before 2010. This was a very good movie for it's time and it still holds up for a good movie

[@Strider91]

Hey man, I get it. You like this movie, I kinda did too back in the day. But all their critiques are valid. This film doesnt really stack up anymore, and I say that as someone who enjoyed it in the day. Alot of the things they did feel strange, unnecessary, and break immersion. Gotta be honest, its kinda meh

[@MrCageCat]

This channel has become Movie Critiques R Us, and I hate it.

[@AnthonyLeePro]

So the reason why this stayed a thing is because it’s literally Vin Diesel’s passion project. He did the cameo in Tokyo Drift in exchange for the rights to the character of Riddick

[@epbrown01]

Yeah, and he mortgaged his house to make Riddick 3.

[@elektralyte1]

Guys, the color grading represents which sun is higher in the sky. There’s three suns giving off three different types of lights. There is a reason and it’s not just being flashy.

[@LaReinaLoba01]

THANK YOU!!!

[@diamondem]

13:05 The tints are changing because of the three suns. They are heading toward the blue sun to look for water. Maybe it was originally a choice to oversaturate the beginning and use different color hues to hide it's budget, but one of the reasons I really like the movie was because they took what little they had to work with and wove it into the story. It gave it the feel that it was a purposeful stylistic choice. Also at the time it came out, the special effects were (mostly) pretty damn good. It kind of seemed like you guys had a lot of preconceived notions of what this movie was supposed to be and let that color your opinion of the movie which is a bit disappointing.

[@NecropsY1]

intresting how they dont understand whats happening yet all the plot points they guess before hand because they read up on this movie before watching it

[@zeer0squared]

How was this movie so big? Maybe because a lot of us watched it w/o cracking jokes the whole time.

[@Justsomeguy8985]

Just to be a dick, if I was a bunch of no recognition "actors" that no one could tell you offhand what they have been in, I really wouldn't be so critical. This film is admittedly low budget but it launched a franchise so clearly it worked.

[@oaktree1626]

​@@Justsomeguy8985Did you guys work on the movie? Why are you taking their review so personally? Wow.

[@Justsomeguy8985]

@@oaktree1626 Are you related to them? Why are you so affected by critical reviews of their reaction. See how that works.

[@StMargorach]

​@@oaktree1626you call this a review? They talked to much throughout to really watch the movie.....

[@MainframeMilitia]

@@oaktree1626So people can only feel passionate about things they personally worked on? How nonsensical.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

I think this became popular for a few reasons. One, the plot is rather straightforward. A passenger transport crashes on a deserted, hostile planet and they must work together-ish to escape. Two, the effects were pretty good for the time, and some still hold up. Three, there was no meaningless forced romantic story. Four, there hadn't been a lot of characters like Riddick at the time. There is a great animated movie between this one and Chronicles. The third one, Riddick, is really good as a counter point to this film. Vin Diesel does some of his best acting in the Riddick movies.

[@B_Thompson_215]

💯

[@deirdrestatham5730]

Agreed. Riddick is my favourite of the series.

[@Vambam121]

They missed the plot because they were trying to think of negatives to say about the movie.

[@Jossikun]

Y’all really missed a lot, it’s actually impressive how much flew over your heads, well done. 🙃

[@Say0nn.]

Cause they rather make jokes then get invested into the movie

[@rimisark]

they are americans, it's completely normal for them...@@Say0nn.

[@kristianberg4264]

So happy to see others call them out, it happens to every single person on this channel,they try way too hard to be comedic and not give an actual intelligent review.

[@natenichols9569]

I've never seen more oblivious and unobservant morons call genius cringe.

[@baronvg]

To be fair, it wasn’t until after a few watches that I realized what some of the plot was (like them gathering supplies so they could get the ship working and fly the hell outta there), but with even the “twist” ending, it was pretty damn obvious that Riddick sacrificed Fry and excused it as her fulfilling her commitment to die for the others. They totally missed that.

