Does this Make Sense!?!?

POSTED BY: XanderHarris
UPDATED: Sunday, October 9, 2005 13:25
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XANDERHARRIS

Friday, October 7, 2005 1:38 PM

'Serenity' is perhaps one of the best reviewed films of the year, i just read that 'Serenity' is one of the top Google searches. also the number 7 yahoo movie. Summer is on IMDB front page, I just heard a Serenity ad on the radio on my way to work.....twice. we browncoats tirelessly converted our friends, family and enemies. there are a number of crap movies out now......

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL!?!? why isn't anyone seeing our BDM? where is the disconnect? i realize it's a genre film, but c'mon. what is happening?

theories?

I saved Latin, what did you ever do?

JMB9039

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:06 PM

A lot of how much a movie makes depends on factors other than the movie - such as weather (it was pretty nice that weekend and people don't go to movies when the weather is nice). Also, if you notice, no movie made a whole lot that weekend. So I'd say Serenity was pretty comprable. Hopefully it'll pick up... maybe we'll have a chilly, rainy weekend.

ROCKETJOCK

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:08 PM

Serenity opened in second place, first for new releases, with a very good per-theater take; not a runaway hit, but very solid for an off-season release in a depressed movie-going market.

In the words of the Hitchhiker's Guide, Don't Panic!

"She's tore up plenty. But she'll fly true." -- Zoë Washburn

EMBERS

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:15 PM

school has already started so fewer people go out,
although actually it was such a weak Summer for movie turnout that a lot of people also got out of the habit of going out...

there are no 'big name stars' to pull them into the theater (not that that helped War of the Worlds or The Brothers Grimm anyway...).

perhaps a lot of people think you can't get into the movie if you didn't see the TV show (did non-X-file fans go see the X-File movie?)

XANDERHARRIS

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:24 PM

ok, valid points all, and you're right i shouldn't panic. i just can't help it. I WANT MY BDS!! (big damn sequel.) and i hear much bloviating (sp?)about this and that on this board and others, but i think i might get choked up if there's no sequel, i might even shed actual tears.

I saved Latin ,what did you ever do?

FIREFLYFAN278

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:36 PM

Go ahead -- PANIC!

There are several reason why you should.

1. The first weekend's box office included the take from all of the preview screenings.

2. Due to that and the inevitable 2nd weekend drop-off, it will fall from the top 5 and lose over 50% this next weekend.

3. The next two reasons contain major plot spoilers:

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Many people, myself included don't like the fact that an arbitrary decision was made to kill off one of the most likable characters from the TV show for no significant reason ie. self sacrifice to save the other or pivotal loss leads to long term gain, /spoiler]

4. spoiler

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Probably just as many thought the ridiculous ending in which Mal made a conscious decision not to kill the man directly responsible for the death of Book and indirectly responsible for the death of Wash was out of character, our of context, our of this world and the director was out of his mind.

EMBERS

Friday, October 7, 2005 2:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by fireflyfan278:

3. The next two reasons contain major plot spoilers:
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Many people, myself included don't like the fact that an arbitrary decision was made to kill off one of the most likable characters from the TV show for no significant reason ie. self sacrifice to save the other or pivotal loss leads to long term gain, /spoiler]

4. spoiler
Select to view spoiler:
Probably just as many thought the ridiculous ending in which Mal made a conscious decision not to kill the man directly responsible for the death of Book and indirectly responsible for the death of Wash was out of character, our of context, our of this world and the director was out of his mind.

responding to spoilers
3.

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nothing arbitary about it, it was done with a purpose, open your mind & heart and maybe you can 'get' it.

4.

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any attempt on the Operative would have meant their immediate death, you DID notice that a large group of Alliance were holding guns on them right? Only the Operative stopped their deaths.

You really need to go to see 'Serenity' again,
because I really think you are missing the point.

XANDERHARRIS

Friday, October 7, 2005 3:10 PM

i have to agree with embers on the spoiler stuff.

FIREFLYFAN278

Friday, October 7, 2005 3:10 PM

First,

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I saw no point to the death of Wash.

Second, if I missed the point, then I will have just missed it. I have a standard policy:

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I hate movies that kill off the good guys and I never go see a movie again that I hated the first time. I see so many people on this site writing that they cried. I didn't. It pissed me off. I don't cry when I get angry. Enough tragedy happens in real life that I don't want it in my movies(and maybe I've had too much in mine to want more in my movies).

I've seen it once. I have no plans to see it again. I have no plans to buy or watch the DVD. I'm on my fourth viewing of the Firefly DVD's that I got about a month ago so I'm a big fan. But for me the Firefly series is the extent of the verse in which Serenity flies.

XANDERHARRIS

Friday, October 7, 2005 3:40 PM

wow, i'm sorry you feel that way. i was very upset about said spoiler, but i didn't think it was pointless, i thought it added so much weight to the finale of the movie.

i would go into more detail but i dunno how to do that invisible typing thing....

I saved Latin, what did you ever do?

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