So, what are your opinions of the DVD???
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I thought it was great. BUT THEY KILLED WASH!!!
I didn't know that (didn't see it in theatres). Arrrgh!
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Ya, I also did not like the cover the cover art. It doesn't even look like Summer Glau for god sake!!! Last time I checked, she didn't have blue eyes.
I don't think Future Shop got a bad batch, cuz it looks the same on my iBook G4 as it does on my T.V.
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To be honest, I was a little disappointed. I watched the deleted scenes and the outtakes (which are hi-larious) so far. There was one scene that I was so looking forward to seeing, and it's not even on the DVD.
There's a scene right after the one where they're on Miranda, they've just watched the video of the woman explaining the Reavers and getting attacked. Mal walks outside, we cut to him outside the building. Now, after that (according to both the novelization and the script) there is supposed to be a scene where Inara follows him out, and they have a tearful little moment, before we cut to the scene of Mal talking to everyone back on the ship (i.e. the "I aim to misbehave" speech).
The missing scene is in the novelization, it's in the script, there are pictures from it (2, to be exact) in the official Serenity magazine, and there's even a blooper from it on the Serenity DVD (it's the blooper where Nathan flubs his line, starts dancing, the camera slides sideways a little so we can see that Morena is there too and then he takes her hand and starts dancing with her).
I guess I just don't understand why if you've gone to the trouble to film the scene, show images from it in a publication, and include a blooper from it on the DVD, why you wouldn't put the actual scene on the DVD with all the other deleted scenes. 
I guess that's my only major complaint. I was really looking forward to seeing that scene. Maybe I was the only one (or part of the vast minority).
Other than that, I think it's great. I can't wait to watch the other features.
Oh yeah, one other thing. I have to agree about the cover art. Does anyone else think they made her look a little too much like Aleria?
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Here are my main ones: (but they're kinda smallish I guess)
1.) When I watched the deleted scenes I thought there was at least one that they should've added, though a shorter version of it) That one was when the operative was looking up Mal and Serenity Valley, etc. Since the BDM was the first I ever saw of Serenity and Firefly, I didn't really understand the ships name and its connection with the story all that great. All I knew was there was a war, and it was pretty ugly. 
Not that there was a war, and it was pretty ugly
. Firefly filled me in on that part.
2.) I noticed the dark thing too. Mine isn't too dark, but it is dark enough to annoy you if you have any kinda light source in the room.
3.) The cover and that well...sucks. Granted it is what's inside that counts, but if I had never seen Serenity and was out to buy a DVD, I'd pass it up. River looks more eerie than normal. And the yellow planet covered with what I'm assuming is Reavers, to me doesn't really have anything to do with the movie and looks kinda cheesy.
But the cover doesn't really matter to me that much.
4.) It sucks that there are no more inside slippy things. I think the movie people that put out these DVD's and all are just to cheap to do it. Which kinda sucks, but I don't really give a 
about Battlestar Galactica. I don't have cable. 
That is my long winded-ness about complaints...but my happiness makes all of them obsolete (I think that's spelled wrong, sorry).
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my DVD picture quality is beautiful... better than the theater's quality where it was noticiably darker...
I'd turn the contrast up on your tv
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Quote:
Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Video and audio are pretty much flawless, as near as I can tell -- extras are adequate, would've wished more (still working on viewing 'em all). Why didn't we get the same expanded extras the Aussies got, dang it? Should we expect a double-dip?
My only complaint has been discussed elsewhere -- the abominable cover art. I'm waiting for someone with a talent for design to step up and do a print-yer-own version in the Blue Sun room. Any takers?
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There have been several posted here a while back. Many were very well done. My personal favourite was from 11th Hour, who also did the art for the Serenity RPG. It's here in the blue sun room somewhere, you may have to dig. Or head over to the Universal board and find the alt cover thread. Most of the ones here were posted there as well, I think.
EDIT: FOUND IT!: http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=5947
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My guess is that some of those scenes that we've caps of and that were in the script that we know were filmed are probably on the 2 disc Australia version and that there will be an extended version available for us here in the US at some point.
They probably rushed a bit to get it out before Christmas here and we can expect something more later.
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I would agree with JUTIN the picture quality is great and its not dark at all..
As for the missing scene there are many reasons they might have left it out when they edited the movie (lighting,bad sound,actors were off there mark in the scene,maybe it was too sensitive,etc..)
The picture of Summer clearly looks nothing like her I must admit..
But I am somewhat shocked by the negatives reviews by fans..I am usually a very harsh film critic..
Lets remember this was a cancelled scifi soap opera (which i loved)made into a very good action adventure film what did people expect "The Third Man" or "Raging Bull"..
Everyone is entitled to there opinion but the main points of all the negative reviews are
1. Wash and Book died (sorry if someone possibly didn't know this)
2. The movie should have been 16 hours long so it had everything i could possible want..
On the first point I think the main reason they died is because it was a movie..Movies have formulas and someone always has to die , and if there is a sequel we will most likely lose more crew..
On the second point its tough to sell studios 16 hour movies..
If my DVD was dark or had bad sound I would be upset..This movie like most has flaws to be criticized but I have not heard many valid ones..
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I hope there's an extended director's cut DVD like what was done for Lord of the Rings.
And finally, I think Book got the short end of the stick in the movie. When I first saw the movie and he died, I couldn't have cared less, but when I watched the show afterwards, Book became my favourite character behind Mal.
His story was so mysterious, I couldn't pass up being intrigued by him.
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I am also waiting on my delivery of the dvd from Amazon, but when I checked the website, it listed the delivery dates Dec 23-24... Hmmmm
I'll probably buy it in the store before I get it anyway, the wait is killing me.
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