It's official Serenity DVD(R1) 12/20/05!!!!!!
POSTED BY: nakedandarticulate
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 17:09
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Thirty dollars isn't bad and most movies are about thirty-two dollars, with tax. It's an average price and I'm excited about it. Most fans will buy extra copies for friends and family and I'm sure new fans (who didn't see the movie in theaters) will pick a copy up.
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Bad Guy: And I think maybe you gonna give me a little one-on-one time with the missus.
Jayne: Oh, I think you might want to reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature.
Mal: How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people?
Jayne: If I could make you prettier, I would.
Mal: You are not the man I met a year ago.
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The fact that some of those so-called
deleted scenes especially regarding Inara's
stripped to shreds character (many regular
moviegoers couldn't figure out her story at
all because her character is so poorly served
by the release cut) were in fact included in
advanced test screenings makes it to my mind
essential to restore them to the body of the
film. That Joss refuses to do this makes me
reluctant to buy this DVD issue. Especially
also knowing that UNIVERSAL DVD's are the
poorest quality of any major studio and it
will be released again on a new format or two
new formats within 18 months.
Want to bet that around January of 2007 they
will boast that the HD disc version is a
director's cut that Joss now says he considers
this version to be prior to the SD DVD release?
Joss is not unknown for going back on his word
and if the studio pressures him he's not much
for not caving-in. I hope on this occasion he
will cave and does put back scenes relating to
character substance that existing early test
edits.
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Bottom line-if you are a fan and want a SEQUEL,then BUY THIS DVD ON DEC 20TH!!!....Then in "18 months" or so buy the special edition. :)
"It's about how much freedom you can take away from somebody before they either fold or fight," Whedon says. "It's about the right to be wrong and the nature of human beings, that they need the freedom to be wrong. That they cannot be made to be better or perfect."--Joss Whedon on Serenity
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That is all fine but for those of us who
want a SERENITY closer to FIREFLY the lost
scenes are our ONLY hope!!
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I just can't help it. I love FIREFLY
so much. I feel let down.
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Originally posted by nakedandarticulate:
Stay tuned for the official package artwork.
Ohhhhhhh, grandpa, they updated it with the package artwork:
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=8055&n=1&burl=
My fellow optimists, rejoice, and don't let the pessimists get yas down!
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I just can't help it. I love FIREFLY
so much. I feel let down.
Sorry, but a lot of us love Firefly and love Serenity too (in it's current form). I can't wait to see the deleted scenes, but I'd rather see them separately first.
50 days to go!!!!!
Hell with this; I'm gonna live! - Kaylee "Serenity"
If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. -"Angel"
Browncoat? Canadian? Join us:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/canadianbrowncoats/
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Quote:Pretty pretty pictures! Now, why the hell wasn't that the official poster?! There, I said it.
Ohhhhhhh, grandpa, they updated it with the package artwork
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Some people are acting like scenes were cut from the movie expressly to piss them off. All I can say is, calm down. Joss did his best to make Browncoats happy, make new viewers happy, and to tell a story he wanted to tell, all at the same time. Did it work? For some, yes. Other, no. But you can't please everyone, no matter how hard you try.
There are lots of reasons scenes get cut from movies. Some are the studios issues, some are the filmmaker's.
On the studio side, there is the running-time issue. The longer the movie, the fewer screenings per day, and thus less money. Serenity was about as long as most action/adventure film usually can go, without a big name director or actor.
On the filmmaker side, there are considerations like pacing and structure. And while we Browncoats may truely miss those extra character moments with Inara, the standard rule usually is that if a scene doesn't advance the story, cut it.
At least be happy they're on the disk. If this had been a bare-bones disk with nothing but the movie, I could understand being upset.
And Howard, we all know that you and others were unhappy with the changes between Firefly and Serenity, but the fact is the movie is not the show. Different mediums require different approaches. Just like a film adaptation of a novel, comic book, or any other medium, the original source material is not going to make it to the screen without a few changes. Even more so in the case of Serenity, which had to be made to appeal to those who had never seen the show.
Personally, I'll be picking up the Big Damn DVD at midnight on Dec. 19. And I'm going to watch the hell out of all of it.
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its hear its finally hear!!!!this must be the best day of my life!!!and pretty good cover art to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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