Serenity

[dalekboy]

Saw it last night at Village Knox cinema. Bloody brilliant! No spoilers to follow, but I've stuck the rest under a cut for those that are a bit sensitive.

Put simply, one of the better genre flicks to come out in a while. It has a story, rather than a series of set pieces that have been strung together. Characters grow and change. It's harsh, funny and clever. For the Firefly fans out there, if you love the series, you're likely to enjoy the film.

The only real problem it has is the info dump at the beginning. It means the film gets off to a slightly clumsy start, but given that probably 95-99% of the people who will go to see the thing have never watched Firefly, it's a necessary evil. And I've seen far clumsier info dumps.

There's a point in the film where the audience spontaneously applauded. It's a moment that anyone, including those who have never seen the series, can appreciate. Not many films manage that. It's one thing to get a laugh, cheers and clapping are rarer.

All up, well worth a watch. I'll be seeing it again at the cinema as soon as it's out.


Cheers,
Danny

PS If you've seen the film and enjoyed it, don't run around quoting the damned thing! You got to see the film fresh and got a good laugh out of the lines, let others have the same enjoyment. That goes for the plot also. Too many people can't resist trying to be smug and clever and drop subtle clues. NOTICE - You aren't clever and they aren't subtle. A fair percentage of people can and will extrapolate your info during the film and guess the surprise or twist.

And this is a film that deserves to be seen fresh.

Comments

[meljane.livejournal.com]

We couldn't afford to see it on Wednesday so instead we went to a dinner party *groan*.

Looks like we'll end up seeing it when it officially comes out .

The good thing is alot of our friends haven't let out spoilers since some of them saw at Innaloo , I think a couple of weeks earlier and hopefully no one will let any spoilers out from last night's screening .

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

Mel, it's only a film. A good film, but a film. How many dinner parties do you get to go to? And in another six months you'll own the thing on DVD :)

[meljane.livejournal.com]

I don't really like dinner parties and the one I went to had alot of pretentious uni students that I didn't know and spent I most of the night hanging out with the Hostess's daughter(I'm not good at tolerating kids)and I'm just not good socially.

In six months time , we still won't be able to afford the dvd , like most fangirls I just get caught up with the excitement of a cool sci-fi or fantasy movie .

[baralier.livejournal.com]

This is one of those films I wish I could memory wipe and go back and see again for the first time.

But this time round I was able to look more closely at some of the costuming items. Mmmm shiny! :-)

Oh and check out au_browncoats if you're interested.

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm spewing that I have to wait another month to see it again. Still, that might give me enough time to rewatch the series *grin*

[sjl.livejournal.com]

Question. Would I be better served by watching Firefly beforehand? Because I haven't -- it's on the list of things to watch, but ... well ... *sigh* so much to do, so little time to do it all in ...

[meljane.livejournal.com]

I think it's worth seeing at least a couple of episodes .

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

The film does give you enough background that you can get by without having seen the series, so don't knock yourself out.

That said, if you find the time to watch the first two to four episodes, you'll be better able to appreciate some of the elements.