If you've seen it at a screening, please rate Serenity as compared to...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, September 4, 2005 05:24
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AURAPTOR

Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:18 PM

Hard to compare to say, the original SW, because we know so much about these characters before they hit the big screen. Better than the 3 prequels, imo.

And yes, this movie CAN be seen by FF virgins, but I'm pretty sure much of the emotion I felt was from being a prior fan, so I'll try to be as impartial as possible. But I was thinking about this exact thing after I saw the preview last night.....how DO I compare this to other movies?

Movies out this summer: I've seen WotW, Batman, Sin City, Fantastic Four...it's better than all of 'em.

Others: Raiders of the Lost Ark....not a bad comparison. It's a ride, no doubt. While not as family friendly, Serenity is both funnier and darker, imo.

Better than the new BattleStar. I really enjoy BSG, but I do have issues w/ it that ..well. I watch it and enjoy it...isn't that enough?

It's taken me years to appreciate Bladerunner, for some reason. Not that I ever thought it a bad movie, just ...different. Slower, gloomier... no plunky side kick or sub plot to shake the dank cloud of the depressing mood through out the whole movie. Need I say more ?

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:41 PM

Stillshiny, here's a comparison that might seem valid...as a Star Trek fan of old, the premiere of The Motion Picture for me was like the hand of God! And so on with 2 and 3 (about the time 4 came out, the effect had worn off, and the movies started getting dummer. Until 6. Okay, but that's another thread.).
So that's how I see Serenity; God granting my wish all over again, and, with substantially higher quality!

Jim. Your name is Jim. Chrisisall

AURAPTOR

Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stillshiny, here's a comparison that might seem valid...as a Star Trek fan of old, the premiere of The Motion Picture for me was like the hand of God! And so on with 2 and 3 (about the time 4 came out, the effect had worn off, and the movies started getting dummer. Until 6. Okay, but that's another thread.).
So that's how I see Serenity; God granting my wish all over again, and, with substantially higher quality!

Jim. Your name is Jim. Chrisisall

Oh, oh! Your post reminded me of what I was thinking about last night..... Star Trek! Yes, we got our BDM after the show was cancelled, but it didn't take a decade. I put Serenity up around the level of Wrath of Khan. Above, ....yes, better than all other Star Trek movies, imo.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

STILLSHINY

Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:56 PM

Ok then let's see. I have to put it on the same level as Star Wars. The Original Star Wars was revolutionary to filmmaking & storytelling. And Serenity is too. Felt more of a merging of Young Guns II the Matrix and Empire Strikes Back. How's that?

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RETRO

Thursday, September 1, 2005 11:08 PM

I've said this before, and I will say it again. The BDH takes our heroes to places they've never been before, Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually. It will do the same for the audience. Those who have not seen Firefly, and who have not made a connection with these characters, with this family, will not feel the entirety of the impact, but they will feel something. Firstly because it's impossible to not love these characters, but also because of the calibur of Whedon's Story Telling. I saw the movie for a second time in Tucson on Tuesday. I knew everything that would happen. And yet, I found myself laughing, jumping, and even crying as though I had never seen any of it. It was all still new. That is what will make this movie stand up against the "classics." A true classic is a movie you can watch over and over and over again, because it still feels new every time you see it.

"Just because I choose to wander, it doesn't mean that I am lost..."

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 1, 2005 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by Stillshiny:
Felt more of a merging of Young Guns II the Matrix and Empire Strikes Back. How's that?

That sounds reeeeeeeeeeeeeal good.
Eh? There's DROOL comin' out my mouth!!

I CAN'Y CONTAIN MYSELF!!!!!

*turns into a pulsating ball of ever expanding thermo-nuclear reactions*
*beat*

Okay, I'm better now.

Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 1, 2005 11:50 PM

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Originally posted by Retro:
A true classic is a movie you can watch over and over and over again, because it still feels new every time you see it.

So....better than Star Trek III?

Chrisisall

RETRO

Friday, September 2, 2005 12:53 AM

As I've taken the time to sit down and watch serenity twice, and have yet to see Star Trek 3, I'm going to say... Yes.

(shrug) Not a big Trek fan. Except First Contact was cool. Oh, and 4.

"Just because I choose to wander, it doesn't mean that I am lost..."

EMBERS

Friday, September 2, 2005 1:15 AM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
There are many other reasons I worry about how Serenity will do, but I'll just try to be confident that the majority of people will be intelligent and enjoy the movie.

thing is, ours is a little film by Hollywood standards,
we don't have to have a huge box office,
Serenity didn't cost anything close to what most of the Summer blockbusters costs.
We can do pretty good box office,
with pretty good over-seas, and
pretty good DVD sales, and Universal will STILL be hot to do a sequal!

I hope to have us build an audience, and that even more people will see the sequal than this first movie....
I think our BDM has legs (Joss said so).

JACQUI

Friday, September 2, 2005 1:32 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
The original Star Wars, Blade Runner, Raiders of the Lost Arc, the new Battlestar Galactica, and/or anything else you might think of.
Is as good as or better than the ones I've listed?
(no spoilers, please. Thanks)

You know, at the risk of being hunted down and shot at (a lot) I've never really liked ANY of the movies you've just listed.

So the BDM, in my opinion, is WAY better than them. Actually, the BDM is better than any movie I've seen lately. I have no real comparison to the other sci fi movies/shows.

I'm not (and never have been) a Star Wars fan, most sci fi shows leave me cold. The closest I've come to being a fan is liking Spaceballs.

Actually... that's got me thinking... what if Joss and Mel Brooks teamed up for something?

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