[@MavenCree]

Bioluminescent bugs. They actually exist. They didn't "decide" to start glowing. They started glowing when their lanterns went out.

[@JK_something]

"They are doing something and I don't know what. We saw those things before." Well they actually explained, they needed fuel cells for the small spacecraft so they returned to take those from the crashed one... you would probably notice if you did not comment on skewed camera angle. :-)

[@scottstephens5443]

They actually really talked so much they missed a lot.

[@NucaARMY]

@@scottstephens5443 it was really bad. If I was them I would delete this reaction because they screwed it up so much.

[@commanderkorra3316]

This movie is awesome, even if it has some corny moments. Riddick is a badass, and his eyes are awesome.

[@adventuroushermit2590]

"Ooh it's all yellow" Yellow sun sets. Blue sun rises. "Why is it all blue now?"

[@NucaARMY]

I was so frustrated

[@JakkFrost1]

Jack isn't tranz, just disguised as a boy for self-protection.

[@w1975b]

thank you

[@NeuroticNicky87]

Yep, she (Jack) literally says "I thought it'd be better, if people took me for a guy. I thought they might leave me alone instead of always messing with me." 'If PEOPLE took me for a guy', not 'if I was a guy'. Like all the other plot points they missed this one too because they were too busy ripping the movie apart.

[@UtopiaBlue68]

This film was a hit and quickly became a cult classic back in the day, I recall there was a definite buzz that had folks talking about it which I believe really came down to the character of Riddick and his relationship with the young girl which we see continued in the sequel. I encourage you both to continue into the sequel as we discover more about Riddick's character as the story evolves and we see far more action sequences with a narrative that progresses forward.

[@InwardFocus]

I was 14 when I saw this in theaters...one of my favorite indie sci-fi movies growing up! It's a matter of taste to really be appreciated. "Chronicles" was ok and "Riddick" was top notch.

[@charlottegerken4477]

100%

[@myopinion69420]

@@InwardFocus I always got the feeling that with chronicles, someone had their own scifi movie they wanted to make, but could not get funding for it to be independent so they sort of shoehorned it into a sequel to an existing movie if you know what I mean. seems like a completely different universe from this movie while still having characters from it. Riddick walks it back quite a bit, acknowledges that those events happened, but that it.

[@jessimarim_m9387]

​@myopinion69420 yh it was a lot of behind the scenes drama, i think it was universal that fucked it up, but by then there was the comics out and despite the flop of chronicles people were expecting another movie, so thats when vin desiel got into what was basically a custody battle for the rights to riddick, because he always wanted to make it into the franchise it deserved to be, so Riddick was him saying I got this now, lets clean up the mess and get back to what we love. Although very shoehorned and clumped together I did kinda like chronicles lore, I think it touches on the comic lore of where riddick came from and if I dont look to closely it can be a good time 😂😂

[@myopinion69420]

@@jessimarim_m9387 it had its good parts. It really felt like 2 movies in one. if they had separated out the Necromonger stuff and put that in its own movie/universe it could have been quite good, just did not seem to match. I have never read the comics, any comics for that matter, they are not really much of a thing here in Australia.

[@rmhartman]

"well he's obviously a good guy" He's not. He has a code of honor, but he's not a good guy. You were closer with "antihero".

[@drewferguson4787]

"the time jumps".....That's what happens between different scenes. If I didn't know better, I would believe they have never seen a movie before.

[@kevinwendellcrumb1802]

That’s definitely one of the silliest nitpicks I’ve heard. When Greg kept bringing it up I was like come on man

[@LoricSwift]

I know, right?

[@Kromark]

Normal people just enjoy a fun movie.. I notice in a lot these reaction videos that they tend to talk over important dialogue and critique the dumbest stuff. If you watch reaction videos by older people they prefer to just enjoy it and react normally , without the need insert modern social standards constantly. Glad i watched all these films back in the day with people who just wanted to be entertained ( i was 30 when this came out ).

