So, what are your opinions of the DVD???
POSTED BY: 20thCentFoxHater
UPDATED: Thursday, December 22, 2005 04:50
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There are fewer complaints than there are praises so I'll stick with them.
1) Whedon's commentary, while highly enjoyable, isn't what I was looking for. He spent most of the time talking about the lighting and camera effects, and, while interesting, I would've preferred more talk about the actors and characters. A cast commentary would've (probably) not only solved this but been a blast as well, or at least one with Fillion, who seems most apt of all to yak about the show.
2) Not enough extras! Maybe I'm being greedy, but I went through all of them in what seems like a really short amount of time. The easter egg is a gem, though.
3) Perhaps the sound system in my living room is just low quality (entirely possible!) but I remember the score being way more prevalent and soaring in the theatre, particularly during the title sequence when it plays such a huge part. I don't know, this is a peccadillo.
4) Is it just me, or did the "what was that?" completely disappear from the end? I was actually surprised.
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Iloved the movie I saw it 2x in theatre and ran to the store to get my copy. I watched it tongight and I plan to watch it on Xmas as it is amazing....
Lillybella
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It seemed like there were some sound balancing issues in the DVD. I work late, so when I got home with my DVD and got ready to watch, it was right around midnight, and I couldn't be too loud lest I disturb my neighbors outside of the paper-thin walls of my apartment. So I had to keep the sound down a bit and found myself constantly raising the volume in several scenes to hear what was being said and straining to hear voices when the score got loud. I've seen home videos that were much worse in that respect, but it could have been a touch better.
Usually when one gets a DVD with deleted scenes, it's usually apparent why they were cut out and usually they were good choices for cuts. However, I felt the majority of the deleted scenes in "Serenity" needed to be included in the final cut. Not so much for the Browncoats, but for those coming in with no experience with the "Firefly" 'verse. The movie did a great job creating an experience for both fans of the show and newcomers, but two or three of those deleted scenes would have gone a long way toward filling in people not familiar with the show. And it would've maybe added five minutes in length to the film. It's a shame they had to be cut, as they would have made some of the things in the film make a lot more sense to those not in the know. Don't know if that would have helped sell a few more tickets or not, but...
But overall...
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Originally posted by 20thCentFoxHater:
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.
"I aim to misbehave."
Hi FoxHater,
FYI Joss has been quoted as saying Serenity was the movie he wanted to make and that was the Director's cut, so there probably won't be an extended version.
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Originally posted by oiamslain:
There are fewer complaints than there are praises so I'll stick with them.
1) Whedon's commentary, while highly enjoyable, isn't what I was looking for. He spent most of the time talking about the lighting and camera effects, and, while interesting, I would've preferred more talk about the actors and characters. A cast commentary would've (probably) not only solved this but been a blast as well, or at least one with Fillion, who seems most apt of all to yak about the show.
2) Not enough extras! Maybe I'm being greedy, but I went through all of them in what seems like a really short amount of time. The easter egg is a gem, though.
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BINGO! Someone said it before me, Joss spent too much time on the shooting of the movie and not enough on stuff of interest to more fans. IE the fact that they built the set 6" too wide in the opening (ok 2nd) scene when Simon and River escape and they had to put up a length of board so Summer could fit across it. Also pointing out, during the scene in the vault when you can see past the walls into the set. I was hoping for lots more of that stuff. I was pretty disappointed that Joss didn't even mention the Browncoats being cast as extras!
Also I thought Joss introduction to the special screenings should have been an Easter Egg. The folks that only saw the movie in the theaters won't really understand that "extra".
Then of course not enough of the blooper reel or deleted scenes or making of etc...
But overall I'll play the thing till I wear it out.
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"It's okay to leave them to die"
Haven't bought the DVD but I did check it out at the local 'big-box' bookstore. I will buy it, but not at the price they are asking. "Serenity" is a very good movie and "Firefly" is an equally good TV show.
The reviews of the DVD have been helpful and I agree with the prevailing view that the cover art is not good. I tried to look at the package as a newcomer and it did not excite me. I plan to print out a new cover based on the image that appears on the Fireflyfans.net home page (you know, with River wielding heavy metal)and use that as a 'skin'. The orientation of the picture will be vertical rather than horizontal but so what. A good movie deserves a good representation.
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I thought people were being way too tetchy back when the cover was first shown on the internet. Turns out that *bad* one was even better than the real thing - at least the version circulated on the boards didn't have a dull metallic surface that made it hard to see. When I finally spotted it I had to turn it left, right and then hold it up closer to light (20-20) so I could see what was what. If you weren't looking for it you'd probably never see it.
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Being late to the verse this was the first chance I had to see the BDM.
1. I didn't like it as well as I do the series. Obviously a movie has to have more flash. The series just seemed to have a more character centric feel to it.
2. Does anybody think Kaylee looked better with a few additional pounds?
3. I think the outakes with Mal and Inara in the shuttle should have been included. They showed some of the banter those two always had in the series.
4. The DVD had a great LFE track on it. My SVS sub had a good workout.
5. I agree that there were times where the dialog was kind of drowned out by the music/effects and was hard to make out what they were saying.
6. I was sad to see Wash get killed, but it looks like River may have found a job on the ship now.
7. One of my favorite scenes is toward the end when Simon and Kaylee start to make out, and you see Rivers face appear in the hatch looking down at them, lol. 
All in all, a nice addition to the 'Verse'. As for the missing scene with the Mal and Inara hug, maybe Joss is holding that for the BDM2.
JerryT
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We had our Christmas party at work yesterday before everyone took off for their Christmas break. Its one of those parties where everyone has to exchange gifts, and I recieved a LOT of gifts from those morons at work this year, and I BET you guyz and galz can't guess what all of my co-workers chose to get me?
I now have 18 copies of Serenity, and 6 copies of Firefly the Complete Series Dvd!!!! What were they thinking?
I watched Serenity last night and I have to say that the lighting was really bad in certain scenes...especially the Miranda scenes. It was too bright to the point where I couldnt even see the actors! Kaylee is a beautiful character in Serenity, and she looks really good thin, but the "baby fat" that she carried with her in the Firefly series added to her perkiness, and in a way, made her more beautiful and lovable.
The DVD cover was icky, and so 70ish looking. I did like the advertisment for the new Battlestar Galactica seeing that its my new space opera and all. I felt let-down by the cut scenes.
After watching the movie, and while I was converting and burning it straight into my new ipod video, I realized that, though Serenity is a good movie, the Firefly series blows it out of the water in a very big way.
P.S.
For those who are interested:
Serenity converts down nicely to MP4 format at a nice 327MB, which fits perfectly on the new ipod video. I now have ever firefly episode plus Serenity on my new ipod video. Pretty cool huh?
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