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Serenity - SPOILERS! Consider yourself warned!
- Thread starter LondosHair
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Recoil
Regular
One thing about this movie, there were lots of little suttle things like you mentioned. I haven't seen it a second time yet, but will when my brother and his wife are free to see it, probably next week. A couple nice lines that I really liked, thinking back about the movie, were as I said above River telling Simon "my turn" before she ran to go kick some ass. I also really liked Jayne saying "Shepard Book once said, If you can't do the smart thing, do the right thing." I really liked that Jayne was the one who delivered that line about Book. Just was a touching moment and it shows that Jayne had a nice connection with the Shepard.
Elenopa
Regular
Saw it on Thursday with a whole group of Sci-fi fans. I dressed in an instant Kaylee costume. (Green jeans and T shirt, Chinese top, hair in two buns, paper parasol)
What a film. I lost count of the times that the whole cinema burst out laughing. Very sad to loose Book, but that was acceptable. Very unexpected to loose Wash. I remember sitting in the cinema and saying to the guy next to me, "Did they just kill Wash?"
As others have said, after that I was afraid that everyone was going to die.
What really tore me up though was when Mal went on to the bridge at the end and Wash's dinosaurs were still there.
Simon and Kaylee got together at last!
Simon with no shirt on.
Told my brother, he has to go see it, even if he is on his honeymoon.
What a film. I lost count of the times that the whole cinema burst out laughing. Very sad to loose Book, but that was acceptable. Very unexpected to loose Wash. I remember sitting in the cinema and saying to the guy next to me, "Did they just kill Wash?"
As others have said, after that I was afraid that everyone was going to die.
What really tore me up though was when Mal went on to the bridge at the end and Wash's dinosaurs were still there.
Simon and Kaylee got together at last!
Simon with no shirt on.
Told my brother, he has to go see it, even if he is on his honeymoon.
crazybillyo
Regular
Saw it Thursday with a friend. Really good stuff. Think he might be interested in the series now a bit.
I liked the very last scene with River and Mal in the cockpit. After all the dren they went through with River, she's still part of the crew.
I actually half expected both Book and Wash to kick during the film. There was some trouble getting those actors to reprise their parts. Still though, it was somewhat of a surprise (not to mention sad) to see them go.
I liked the very last scene with River and Mal in the cockpit. After all the dren they went through with River, she's still part of the crew.
I actually half expected both Book and Wash to kick during the film. There was some trouble getting those actors to reprise their parts. Still though, it was somewhat of a surprise (not to mention sad) to see them go.
Vonbloodbath
Regular
I remember seeing those dinosaurs as well at the end and thought it was very moving.
Absolutely - also as Mal sits down he looks at them for just a moment, before starting on the controls.
KoshFan
Regular
Scheduling difficulties, no doubt -- certainly no ill will or reluctance on the part of the actors. Ron Glass never seemed quite as enthusiastic as the rest, but he certainly had no objection to getting back on board, and Alan Tudyk loved his part.
Joss has also said that he'll get all nine of the main cast on board for any sequels. But unless the movie improves at the box office I doubt we'll get any. (I've done my part -- gone twice, took five people last night, converted my immediate family. And I will go again sometime in the coming months.)
Recoil wrote:
First time she died it was a very brief thing -- drowing and resuscitation by CPR -- but the second time her death and subsequent magical resurrection had serious consequences for the story. Perhaps more to the point Joss also offed two other characters who were altogether blameless and sweet, both times very abruptly and unexpectedly. His treatment of one of those deaths was amazingly well-done, incredibly powerful and touching. Joss knows his deaths.
Joss has also said that he'll get all nine of the main cast on board for any sequels. But unless the movie improves at the box office I doubt we'll get any. (I've done my part -- gone twice, took five people last night, converted my immediate family. And I will go again sometime in the coming months.)
Recoil wrote:
First time she died it was a very brief thing -- drowing and resuscitation by CPR -- but the second time her death and subsequent magical resurrection had serious consequences for the story. Perhaps more to the point Joss also offed two other characters who were altogether blameless and sweet, both times very abruptly and unexpectedly. His treatment of one of those deaths was amazingly well-done, incredibly powerful and touching. Joss knows his deaths.
Recoil
Regular
Heh, I've done my part too. I'll have seen it twice, and brought at least 6 (perhaps 8) other people who normally wouldn't have seen it to the movie. Its first weekend was extremely low, but then all box offices were really low last weekend. Hopefully it fares better after this last week and this weekend. I guess we will find out on Monday.
I'd like a sequal or two, but if this is the only one, I'd be OK with that. It was quite a show.
I'd like a sequal or two, but if this is the only one, I'd be OK with that. It was quite a show.
A_M_Swallow
Regular
I enjoyed Serenity.
Early Friday evening the cinema was empty.
Early Friday evening the cinema was empty.
macmaccaman
Member
2nd time I seen it now! Brought 6 people along, so that makes a total of 10 tickets me/friends have contributed to the cause.
Another packed house in the cinema too, and a very active one with the laughs and all. Good to hear over-enthusiastic Firefly fans in the building again...
Another packed house in the cinema too, and a very active one with the laughs and all. Good to hear over-enthusiastic Firefly fans in the building again...
LondosHair
Regular
Given the sad state of the US Box Office lately (frickin' Wallace and Gromit got 1st place with 16 mil this past weekend!), I think it's a safe bet to say that Serenity will make a MUCH better showing in DVD sales than it did in ticket sales. A sequel might not be out of the picture just yet.
KoshFan
Regular
Well, in all fairness to Wallace and Grommit, I do love them, and I'll certainly see their movie sometime. And I'm aware that the box office has not been doing well, and that the Universal execs pushed Serenity back to late September (a dead period). And it does seem to me that DVD sales have always been where Firefly fans have really done their best work. But it would be reassuring to see box office numbers higher.
Even so, I suppose I should learn the lessons Shepherd Book taught, and believe.
Even so, I suppose I should learn the lessons Shepherd Book taught, and believe.
Vonbloodbath
Regular
I'm going to see it for a...4th time this week.
So far I've seen it once in the Film Festival in August, once on Thursday (my Birthday) with wife, and then again on Friday with a mate who'd loved Firefly.
Going back later on this week with another mate who's never seen Firefly, plus one or two other friends who've already seen, and loved Serenity.
I'm doing my bit!
VB
So far I've seen it once in the Film Festival in August, once on Thursday (my Birthday) with wife, and then again on Friday with a mate who'd loved Firefly.
Going back later on this week with another mate who's never seen Firefly, plus one or two other friends who've already seen, and loved Serenity.
I'm doing my bit!
VB
A_M_Swallow
Regular
Serenity is this week's number one movie in Britain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4331654.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4331654.stm
However at less than one million pounds, that is not a lot of money.