[@Vambam121]

I don't think you should evert switch your brain off to enjoy a flick. I do think it's unwise to criticize before the movie/show has ended. You end of missing inmportant dialogue and context. John is really good about balancing it. Greg seems to want to prove he's a Movie Smarty Pants.

[@julienichols5333]

The difficulty is that they, like many reactors, have found they need to talk to avoid copyright issues, and sharing their thoughts in this way is part of their brand. Plus, it's not like they know when the "important" dialogue is going to happen, so they can't time the commentary to avoid missing something. It's the peril of watching a movie as a reactor duo/team instead of watching alone or not as a reaction.

[@Vambam121]

@@julienichols5333 I think the Normies have a rule not to talk over dialogue. Also they'rre forming an opinion before the movie ended.

[@julienichols5333]

@@Vambam121 It's pretty hard not to talk over dialogue when you don't know what's coming...but I am not surprised that it bothers some people. It would bother me more in a private viewing setting, but as someone who grew up watching MST3K, this isn't terrible for me. 🤷

[@apollohateshisdayjob9606]

​@@julienichols5333I think this is a problem with people that do "watch along" reactions for patreon where they say to sync up your own copy with them.. It forces the m9vie to keep going since they can't pause or rewind if they miss something. My preference for reactors is that they pause when they want to make a comment, and then continue or back 10s to macksure they catch it in full

[@wesmains]

Movies made before instant streaming and 4K weren’t made to be critiqued frame by frame

[@russellward4624]

The blue tint isnt how Riddick see's. Theres 3 suns, 1 is a blue nuetron star.

[@plutoniumcore]

I was going to comment the same thing.

[@dansouth1973]

It's amazing the things you both get hung up on, handles handles handles. More reacting, less whining. Alot of people, including myself, like this movie because it is so UNLIKE other movies.

[@Agirlandher_cats]

So they should just like whatever you like so you feel better about yourself and your opinion?

[@dansouth1973]

This is social media, where apparently everyone's opinions matter equally. I'd love for its importance to disappear, but my post and opinion are just as important as yours, so calm down.

[@Agirlandher_cats]

@@dansouth1973 wrong

[@Agirlandher_cats]

@@dansouth1973 you in here complaining they don’t like a movie because “a lot of people like it” lol ok and?

[@dansouth1973]

And you're here complaining about my opinion. And?

[@SecretsOHavik1]

This movie still holds up 23 years later imo. This movie had me convinced I could see in the dark 😂 I still love it to this day, surprised at the reaction on this one.

[@Trulymimi17]

Wow...this was a very harsh movie reaction. I usually can enjoy these reactions but the constant making fun of the movie and constantly nitpicking at small details really soured the experience for me. I'm hoping that you guys take our feedback for this reaction and make some adjustments because I don’t think I can stick around if this continues. Wish you guys well✌🏾

[@supahmariostyle]

Exactly. I don't mind if a movie is not for people, but nitpicking and talking over important only to later ask questions about stuff previously answered is annoying.

[@tjjordan4207]

This is why I enjoy Blind Wave more. They actually take the time to think about things and let what they are watching sink in.

[@samfromthorne]

They fancy themselves industry professional critics now. Commenting on ridiculous stuff like “the colouring” and the “director’s past in music videos”. It’s fast becoming boring.

[@Kevmaster2000]

@@tjjordan4207Blind Wave is great, but they also called Sonic 2 one of the worst movies they’ve ever seen, which is blasphemy.

[@crisalcantara7671]

i hope they are aware that this is going to affect their channel cause fans don't play around with garbage anymore , a few unsubscribed already , a few won't matter but if they keep behaving like that more people won't watch their channel , well atleast the others that react to movies on this channel behave differently and actually try to enjoy the movie instead of critiquing every frame , bummed me the hll out .

