Serenity | | Cast : | Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres | | Director : | | | Studio : | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | | Format : | AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Released Date : | , 2005 | | DVD Released Date : | December 20, 2005 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | December 04, 2005 | | Summary | The best sci-fi movie I've seen for a long time | Content
 | Better even than Revenge of the Sith, I have to say. It was truly amazing; I was blown away. I wasn't sure if the series could handle a movie, and I usually don't trust movies to be as good as the thing they're based on, but this one was absolutely incredible. Joss Whedon did an excellent job translating his series into a movie.
The series was one of my favorite TV shows for the short amount of time it was on. Surprising they took it off considering it was on FOX and FOX likes to put any old garbage on their station. I really think, and I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan, that this movie can match up against even Episodes 4-6 of Star Wars. It was so good, I simultaneously want them to make a sequel and dont want them to make a sequel. I want to see more of the Serenity and its crew, but I don't want them to get full of themselves and try to turn it into the next Star Wars. It's fantastic as is. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 04, 2005 | | Summary | I went in with high expectations and was still blown away | Content
| A cross-genre scifi/western/horror/comedy from Joss Whedon that is brilliant in every aspect of the film. The action is fast and intense (Summer Glau does some incredible work), the jokes are funny but advance the characters and the film, the moral ambiguity is realistic but just adds to the sense of people doing the best they can to take the "high ground" in a difficult situation, the grittily realistic special effects mix in so well with the story you almost don't notice they are special effects. There's something in here for everyone. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 02, 2005 | | Summary | CHARMING SPAGHETTI SPACE WESTERN | Content
| Joss Whedon's space western didn't find a wide audience on televison and was unceremoniously yanked from Fox's lineup despite rock solid writing. Given the choice to make money or make quality programs, broadcasters logically chose the former. Fortunately, the story didn't end there for the nomad ship, the Serenity. The crew and the beloved bucket of bolts they call home, return on the big screen this time. Malcom Reynolds [Nathan Filton] and his ragtam team of space buccaneers are harboring a pint size weapon in the form of a girl named River [Summer Glau]. She has used her mind reading abilities to inadvertantly garner some secrets that the evil Alliance doesn't want found out. This leads to deadly entanglements with the Alliance, space cannibals called Reavers and a forgotten planet named Miranda. Serenity's staff soon learns that the 90 pound waif that has been riding around with them is capable of taking on whole groups of weapon toting henchman by herself without breaking a nail. You don't need to be a fan of the television series to enjoy this science fiction saga [as of this writing I have yet to see any of the 14 episodes]. The characters are well drawn out and the plot isn't so terribly complicated that you can't figure out the basic details quick enough to keep up with the fast moving script. The movie has a silly, spaghetti western feel to it that somehow comes across as charming and amusing rather than quirky and annoying. Comparisons to the Star Wars universe are inevitable, but Serenity doesn't get swallowed up by expectations of grandeur and legacy. It is free to be razor sharp, witty and simply enjoyable. At times, the George Lucas films seem to take themselves a little too seriously. That is never a problem with Serenity. Joss Whedon manages a near perfect balance between serious action sequences and humor. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 02, 2005 | | Summary | A Brilliant Movie | Content
| I took my wife to this movie. Afterwards she told me she had been dreading having to see one of my Sci-Fi movies, but that she loved it! This really is one of the best movies of 2005, and almost every critic in the country loved it (including my wife). Serenity received an amazingly high 87% Cream of the Crop rating at Rotten Tomatoes, a rating very few movies this year (2005) can top. It has a great plot, really solid acting from a fine ensemble cast, and the special effects were well done. I would recommend this movie to anyone. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 01, 2005 | | Summary | Give it a shot... | Content
| If you aren't familiar with Firefly the series, please give this film a shot. The characters are real people, script is witty, and this is a film about loyalty and compassion. The storyline is great and you will find yourself caring about these folks long before the end of the movie. The series was wonderful in that Joss Whedon way, and the movie will make you long for the next installment. |
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