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Review of David Twohy’s Riddick
After the risible attempt to make a mythic space opera hero out of Riddick in Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick is a back-to-basics attempt to remind audiences how great the character is. The problem is, he isn't; he's one of the reasons Pitch Black is great, but he's not the reason, and his story was essentially complete in that film. Where Chronicles tried to mythologise him, Riddick simply boringly retreads him. →
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Battlestar Galactica
The original Battlestar Galactica series wasn't something I ever watched, though being a proper SF geek I was at least aware of its existence and could happily hum the theme tune if asked. I'd seen bits of it, here and there, and was not impressed. It was just so camp, so cheap, so dated. It was for this reason that when I heard that the series was to be remade, I wasn't overly bothered. →