[@MrMcShannock]

Somehow this movie is really easy to follow, and you guys sort of failed to follow it - and I am not at all sure how it was so difficult. Like...extrapolate.

[@jayjitsuu]

Trying to make a quick joke and quippy sarcasm every 30 seconds definitely doesn’t help lol

[@ganymeade275]

They failed to follow it because they were gabbing over the dialogue constantly.

[@NucaARMY]

Yeah, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist and still they failed

[@angelestrada9552]

His best performances that Vin Diesel did for a long time and the trilogy are worth watching. I don't care what people say about the trilogy. Best character I ever saw, Riddick.

[@MiselStarmo]

“Why does this planet with three suns look so bright??. So stupid 😂” 🙄

[@LoricSwift]

"Why does the colour keep changing? I guess they just wanted to try out all the colours!"

[@GavHood]

I feel like its worth adding that this Movie was a very low budget movie even at the time it was made so it uses a lot of "cheap" looking tricks. Its endured because like all the best low budget Sci-Fi its story is pretty beast

[@Glisern]

"Did we miss a line?" Quite possibly since 95% of the time is critique and bad jokes instead of listening and watching the movie.

[@MavenCree]

Ooooooh my gawd you guys. I've never heard non-directors talk so much about a movies directing choices during a reaction video. This wasn't a movie reaction it was an analysis video.

[@NucaARMY]

yeah, not what I came here for

[@SiLvErWaRe000]

I'm only 10 minutes in and can tell they're not even paying attention to the movie. They're asking questions that have already been answered, and complaining about every shot. It's like when you sit down to watch a movie with someone and they're on their phone the whole time. Then they say it sucked because it didn't make sense. No point in finishing.

[@awkwardtenshi27]

It sucks because this is the second time where-by them specifically-I've seen a longer reaction, got excited, but saw from the comments that they just crap on the movie. I'm gonna skip this one.

[@chinaman8888]

Part of why this movie got a good reception and developed a cult following is because the movie is simple and honest about what it is; a classic sci-fi thriller. The 90's and early 2000s did these so well, before every piece of genre media was assumed to be prospective franchise launchers (even though yes this one did end up starting a franchise itself, but that wasn't the plan when it was first made). Honestly, seeing you guys hyper focus on analyzing the film's direction throughout the entire runtime without bothering to just sit back and try to enjoy the ride got very exhausting. Classic example of failing to see the forest for the trees.

[@timcarder2170]

Agreed

[@timcarder2170]

Didn't see the forest because no one opened the door to go outside

[@paul1979uk2000]

Out of all the movie reactions I've seen, this is the first time that so much of the movie went right over their heads, it's a remarkable achievement how much flew over their heads.

[@Bill_pierre]

They literally pointed out the blue sun rising right after the crash.. "3 suns!?" and the holy man saying they see it as a sign from Allah "blue sun, blue water" "Are we seeing things through Riddick's eyes?" No, it was explained to you already. "I think this is what Riddick sees." No, it was explained to you already. "Why was it so overexposed?" 3 suns would probably do that, don't ya think? This is an unsubscribe for me guys. ✌🏻

[@CrystalisQ]

I mean, I'm not going all the way to unsubscribe, but this definitely gets a thumbs down and really disappoints me as USUALLY these two are fine watching a movie together.

[@NucaARMY]

It just so stupid, how can they be “industry professionals” if they miss the most basic plot reveals

[@bethcushway458]

​@@NucaARMY they're not industry professionals 🤣 They're aspiring actors, etc who think they know how films should be made.

[@crisalcantara7671]

@@bethcushway458 then this channel shld be named comedian reviews movie not a reaction channel ,

[@crisalcantara7671]

@@bethcushway458 atleast the blond woman with blue eyes does her best to understand and really enjoy the movie , but these 2 just are just movie critics , if you read the comments you'll see that most of us aren't interested in movie critics yapin and making jokes every second .

