i am curious about this movie bc people keep saying its so good

but the trailer i saw for it looked horrible
like bad acting sci fi channel b-movie mess

so i can't bring myself to actually go see it

maybe i will rent it one day

10/20/2005 8:42:59 PM

nah, much better acting than Sci-Fi. rent the Firefly series from blockbuster or wherever. you'll be hooked after the first episode

10/20/2005 8:48:39 PM

^ yeah, acting is much much better than other scifi series in general or stuff on scifi channel.

10/21/2005 11:58:36 AM

The acting is quite good, and the script/dialogue is fantastic! Its nothing like you'd expect from a Sci-fi film

[Edited on October 21, 2005 at 12:02 PM. Reason : ]

10/21/2005 12:01:50 PM

Pink, don't let a trailer turn you off. Advertising in general for Firefly AND Serenity have been terrible at best. Any preview for this isn't going to give you the real picture.

Go roll the dice on it, it needs support - I can promise you will like it if you are a fan of adventure/sci-fi. If you don't like it, I'll be held responsible

10/21/2005 12:27:47 PM

I was so excited about seeing the trailer that I really didn't think about how lame it would look to someone who didn't already love the series.

But yeah, that trailer looks fucking stupid in retrospect.

[Edited on October 21, 2005 at 2:11 PM. Reason : .]

10/21/2005 2:11:05 PM

I just saw it and loved it. Joss Whedon kicks ass. I never watched Firefly, but I might have to pick up the DVDs soon.

And they're definitely right about the trailer. Looking at it, you'd never expect the caliber of film that it ends up being.

10/21/2005 4:03:19 PM

I just bought my firefly set.

InitiallyI downloaded it, watched it - felt bad, and ponied up to support Joss and the 'verse.

it was only 30 bucks on amazon for 14 ep's + plus it has alot of extras, etc

10/21/2005 4:34:42 PM

838 theaters are dropping Serenity tomorrow, taking it down to 871 nationwide

I think I'll probably go see it for a second time tonight at 9:40 at Mission Valley

10/21/2005 6:35:35 PM

It was okay. Pretty hackneyed, sort of funny, so, yeah....it was okay.

10/24/2005 1:30:34 AM

I didn't even know it was based on a TV show and I liked the movie.

Very good story, plot elements, and solid characters.

10/24/2005 8:13:50 AM

10/24/2005 9:39:44 AM

^^^I didn't think it was hackneyed at all. Every time you turned around it was subverting some kind of standard scifi cliche, like the loner stalwart hero who sacrifices his life for the good of the crew ("Zoe if I'm not back in an hour, you pick this ship up, and you come rescue me"), or the dead guy's last words (Book tells Mal it's all his fault, and of course the line "coming from you that means practically nothing"), etc.

10/24/2005 10:24:08 AM

i really liked the movie. i have never seen firefly.

10/24/2005 11:59:58 AM

notion seconded...

movie is actually great...

10/24/2005 3:40:59 PM

I bet that universal knew that it wasn't going to make a ton of money in the theaters and that they're waiting for the dvd release. I loved it by the way. (number of theaters definantly limited the money intake on the first weekend.)

10/24/2005 9:57:13 PM

^ that would be why they didn't spend alot on advertising.

10/24/2005 10:32:39 PM

It opened on almost 2200 screens, which, while not as large as your more standard blockbusters (which might have as much as 50% more), it's per screen average was less than $5000 on the opening weekend, which isn't that spectacular. It's not bad, but not great.

10/25/2005 2:57:17 AM

Quote :

"It's not bad, but not great."

Tell me you aren't refering to the quality of the film


based on the number of fucking tickets sold

[Edited on October 25, 2005 at 12:54 PM. Reason : .]

10/25/2005 12:53:23 PM

I wouldn't go out of my way to see it again.

10/25/2005 2:29:10 PM

Barely heard of Firefly, wanted to go see Serenity so I downloaded the shows. Next day, I bought the shows and saw Serenity. This is good stuff, people. Pay your respects to some good sci-fi.

Now that I have the Firefly DVDs, Serenity DVD is definitely on the must-have list.

It's unfortunate that the marketing has been so poor on the movie. I hope that DVD sales may spark Universal to pick up a sequel. You know the entire cast would love to do one. Bring it back for some more!

10/25/2005 5:10:05 PM

Hey, one more comment... it's at the Blue Ridge 14 now. It's 1.50. Go see it!

11/5/2005 5:13:12 PM

^^^^ I'm referring to the economic performance of the film.

You can tell this because I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE FILM.


If you knew anything about me, you would know that I clearly do not use the box office performance as a measure of a film's worth. I was just continuing the discussion about Serenity's performance, particularly where SuperGlue said that the # of theaters was why the film wasn't doing particularly well.

11/5/2005 6:15:07 PM

is this an independent film?

11/5/2005 8:42:10 PM

its a film you need to see

11/5/2005 9:51:56 PM

^^ Nah, it's a Universal production, $40m budget, shown at all the chain cinemas. Definitely a mainstream picture.

11/6/2005 2:09:47 PM

but from the Ad budject you'd think it actually was an independant film...

11/6/2005 2:15:43 PM

It got way more publicity than most indie films get.

I don't really understand why everybody's got their panties in a knot about the popularity or lack thereof of this movie.

