The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #24

They developed the story sitting around in Vin Diesel's kitchen!!

So even though its being distributed by Universal, it was developed as an independent production which means no studio oversight!  David Towhy explains it better here (from 3:01-4:04):

The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #25

Riddick is basically driving the batmobile of motorcyles.

Apparently, he's also flying it from time to time.

The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #26

This is a Universal movie! 

That probably means nothing to anyone else, but KeikeyaSpank has a weird obsession with Universal (she thinks it has something to do with the drums).

Doesn't that just make you insanely happy?! I feel all warm and fuzzy inside, now, from listening to that. I'll probably go and listen to it twelve more times after I post this blog.

The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #27

Vin Diesel is in it.

People will always buy tickets to a Vin Diesel flick.  We're pretty sure it's the law or something.

The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #28

Its rated R.  

When you make a movie about an ultimate bad ass pitted against a bunch of other bad asses, you can't do it justice and get away with no stinkin' PG-13.

The (not so) Epic Countdown to Riddick: Reason #29

There are aliens!! But, you know, the cool kind.


Sometimes, aliens look like this:

And sometimes they look like this:

Don't get me wrong, Mars Attacks was awesome[ly hilarious], but it was also super cheesy and unbelievable. I like my aliens to look like they could actually exist somewhere in the universe.


(edited to add: And SnowflakeSpank likes her aliens to look like they could eat you. Done and done.)

The (not so) Epic Countdown to 'Riddick: Rule The Dark'

So, Katee's newest film and big screen debut (we think), Riddick is hitting theatres on September 6th, 2013, and TeamSPank is really super jazzed about it. I mean, I'll probably go and see this film at least twice, which is two times more than I ever see anything at the movie theatre (with the exception of the X-Men films, until they killed Professor Xavier and created a nemesis for life out of KeikeyaSpank). Some Spanks might even see it FIVE TIMES (but can't make any promises).

Anyway, since this is a REALLY BIG DEAL, we decided to do a fun little countdown to Riddick to get all of you excited about it, too. So, let's get it started:



Reason #30: This isn't about vampires and werewolves. I don't really think I need to explain this.