[@markchapman5811]

Surprised you guys didn’t like it more. I remember everyone loved Riddick when it came out. Vin Diesel became a household name in my circle when this movie came out.

[@tnae]

Is it possible that the fact that both of you seemed to miss the context provided in Riddick’s voice over in the opening may have led to unneeded confusion that possibly colored some of your thoughts? Understanding that this is a random group of people on what amounts to a cargo ship just so they can travel cheaply and that the pilot tried to cut the pod loose that was carrying all those passengers AND that Rodrick himself was being transported by Johns who was a merc, all of these things do help set up the main character arcs of our two primary characters. Anyway, I hope you react to the rest. This is definitely VERY totally different than it’s equal and the weakest of the franchise. You absolutely should watch the rest.

[@sugarbomb1346]

I think you guys are the first reaction video ive seen who didnt like this movie. I, to this day, still watch this movie and its sequels. I hope you guys continue the series. I believe you will enjoy the sequels. Theyre more about Riddick and its more action

[@TheComander5]

Yes, he did actually dislocate his shoulders for that in real time by the way. Surprised the whole crew cause they were prepared to cgi it lmao

[@alexp601]

What?? No way

[@BryanRoach]

​@@alexp601There's actually a decent percentage of people who are capable of it. I can do it while only dislocating my left shoulder and that's only because due to an old injury that shoulder dislocates easily (ends up happening at least six times a year).

[@alexp601]

@@BryanRoach Yeah I’m just surprised that Vin did that himself as seen in the shot

[@BryanRoach]

@@alexp601 He surprised the hell out of the crew with it too, iirc he had suggested that be the way Riddick escapes and they were filming in prep to CGI the effect when he just went ahead and did it (iirc the cuffs were too tight for him to fully complete it so they had to CGI the last bit).

[@Blaize24]

Was coming to say this.

[@endless013]

OK now that you've seen the movie once and is was a fun little sci-fi flick. Now go back and watch it critically, not movie critically but technically because this movie is low key brilliant. Just look at how everything is lit, they show us 3 differently colored suns and then immediately show us 3 differently tinted scenes. Without holding our hands about it they just showed us how to track locations which we need because these people really have no survival skill and revisit areas when we see the big fish eye/panorama shot with all 3 suns again but it showing they have to run all the way across all 3 areas on a crunch.

[@valashar5313]

13:52 is how far I made it into this reaction before realizing these two weren't worth watching.

[@Anaphriel]

I made it to 17:20. You didn't miss any part of them missing everything.

[@-M0LE]

When you were criticising the colours of the movie you failed to realise that they are on an alien planet with three suns ...the light aspect would also change constantly with this it wouod be brighter snd different colours repeatedly at random times and as for the directir not having a style i think thats what makes this film amazing is he actually does have a style its excellent its so gritty it feels more realistic than big stupid hollyowood films the characters are like real people

[@supahmariostyle]

You're asking a lot of questions that were answered in the movie. In many cases, prior scenes to your question. Y'all definitely talked over the important information.

[@ScottEDawg]

The change in the lighting tone is due to which sun is dominating the planet at the time. Remember, there are 3 suns, so each one will take it's turn at being dominant. When there is something shot from Riddick's POV, we see a "halo" around the object he is focussed on.

[@ilovemyfriends32]

11:49 Fun fact, actually yes Vin Diesel can dislocate both shoulders to perform that stunt, however the cuffs they used on screen were too tight for his wrists to rotate properly and get all the way through is when filming, so they had to cgi the last 1/4 of the maneuver for the film. Check out the BTS of this movie, it’s actually really interesting

[@beelzebub_jones]

One thing i haven't seen commented on that you were questioning is Jack. Riddick never says jack is cut he said "with the girl bleeding" Jons is the one that says she isn't cut, referring to Fry. Its implied that Jack is a girl traveling as a boy because its safer. Kind of like Arya in Game of Thrones. In the sequel you will see her grown up and clearly is a girl. And that the bleeding Riddick is referring to is that she is on her period and the creatures will be able to smell the blood.

