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Is Serenity any good?
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CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Did you watch Firefly? Did you like it? Serenity isn't as good as the series, but it's still okay...if you're a Firefly fan. If not, who knows! Nathan Fillion is good to watch and there's some good dialogue, nice effects, and a decent attempt at a big concept sci-fi story, but, on the other hand, some of it's a bit shit (like every one of Kaylee's lines.) Revenge Of The Sith was the superior 2005 sci-fi movie, bang bang!
curiousa2z
Be patient till the last.
I likee alot.
Watch it and see what ya think.
Watch it and see what ya think.
The Dork Lord
Whipping Boy
I have seen neither, but am a fan of mr. whedon's other works...
Serenity is a good movie. It's enjoyable and I can't see anyone being dissapointed watching it if they're even only a casual fan of Whedons.
It's really a movie for the fans though so if you haven't seen Firefly it will seem pretty lame and confusing.
The problem with Serenity is that the Miranda plot didn't have any real impact and there was nothing established that made you really give a fuck about it.
Sure, it was alluded to in the series but that wasn't enough.
I think there were better ways to craft a story around River.
Still, it's a decent movie even if it did fall short of the mark in a few areas. River is hot. Kaylee is Not.
It's really a movie for the fans though so if you haven't seen Firefly it will seem pretty lame and confusing.
The problem with Serenity is that the Miranda plot didn't have any real impact and there was nothing established that made you really give a fuck about it.
Sure, it was alluded to in the series but that wasn't enough.
I think there were better ways to craft a story around River.
Still, it's a decent movie even if it did fall short of the mark in a few areas. River is hot. Kaylee is Not.
whisky
Boobie inspector
Like the others had said, not as good as the series, had unessisary changes to the ship that ruined the lived in aspect of the one used in the series.
Its like if they made a new star wars film and the falcon was made of brightly pollished chrome.
Plus the deaths seemed shoehorned in.
I'm all for killing characters when its nessisary, but not when its forced to add an element of danger that could have been created with better writing.
Plus with only a few exceptions most of the characters wernt acting constantly with how they behaved in the show.
Maybe if the show had a few years on tv before the film they could have naturally evolved into what they were in the film, but it seemed a bit too jarring a change.
Its like if they made a new star wars film and the falcon was made of brightly pollished chrome.
Plus the deaths seemed shoehorned in.
I'm all for killing characters when its nessisary, but not when its forced to add an element of danger that could have been created with better writing.
Plus with only a few exceptions most of the characters wernt acting constantly with how they behaved in the show.
Maybe if the show had a few years on tv before the film they could have naturally evolved into what they were in the film, but it seemed a bit too jarring a change.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
River turning into Buffy was stupid too.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Only 13 episodes and at least 8 of them are good.
Gagh
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I watched it before the series, and it made next to no sense to me. I wasn't particularly impressed, though the obvious Whedon dialogue shone through.
A couple of weeks later, I picked the series up on the cheap, watched it, loved it, then watched the movie, and it probably improved by a good 30% in my eyes.
A couple of weeks later, I picked the series up on the cheap, watched it, loved it, then watched the movie, and it probably improved by a good 30% in my eyes.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Jayne is da best.
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
Serenity is a good film you should probably buy it I mean it's really cheap and the extra features are really good plus Summer Glau is pretty so yeah.
curiousa2z
Be patient till the last.
plus you get to learn TEH SECRET SONG!!
curiousa2z
Be patient till the last.
if you can find the easter egg....
Fuddlemiff
Is this real life?
But you really must watch the series first.
It's a bit like Star Trek, I suppose. If you hadn't seen TOS, then The Wrath of Khan would take a while to settle into, you wouldn't be familiar with the already established dynamics among the crew and the death of Spock would have much less impact.
I can't really imagine watching Serenity first. Especially since it might put you off the series before you've seen it.
It's a bit like Star Trek, I suppose. If you hadn't seen TOS, then The Wrath of Khan would take a while to settle into, you wouldn't be familiar with the already established dynamics among the crew and the death of Spock would have much less impact.
I can't really imagine watching Serenity first. Especially since it might put you off the series before you've seen it.
curiousa2z
Be patient till the last.
^fair enough.
I already loved the series (JOSSWHEDONISGOD) and was NOT disappointed in Serenity at all - but yer right - the um, things that happened to the characters had greater meaning than if seeing it as a stand alone, although I do think it would be possible to do so - but the analogy to watching Wrath of Khan without seeing TOS is apt.
I already loved the series (JOSSWHEDONISGOD) and was NOT disappointed in Serenity at all - but yer right - the um, things that happened to the characters had greater meaning than if seeing it as a stand alone, although I do think it would be possible to do so - but the analogy to watching Wrath of Khan without seeing TOS is apt.
Fuddlemiff
Is this real life?
If you really had no experience with Firefly, you'd probably think Book was just some guy they introduced for the movie so that the crew would have a motivation to go after the bad guys. Talk about underused.