11/6/2005 2:46:03 PM

because fans of the show felt it deserved more hype and accolades then it got...whether thats true or not, they also feel it requires the hype and accolade in order to merit sequels or continuation of the series. i think that pretty much covers it.

11/6/2005 2:57:09 PM

Well, most of the movies I like get absolutely zero notice from the mainstream of America. It happens.

11/6/2005 3:46:06 PM

It's all about getting sequels and finding out more about the characters

spooky, my post was more based on the fact that your comment, "It's not bad, but not great" mirrors your earlier evaluation of the film

Quote :

"It was okay. Pretty hackneyed, sort of funny, so, yeah....it was okay."

I thought maybe you were re-emphasizing that based on box office numbers.

11/6/2005 3:49:27 PM

I still maintain that the movie wasn't that good.

11/6/2005 4:17:02 PM

^You're wrong

11/6/2005 4:29:36 PM

^

11/6/2005 6:24:44 PM

one more question before I rent:

is this more like star wars or actual science fiction?

[Edited on November 6, 2005 at 7:52 PM. Reason : k]

11/6/2005 7:52:32 PM

Not like Star Wars. The characters are really what's important here... not the special effects and stuff. That's not to say I don't like Star Wars, but it's just that after seeing Serenity, and then watching the paper-thin characters of Star Wars, it's crazy.

Plus, I don't know exactly what you mean by "actual" science fiction. It's very much like a western as well.

[Edited on November 6, 2005 at 7:57 PM. Reason : actual]

11/6/2005 7:57:32 PM

Just got the DVD yesterday.

The movie was quite good. Dude has a hardon for women that kick ass.

They REALLY didnt need to kill off both Book and Wash(crap i hope i got his name right). It just wont feel right if they make a sequel missing both of those characters.

Wash was pretty flat, but he added comedic relief and having a married couple on the ship added a dynamic that I enjoyed.

I am glad they focused on the Reavers since thats one thing that I was interested in the series explaining but didnt.

oh, i dont see how you can enjoy this movie having not seeing the series. Its critical IMO.

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 10:10 AM. Reason : *]

12/21/2005 10:09:35 AM

^ most people who I know that didn't see the series or hated the series still enjoyed the movie

12/21/2005 10:18:37 AM

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"Wash(crap i hope i got his name right)"

It was Wash, short for Washburne, Hobane Washburne.
And my friend and I went to see it on opening weekend cause I'm a nerd. He had never seen the show, but he didn't feel like he had missed anything and enjoyed it.
I think certain things meant more to those who had seen the series though.

12/21/2005 10:40:53 AM

i just think half the jokes would fall flat, the deaths of Book and Wash would have meant nothing to you, and the relationships between characters would have been paper thin without having seen the series.

I guess you could enjoy the movie, but you wouldnt get much out of it.

12/21/2005 10:55:56 AM

dude, the death of Wash was un-fucking-fair

seriously

12/21/2005 10:58:42 AM

I loved the movie and have never seen the series.

12/21/2005 11:04:47 AM

how much could you have loved the movie if you havent seen the series yet?

12/21/2005 11:07:11 AM

i've never seen the series and thought the movie was good

12/21/2005 11:08:36 AM

^^A lot, apparently.

I mean there's not a lot of stuff I remember that left me confused in the movie and I picked up on most of the stuff as it came along (Mr. Universe, that guy they hid with, the Reavers, etc.). The only thing that sticks out in my mind right now is the backstory between Mal and that chick and possibly some of the details about the intergalactic government.

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 11:15 AM. Reason : .]

12/21/2005 11:08:42 AM

I am wondering how much success the DvD needs before they consider making a sequel, or going back to the series?

IMO I would like to see the series get going again rather that another movie.

12/21/2005 11:44:08 AM

I saw Serenity in the theater without ever watching the series and I enjoyed it a lot.
HockeyRoman got it on dvd yesterday so I'll be watching it again sometime soon. If he gets Firefly on dvd for Christmas I'll be watching that too.

12/21/2005 12:50:40 PM

Quote :

"I guess you could enjoy the movie, but you wouldnt get much out of it."

I would agree that I think you would get more out of it if you watched the series.

Quote :

"IMO I would like to see the series get going again rather that another movie."

Supposedly, Whedon doesn't plan on doing any more tv series and pretty much closed the book on a revival of the show. Plus, Fox still retains the rights to the series and probably won't relinquish them if it seems profitable and at one point several cast members said they wouldn't want to work for Fox's tv division again. Universal has been considering the possibility of a tv movie sequel to air on the Sci-Fi channel.

12/21/2005 1:21:07 PM

I just dont see how they could continue the series after this movie. Maybe if they had only offed Book, but with Book AND Wash gone it just wouldnt feel right to me.

I guess they could bring in new character(s) but I doubt that would work.

oh and also...i thought Kaylee(sp?) looked a LOT hotter than she normally did, dont know why though.

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 1:45 PM. Reason : *]

12/21/2005 1:29:46 PM

Quote :

"i thought Kaylee(sp?) looked a LOT hotter than she normally did, dont know why though."

maybe b/c she was about 20 lbs lighter in the movie. I thought she was prettier with the 'baby fat' look.

12/21/2005 3:02:12 PM