[@NucaARMY]

they missed such basic stuff

[@rmelzhim6033]

When I first saw this movie I loved every single one of the characters and felt really confused when you didn't care about any of them. The first hour of the movie with all the world building and mystery about Riddick's character is what a lot of people love about the movie, and you actually wanted to skip it all. It makes me feel like you went into this way too hard with preconceived notions about Vin Diesel and other sci-fi movies.

[@y9gq37]

I can't believe that you guys didn't like this more. The captain's death at the end is heartbreaking. You had to watch it in the cinema when it came out. The lighting, and effects all had a reason to be.

[@Spidr-Man]

Hm same but I mean... It's like when I tell people that I never could get into the whole Star Wars thing since the quality of the first trilogy was... Well, you know. Sometimes it kinda does ruin the experience when the whole script is pretty weird lol and in this one I can see how the same thing could happen

[@StMargorach]

They were too buisy trying to be funny, thinking their audience would like it if they kept bashing a movie that we all liked....

[@StMargorach]

​@@Spidr-Manyeah but they don't have to only focus on that and keep beating the same dead horse over and over...

[@Bill_pierre]

It helps when you actually listen to the film lol.

[@thedarkemissary]

You don't have to defend the movie. It's a cult hit for a reason. Just cause they didn't like it doesn't mean anything. Truthfully, it's quite an old movie and doesn't fall in line with modern-filmmaking sensibilities For instance, neither of them even listened to the opening exposition dump, because they were focused on IDing it AS an exposition dump. No doubt they were confused by the choice and contemplating alternatives to that choice; too busy, they didn't even listen to the info.

[@ebabz2102]

Saying you had issues with the story but you talked too much in the review, and you missed the story arch of the captain. She was willing to kill them all in the beginning to save herself, but in the end, she took risks to save them and died for them. You failed to figure it was a craft with civilians and one criminal on board that crashed on a strange planet. You failed to realise that the creatures were hidden because of the bright sunlight ( coming from 3 suns), hence the bizzare lighting. You weren't out to pay attention to the story. I am not necessarily a fan, but I was happy to watch the movies to see how the story developed

[@MJ-bt6zx]

Tara is the only one on earth asking for more "heart" from this movie. WTF?

[@beriliumsphere107]

Jack isnt trans lol. She is just hiding while traveling to not get hassled.

[@moondog3056]

Not sure if being stoned makes for good reactions. Maybe cut back on the green stuff before filming. Tara was having a hard time talking at times and Greg just looked like he was almost knocked out.

[@LoricSwift]

Like for real - I wasnt sure if it was lack of sleep or what but I think your on something. They both looked like they were about to pass out!

[@crystalbrownmua]

😔 Hear me out…this deserves a “second time” watch offline. Now that you see it’s not really about empathizing with the characters or even the alien planet or monsters, rewatch it for the easter eggs that point to a study on human nature and evolution. The remains found on the planet is a big clue, and great foreshadowing. And the contrast between Riddick and the rest of the crew in terms of behavior from start to finish tells you why things go wrong for everyone else here. It’s a fascinating story from that perspective. Ironically reminiscent of a later film “Prometheus” that also touches on similar ideas. Thanks for the reaction video 😊

[@rmhartman]

The visuals in this movie were fantastic.

[@dash4800]

I dont think ive ever seen 2 people understand a movie less.

[@topherbec7578]

Yeah, they sucked.

[@Twisted_Hammer]

"I tried" Did you though? Did you really? Because it REALLY seems like you didn't.

[@NucaARMY]

there was no trying

[@joits]

This is Vin Diesel's best movie. By far.

[@silvsevie]

I was so excited to see a reaction to one of my all time favorite movies, just to have you guys not care or pay attention to anything and then act like it was the movies fault you lack an attention span.

