Lightsaberboy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 nope. the film does a very good job explaining things and bringing non fans up to speed. people who have seen Firefly would prolly just appreciate the movie more because it's a continuation of one of their favorite shows, but non viewers could still enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Seen the trailer, It does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I'm soooo excited. Both this and Nightwatch released on the same week int he UK. Yes!! There are posters for it all around london. The trailer was ok... it worked pretty well for those of us who know firefly (or bufy or angel) but I'm not sure how it would have looked to the uninitiated... hopefully it drags them in because its had good reviews from pretty much everyone, and i'm hoping it gets resurected as a series (or a set of films). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I'm taking a wait and see approach. The production values look good, but some of the dialog seemed a bit groan-worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Okay, now that I've had 12 hours to calm down, and analyze, I have to make a bold statement. This movie is every bit as good as Star Wars. Any Star Wars. I think this may be the greatest movie I have ever seen in my life. It honestly had everything a good science-fiction movie should have...hell, it had everything any good movie should have. Suspense, drama, romance, explosions, humor, and general bad-assery. I will admit, I don't think anyone who hasn't seen the series should watch this movie. I am fairly confident that it would lose a LOT of the impact, and you would also miss out on a lot of small things that fans of the series can only truly appreciate. If you're a firefly fan, you will LOVE Serenity. I'm going to see it a couple more times tonight, I can't stop thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnut_Master Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'm considering seeing this movie with friends... So, ET Warrior, would you say Firefly/Serenity rivals the awesomeness of Dune ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'm considering seeing this movie with friends... So, ET Warrior, would you say Firefly/Serenity rivals the awesomeness of Dune ? The movie, the miniseries, or the book? Uber difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I loved that they had Wash's plastic dinosaurs in the movie. I loved the movie, I agree with ET, it's got everything a sci-fi flick should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 watched it today, making it the second time i've seen it, and it was still just as awesome. the music was really good in the movie. David newman was able to fit in the big shoes greg edmunson left. the themes had traces of Firefly in it, but sounded bigger and more movie-like. and hearing the instrumental ballad of serenity at the end of the credits was nice. the only thing i kinda felt disappointed about was that they didnt seem to clarify that zoe and wash were married. there were some subtle hints in the movie that showed that those 2 might have a t hing going on, but i dunno if non fans would've got that they were married. and some of my friends who never saw firefly and watched serenity didnt seem to know what inara's profession was, but tehy stll really enjoyed the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Or they might have realized they were married when, at the beginning Zoe asks Mal if they're crashing again and Mal says "Go ask your husband" .... mebbe that's just me It certainly was NOT made clear what Inara did for a living in the movie, but it was hardly pertinant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I am now a Firefly fan. ;_; best sci fi film I've ever seen. It >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SW and yeah, I figured Wash and Zoe were married (especially from the husband/wife dialogue). Jane wasn't as cheesy as I thought he would be. So I take that back. He was not a one dimensional rugged gun toting 80's punisher type character I thought he would be. And Kaylee and Zoe are so ****ing hawt. Especially Kaylee. >_> <_< and right when I was thinking to myself "Wow, this might be a movie where none of the good guys die" Wash freakin dies. I liked Wash. I demand sequels. NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Ebert and Roeper give it 2 thumbs up! i just listened to a .mp3 of their show this week. http://a.movies.go.com/downloads/podcasts/ebert/051003-podcast.mp3 about 4:30 in they talk about serenity. they both really seemed to enjoy it. w00t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 While it's far from being Star Wars, it is pretty badass. The show always had a kind of "Cowboy Bebop" feel to it, to me. And the Movie had a "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 right when I was thinking to myself "Wow, this might be a movie where none of the good guys die" Wash freakin dies. I liked Wash. I just hate how they up and kill him off the way they did.. Of course I did read that it would happen, but I was hoping it was just BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I dunno. It was crazy to me how that happened. I would rather that had happened than him sitting with the rest behind the crates defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 he died doing what he does best: flying and making jokes. it was the right way for him to go. and did anyone think that the operative's character seem to be a parallel to book's? he was always a mysterious person. outwardly he looked like a priest, but had so much intellect and knowledge of Alliance dealings and stuff. perhaps book was once an operative? O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 8.7 on IMDB. I may have to check this out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I don't think you will regret it. It is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 It is very fantastic Prime Trust the Mouse! I love Wash's little phrase that he starts saying though. It's very poetic. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 My friends and I have now taken to saying "I am a leaf on the wind, whatch how I soar." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Windu Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Shhhhh jokemaster! People are supposed to experience the coolness of that without knowing they say it. >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokarev Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Shhhhh jokemaster! People are supposed to experience the coolness of that without knowing they say it. >_< There is a trailer for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 well the weekend box office results are in. Serenity placed second with 10.1 million. Flightplan took the lead with 15 million. Into the blue placed 5th with about 7 million. at least it beat into the blue, but the box office numbers werent that great. granted they werent terrible also, but if this film has any chance of warranting a sequel it needs some good word of mouth to get more tickets sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 or good international or dvd sales. A lot of smaller films don't do that great on initial release, but good word of mouth means they do great later on. The Bourne Identity was a film that was poor in the box office, but topped all the DVD sales/rental charts. I'm taking a wait and see approach. The production values look good, but some of the dialog seemed a bit groan-worthy. I get how you would think that from the trailer. All joss whedon stuff has always had a very unique dialogue.. in some ways its kinda realistic, but in others its very stylised. Its kind of like the dialogue we would all talk if we could come up with clever sci-fi referenced one liners allt he time. Might take a while to adjust to for the uninitiated. @Mike Windu - Had you seen Firefly? I'm interested to know if those who hadn't watched the series liked it as much as those that had. I might try and watch the previews on thursday, but i really should be moving house. Hard choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsaberboy Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 i dont think universal is factoring dvd sales in its "80 million globally" goal for a sequel, but im not sure on that. i think it's just box office of US and international for that number tho. i brought a bunch of friends to see it on friday. 2 never heard of firefly and thought the movie was really good, and i've heard the same results from other people, so no worries it seems. some hardcore fans dont really like the movie tho cause of book and wash's death, going off on how joss betrayed them, how he took the sky from them, yadda yadda yadda. i think they're whiners but that could hurt the word of mouth also if they're gonna boycott the movie. this movie needs to do well! it's awesome and everyone and their mother needs to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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