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Media Type: DVD
Artist: SERENITY
Title: SERENITY
Street Release Date: 08/21/2007
Domestic
Genre: ACTION / ADVENTUREAmazon.com: Serenity offers perfect proof that Firefly deserved a better fate than premature TV cancellation. Joss Whedon's acclaimed sci-fi Western hybrid series was ideally suited (in Browncoats, of course) for a big-screen conversion, and this action-packed adventure allows Whedon to fill in the Firefly backstory, especially the history and mystery of the spaceship Serenity's volatile and traumatized stowaway, River Tam (Summer Glau). Her lethal skills as a programmed "weapon" makes her a coveted prize for the power-hungry planetary Alliance, represented here by an Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who'll stop at nothing to retrieve River from Serenity's protective crew. We still get all the quip-filled dialogue and ass-kicking action that we've come to expect from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Whedon goes a talented step further here, blessing his established ensemble cast with a more fully-developed dynamic of endearing relationships. Serenity's cast is led with well-balanced depth and humor by Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal Reynolds, whose maverick spirit is matched by his devotion to crewmates Wash (Alan Tudyk), Zoe (Gina Torres), fun-loving fighter Jayne (Adam Baldwin), engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite), doctor Simon (Sean Maher), and Mal's former flame Inara (Morena Baccarin), who plays a pivotal role in Whedon's briskly-paced plot. As many critics agreed, Serenity offered all the fun and breezy excitement that was missing from George Lucas's latter-day Star Wars epics, and Whedon leaves an opening for a continuing franchise that never feels cheap or commercially opportunistic. With the mega-corporate mysteries of Blue Sun yet to be explored, it's a safe bet we haven't seen the last of the good ship Serenity. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
- Review from someone not infatuated with the TV series: Ok, so I remember watching one episode on TV of Firefly. I remember liking it, but as things go, I lost track of it.
Well, I tacked on a used Serenity DVD to one of my orders, just as a 'take a chance' type choice. And I finally got around to watching it recently.
Why did I wait so long!! This is a 2 hour thrill ride that you will not notice is 2 hours in the least!!! The chemistry between the actors is always noticable, and the humor shared is subtle, but still hits you, and does not lay flat at all!
The story is a little conventional 'chase the truth' type movie. Where the clues lead to somewhere they know is suicide to venture, but they do it anyway (don't want to give anything else away). Most of it ties in well though, and only feels contrived at a couple points in the movie.
The one complaint I have are the very darkly lit shots on the Firefly itself. I figure this was intentional as there are starkly contrasting shots in other scenes for different 'feels' in the movie. And a couple of shots were dark to leave you with that 'what just happened!?' feel... to good effect. However, there were some shots on the Firefly that were just dialogue, and were dark for no good reason. This group of actors seemed to work well together, so it was a shame to not clearly see all their nuances when interacting.
Once you get past that, Serenity is a great movie, well worthy of multiple viewings. I hope to put it back in the player and watch it with the commentary on... something I rarely do with a DVD.
- A Browncoat's Opinion: Being a Browncoat I am pretty concerned about the well-being of the Firefly/Serenity products that I buy, watch, love, and share. When my Serenity Collector's Edition finally came in the mail I was ecstatic. The movie itself brings me back the warmth that I always want to feel in my heart that always comes from any Firefly/Serenity production. The casing is pretty nice to look at alone, and it opens up in a neat way (plus on that). The extra features on it completely swept me into a world of which I would have loved to have lived: the existence of Firefly and Serenity. I hadn't seen the Joss Whedon screening introduction before, and when I watched it I cried. Call it nerdy or what have you, but that man has touched my heart in ways I had never known it could be touched. That man is every reason the term Browncoat exists, and he gives all us Browncoats a reason to feel that there is a bigger meaning to feeling something so strongly than ever before. I am extremely satisfied that my Serenity Collector's Edition got to me safely, and that I am able to feel that warmth that Joss Whedon brings through it.
Thank you,
Nicholas J. Krassowski - EXCELLENT!!: This movie is a must-see for all Firefly fans, and for anyone who just loves a great action flick. Serenity did a great job of continuing the story of our BDHs, and the collector's edition has a lot of great extras that make it even better. I loved it so much I sent a copy to my son!
- Joss Whedon is "boss!": Amazing storyline and great special effects. Some super unexpected dramatic acting. The main characters stayed true to the series. Loved the behind the scenes footage! Kudos to Joss Whedon - Director, writer, etc...!
- GREATEST MOVIE ALIVE!!!!!: This is the only movie i have ever watched where every time i watch it, i am amazed at how fantastic of a movie is. If i had the money i would buy two copies so i could watch it on two tv at the same time. i recommend this movie to everybody, even people who dont like SiFi movies. If you like Firefly, the tv series that Serenity was based off of, then you will love this movie.
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