[@velvetmonk8050]

I have to first say , I usually like you two A LOT.... but the amount of unnecessary frame by frame badgering of a 23 year old, low budget film with a relatively unknown cast (Keith David being the A-list Talent that helped them actually GET the budget) and the incessant elitest commentary on a summer popcorn flick that launched the careers of Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell and Cole Hauser made this reaction intolerable.

[@ceramiccoconut]

I love this movie. Riddick is one of my favorite sci-fi characters ever. "Looks clear." *Go and are swarmed* "You said it looked clear! How does it look now?" *Looks, shrugs* "Looks clear." It's so fun.

[@King-Omega-]

"Why does the color keep scheme keep changing?" Because the planet has three suns, which you can see are giving off different colours from each other, which has already been explained to you. "I don't even know where they're going or what they were doing on the ship in the first place" If you'd actually listened to the Vin Diesel narration in the opening minutes of the film you'd have a fucking clue. Fuck me this was impossible to get through and I used to really enjoy your reactions. Never seen someone try so hard to hate a movie while also completely missing all the story beats of a movie.

[@joedigregorio2278]

Let’s be honest. Riddick is vin diesels best role.

[@MiRuina69]

Yes!👏👏👏

[@Wryven28]

this and the Iron Giant are kinda tied for me

[@jamesgatz4490]

This was a weird reaction, every 3mins they're saying "that was awesome", "I like that" and "that was cool" but seemed to be trying not to like it 🤷‍♂️

[@HdezJorge13]

It’s a BLUE sun!! I yelled that at my screen a few times. To help put in perspective, this film was not successful on release. It did not receive good reviews. But it grew a cult following over time and fans fell in love with Riddick. It was that cult following that the studios took advantage of with the subsequent movies.

[@tuzori18sage]

He said "she" was bleeding, they said Fry's not cut. But he was talking about the younger girl, who was bleeding for other reasons. Why do I have to explain that???

[@Anaphriel]

Because unlike these two, you've WATCHED the movie.

[@CCFONESOL]

So, you guys obviously didn't understand anything in this movie? The different colors were from the three differently colored suns.

[@joshuaminke6629]

love this film, takes me back to my childhood. the sequels are good, but this is the best

[@draconianemanations2785]

they sure didn't seem to think so, were poking fun at all sorts of stuff the whole time they watched

[@draconianemanations2785]

agree btw, love this movie

[@williamjeffery8210]

“I’m so confused… I don’t get it. This movie’s so strange. It’s, like, different, you know? The setting is different, the characters are different, it’s, like, you know? Different. Like, totally different from other movies I’ve seen. I’m so confused. What is this movie? It’s almost, like, a movie I’ve never seen before and , like, have to watch to understand what’s going on. Like, what? *insert pop-culture reference here* Can I be a reactor now? 🙄

[@JonytobiUchiha]

Ohhh boy we have forgotten how to enjoy a movie and not criticize every single thing.

[@MavenCree]

They didn't leave things for the audience to figure out. You missed half the dialogue. Other things were just common sense. Hmm.. a girl travelling ALONE in a sketchy universe... I WONDER WHY SHE MIGHT TRAVEL PRETENDING TO BE A BOY? Do you SERIOUSLY need someone to spell that out for you? Hint: She's not Trans.

[@SnowCRAB88]

Still blows my mind seeing Cole Houser in the early 2000’s and knowing he plays Rip on Yellowstone now.

[@BryanRoach]

It took me 5 episodes of Yellowstone to realize he was playing Rip, I kept seeing his name in the opening creds but since he looked so different with the facial hair and hat I couldn't recognize him.

[@SnowCRAB88]

@@BryanRoach right?! It’s like he’s a whole different human being. Going from a 2 Fast 2 Furious villain, to Rip..incredible.

