Serenity

[Bishamonten]

We went to see the screening of Serenity on thursday night in CT.  The flick was incomplete - not yet color treated, some effects were missing, and there was some stand-in soundtrack, but damn the entire thing was great.  If you haven't seen Firefly, I'd suggest renting it.  It is, for my money, one of the best 'space dramas' made and is totally unique in many aspects.  Hopefully the movie hits big.

[ursus]

 

[Jessie]

That thing looks like it has a mouth full of spooge.

[ursus]

Protein!!

[Beefy]

Why are international posters always cooler than American ones?

[Gamplayerx]

Why are international posters always cooler than American ones?

Red x's sure are sexy.

EDIT: 

[Beefy]

Looks okay to me. 

[ReBurn]

Me, too.  Did you fix it or sumpthin'?

[Gamplayerx]

Beefy, a/k/a Dirty Dirty Hotlinker, fixed his pic.  So I edited my post to have the pokey red x gif.

[Listener]

When I saw "Must Love Dogs", on the way out of the theater we got a couple of free passes from Delta.

I'm totally using them to see Serenity.

I won't be first in line -- I have to work on the 30th -- but I will be there for the 10:00 show.  With bells on.

[Bishamonten]

I'm not a fan of that poster.  It doesn't strike me as a good poster for a space movie.

[Beefy]

I'm not a fan of that poster.  It doesn't strike me as a good poster for a space movie.

See, I had the opposite reaction.  It's focusing on the thing that the show really focuses on: the characters.

[Bishamonten]

I'm not a fan of that poster.  It doesn't strike me as a good poster for a space movie.

See, I had the opposite reaction.  It's focusing on the thing that the show really focuses on: the characters.

It looks a little too "Resident Evil: Space!" for me.  I dig shots of the characters, but I'd rather see more of Serenity.

[cnamon]

I'm not a fan of that poster.  It doesn't strike me as a good poster for a space movie.

See, I had the opposite reaction.  It's focusing on the thing that the show really focuses on: the characters.

It looks a little too "Resident Evil: Space!" for me.  I dig shots of the characters, but I'd rather see more of Serenity.

I was expecting Cris Angel:  MINDFREAK to pop out of that poster.

I have no clue what the movie is about.  I'll go ahead and just put that out there.

[Jessie]

I'm not a fan of that poster.  It doesn't strike me as a good poster for a space movie.

See, I had the opposite reaction.  It's focusing on the thing that the show really focuses on: the characters.

It looks a little too "Resident Evil: Space!" for me.  I dig shots of the characters, but I'd rather see more of Serenity.

I was expecting Cris Angel:  MINDFREAK to pop out of that poster.

I have no clue what the movie is about.  I'll go ahead and just put that out there.

Haha!

I don't know what it's about either.

[Beefy]

I saw it again last night.  It is much clearer to me now why this wasn't a big hit.  While it is a very enjoyable romp, the truth is that while they tried to open the story up to non-fans, they just didn't do as good of a job with that as they wanted.  A lot of emotional reaction you have to things in the film comes from having been familiar with these people before.  To an outsider, I bet it would be feel very jumbled and a bit distant.  Also, Whedon's style of humor takes a little getting used to, so if Serenity was your first exposure to it, that might be offputting as well.

The intro he taped for audiences at the Browncoat screenings was quite amusing.

[ignom]

I rented Serenity today. I'll let you know what I think as someone who never saw the series.

[ignom]

It was pretty good. Seemed more like one of the better Sci Fi Channel movies than something you'd see at the theater. Better than say Wing Commander or Starship Troopers.

[swolt]

I asked for this movie for christmas. I am a huge Firefly fan and the movie 4 times in theaters. Best Sci-Fi I've seen in a long time.

[BigDun]

We bought and watched it tonight. It's only the second time I've seen it (since seeing it in the theater) and it just keeps getting better with each viewing. Some of the camera work is amazing.

[Dry then Catch]

should i finish watching my Firefly set before I see Serenity?  I am delaying seeing the rest of the episodes I dont want it to end.

[Alice]

should i finish watching my Firefly set before I see Serenity?  I am delaying seeing the rest of the episodes I dont want it to end.

Yes.  Don't watch Serenity until after you finish the show.

(I've watched Serenity three times since I bought it.)

[Mr. Ubiquity]

curious, what was the big draw to Firefly.  I tried watching it when it first started and just couldnt get into it.  I really tried.  Anytime a sci fi show is on tv, it deserves merit.

[Alice]

curious, what was the big draw to Firefly.  I tried watching it when it first started and just couldnt get into it.  I really tried.  Anytime a sci fi show is on tv, it deserves merit.

Part of the reason why people couldn't get into it was that they didn't run the pilot episode first - the one that introduces everyone & they ran it out of order.  If you grab the DVD & watch it in order - you'll get hooked.

It's a cowboy/pirate movie in space.  How can you beat that?  Plus, I'm a huge fan of Joss Whedon's writing style & also his ability to surprise you with plot.  Not many story lines in shows are very surprising - most of them you can see coming a mile away.  Sometimes Joss is predictable, but most the time he takes it a different way than I thought.

Plus all the people on Firefly are pretty fucking hot.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

if i cna find it on dvd at blockbuster ill maybe check it out.  I rarely watch tv anymore, besides movies.  ( or dvd on the pc)  TV writers are too big on riding the wave created by one good show rather than being original and creative with the concepts.

One show i do try to stay faithful is CSI (the original)  I dont like the feel of the characters for the other 2 or 3.