Funny Amazon review

POSTED BY: EmpXenu
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 16:36
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EMPXENU

Sunday, February 5, 2006 7:58 PM

Listen to the misguided opinion of what sounds like a SW fanboy:

This film was voted Film 2005's film of the year, to the bafflement of most viewers and completely against box office returns. On IMDB, it's currently sitting with about 30,000 votes and rated at an extremely high 8.0, so it's pushing into the top rated films on the database.

So, it's easy to justify buying it to check out.

I'd never seen Firefly and only had a passing interest in Joss Whedon's other stuff so was interested to see what the fuss was all about. What a let down! The svengali like hold Whedon has on those shadowy members of society known as 'geeks' is so strong that cheap looking derivative schlock like this can be released and praised as quality.

The sets and outfits are like leftovers from the original Battlestar Galactica series, and the special effects resemble one of those Star Trek sub shows. And how can Whedon take any credit for originality when Star Wars has been raped for the storyline?!

Serenity = Millenium Falcon. River Tam + brother = R2D2 and C3PO. The princess = Princess Leia. Mal = Han Solo. Jayne = Chewbacca. The Operative = Darth Vader. etc etc etc

Scenes like Luke Skywalker returning to find his uncle's ranch burned out are ripped off wholesale, and the plot features such 'subtle' nods as references to The Alliance, and the story setting being a time after a recently finished war.

The only thing saving this from 1 star is some genuinely funny dialogue. Not original, not clever and clearly getting some over the top praise from a hardcore legion of chums. If you want to dispute that, then consider why the film only grossed $25m in USA and £2.5m in UK. Hardly stellar.

This guy's parallels are laughable. Please tell me about the princess in this movie, 'cause I apparently missed her.

And I'd take Serenity's sets and effects over the bloated extravaganza in the Prequel trilogy any day.

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"I think, therefore I am... I think"

KHYRON

Sunday, February 5, 2006 8:58 PM

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Originally posted by EmpXenu:
Please tell me about the princess in this movie, 'cause I apparently missed her.

You missed the princess!? How could you miss the princess!? Clearly she was the most important person in the movie! But she had to disguise herself as a sexbot to escape the evil clutches of Darth Va-- err, the Operative, so maybe you missed her under that cunning disguise.

Actually, the review really put things into perspective for me. It showed that no matter how different a movie set in space is from Star Wars and Star Trek, there will always be superficial similarities, so that any movie set in space must automatically get no more than 1 star, since it's just a cheap rip-off anyway. It's all so obvious now.

SAMEERTIA

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:00 PM

Simon. Simon is obviously Princess Leigha, entrusted with a secret message (River).

OMigod Some people just don't GET Serenity, do they?
Poor blighters.

SAMEERTIA

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:01 PM

Dang it, Khyron! You just made me spit hot chocolate all over my keyboard.

GUTTERBALL

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:13 PM

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Originally posted by EmpXenu:
Serenity = Millenium Falcon. River Tam + brother = R2D2 and C3PO. The princess = Princess Leia. Mal = Han Solo. Jayne = Chewbacca. The Operative = Darth Vader. etc etc etc

Um...soooo...is this guy saying that River did nothing but beep and Simon did nothing but say, "Oh, dear! Oh, dear!"? Or perhaps that their performances were a bit...mechanical? Hmmm. That Serenity got swallowed by a giant caveworm? That Mal is scruffy-lookin? That Jayne says nothing but "Arrr-RRR-rrrarrr?" That the Operative will be tossed into a river of lava in coming movies??

That...gosh, I guess that "the princess" thing must be...Inara? Because she dresses purty?

Ha! So, Princess Leia was a "companion"?

Things become so much CLEARER!

Damn! I must have missed all of that in Serenity. What a shame! I guess I'll just have to watch the whole thing AGAIN to find out what I've been missing.

Pity, that. *rolls eyes*

What a maroon. This guy needs Mal to tell him to go play with his light stick.

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ERIC

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:28 PM

Raped Star Wars huh? I imagine Kurosawa might chuckle at that...

CHRISMOORHEAD

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:34 PM

Funny thing about River and Simon being rip-offs of C3PO and R2D2, since they themselves were "rip-offs" of two characters from one of Akira Kurosawa's movies... it was either the Hidden Fortress or Throne of Blood. Lucas has even admitted to it. First off, I don't see why if you get an idea from another story it immediately qualifies as a "rip-off", wasn't that at one time referred to as "inspiration"? Second, I think it's a moot point anyways as I don't see ANYTHING similar between the characters. I really don't recall C3 or R2 going ape shit and owning the Cantina barroom.

Actually, check out this thing I came along while looking up the correct name for Cantina, http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/10/1021002387791.html

I think the "Princess" he was referring to was Inara, since she's always dressed up in silky clothes. Not sure if anyone got that and was just ignoring it since she's actually a whore, but I figured I'd point it out anyways.

...Randy Couture retired last night...

"Deep in the battlefield covered in blood
Lies an Airborne Ranger dying in the mud
He fought for his country and he died like a man
Though some people back home just wouldn't understand"

SNAP

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:40 PM

The princess was Wash obviously... or maybe it was Zoe... Book? No Wash, definitely Wash.

ASARIAN

Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:49 PM

What can I say? Yesterday I got all worked up over a guy leaving out River in his Maxim review. And today, apparently, she's R2D2. Shuh-MUH? :)

I dunno, when something's this sad, it becomes almost funny. So, no Chinese expletives today. No need to use to the "g" word. :)

As for this dude, and everything being Star Wars; well, if you only have a hammer, all characters looks like a nail.

"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

MATTIE

Sunday, February 5, 2006 10:02 PM

In defense of our movie, I'd have to agree with you on this:

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And I'd take Serenity's sets and effects over the bloated extravaganza in the Prequel trilogy any day.

It's kinda sad that such a low-budget film such as Serenity can have better specail effects than another un-named trillogy that cost almost three times to make (not to bag on said trillogy--okay, I lied, it is to bag on said trillogy)

How anyone can compare our BDM to something like Star Wars is beyond me. I mean, yeah, they both happen to be set in space, and maybe some of the plot techniques are simmilar (ie, hero seeking out his quest); however, I find it surprising that anyone can equate Nathan Fillion with Hayden Christensen, and so on. C'mon? Compared to eachother, Nathan would win an Oscar! DUH!

Eh, it's like the critic said, we are

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those shadowy members of society known as 'geeks'

Our brain power, comprehension level, and appreciation for the GREAT stuff is just lost on some people.

Wacky fun!

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