[@paullatham8486]

Yeah unfortunately I think they did miss some of the expositions explaining the colour changes, the escape plan, and why they left the power cells to the last moment. It gonna happen as they're trying to give reactions and explaining their thoughts while watching so easy to miss these key dialogue pieces.

[@dragongodw]

Yeah after seeing their reaction to this film, im not excited to see them react to the other films if they do. As a kid my dad bought me the trilogy dvd set (with the animated film before Riddick came out) and i would watch it so many times because i just loved the sci fi feel to the movie and the action.

[@eastcoast_ssniper2360]

I absolutely love the Riddick franchise. The lore, action, and horror elements are all awesome

[@pjny21]

You just had to be there, before Vin Diesel became Vin Diesel. He made Riddick electric in this film. Now, his schtick is just his schtick.

[@helenduarte4341]

The coloring is based on the light from the 3 suns. The yellow ones set and the blue one is up so everything is blue.

[@FanLeManchesterUtd]

The colours were representative of the dominant sun at that given time

[@Savor1979]

The actor that you don’t like that was killed off he’s actually a pretty good actor. In fact, he’s in Yellowstone with Kevin Costner

[@derekwk1]

Well no one's mentioned it yet, but the lighting. There's three sun's and each sun produces a different light. Simple explanation.😅 Love your reactions guys 👍I watch them all

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

54:38 I love how nowadays people need a reason to care about human lives. 😂 In this universe these are people dying. Personally I think the fact that a person's dying would be easy to care about them in a way. Because their life was taken away and those kids that were with the priest never got to live a full life before they were murdered. Sorry I got to mess with y'all

[@Heckbringer]

I feel it’s unfair to compare it to the matrix visually. When the matrix had close to triple the budget.

[@rbsteve9191]

I wish they would just watch the movie and say things that are happening in the movie and not watch it like they are in film school . Trying to break down everything in the film. The sets, what looks like green screen, why the director went with this particular shot or using this lens. Wondering what the motivations were for whatever decision about they made about anything going on in the movie. Just watch a movie like normal people and stop studying it like it’s homework. It really does take away from the experience of the movie and your audience watching the reaction.

[@NucaARMY]

their analysis wasn’t even smart

[@elosefast]

How much did Tara have to drink before this intro? 😂😂😂

[@davidnobre5660]

How did you not get that the different sun light was because there were different kinds of stars?

[@tactile2878]

This was one of the most unhinged intros I've ever experienced and I think I've received permanent brain damage

[@nammis77]

I remember this movie came out of nowhere back in the day and it was awesome. It was a transport ship and all the levers she pulled in the start were disengaging parts of the ship full of people.

[@nerdwatch1017]

That actor is Cole Hauser and he’s amazing as RIP in the series Yellowstone!!! Which I’d love to see you guys react to

[@abatage]

I saw this in theatres when it came out and it was mind-blowing and awesome - the effects and everything were very popular at the time and it really was the era of colour grading like crazy, but it was all awesome and new - sure it didn't last long, but there's a lot of this movie that inspired later action sci-fi movies

[@wrobel2222]

Pandorum is better as sci fi horror

[@RushfanDave]

Make no mistake. Riddick is one of the most badass characters in cinema. This film was very unique in the way it was shot. Also worth noting is the low budget. I hope you continue. The Chronicles of Riddick is my guilty pleasure movie.

[@donetajful]

Greg u made me roll my eyes alot here...especially the rant about the time jump bit...whats wrong can't u guys just fill in the blank...if u know im going to the toilet must i show u every foot step i took? And plz jif ur gonna judge the production , visual effects etc....judge it for its time

[@thedarkemissary]

It's clear that for the first half of this reaction y'all are super confused on the particulars. Here's the setup: This is a space bus (public transportation) and Riddick is an escaped convict being transported back to prison. It's in the opening narration.

[@TheWindcrow]

39:40 and this is where paying attention to details matters in a movie. He's drugged up like a guy on PCP.

[@porkchop1790]

The different colors were because of the three different suns.