Mixed feelings. . .

POSTED BY: Static
UPDATED: Friday, July 16, 2004 18:23
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HONEY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:46 AM

Well, I suppose if you're that worried, you can just give the BDM a miss...

Personally, I'm just gonna sit back and enjoy.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:26 AM

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Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:
You seem to be basing your comments on a few photos. (that's aimed at all the above, rather than just "you", btw)

Actually what I said (I realize you are talking to others as well) was based almost entirely on Honey's comments.

I’m going to wait till I see the movie to judge the changes, and I think others should as well. Honey clearly isn’t. Quite simply I’m sick of that. You aren’t supposed to pass judgment on a movie before you see it. I wish people would stop.

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I’m also sick of hearing it said, “It’s still gonna be what we know an love.” Maybe the changes won’t make a difference, maybe it will be worse, maybe it will be better. None of us know. There’s only one thing we do know, it won’t be what we know and love. We may love it, we will certainly recognize it, but we won’t know it. That’s what changes do, they change things.

So no, if they’re making all of the changes we hear about left and right it won’t be the ‘verse we know and love, and no matter how many times you say it, it that wont change. It will be similar, of course, but the only thing we know for sure at this point is that it is going to be different from what we know.

PURPLEBELLY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:44 AM

Serenity will be a bad movie if Whedon hasn't moved on as an artist; we will know in April.

SIKKUKUT

Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:46 AM

Purplebelly, please elaborate.

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PURPLEBELLY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:26 AM

Are you sure?
I'll keep it short. Two years is a long time in the life of a still young artist, expecially if it includes parenthood. My hope is, that experience will be channeled into his work, making it new, vibrant and different from what went before.

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
So no, if they’re making all of the changes we hear about left and right it won’t be the ‘verse we know and love, and no matter how many times you say it, it that wont change. It will be similar, of course, but the only thing we know for sure at this point is that it is going to be different from what we know.

Did I miss a memo?

Did they recast?
Did they rename the characters?
Did they replace Joss Whedon with Kevin Sorbo?

Damn them for using extra production values, damn them for trying to make the film accessible for new viewers.

As yet, I've seen nothing to indicate wholesale changes, nor indeed minor changes - save a bit of the production design.

"I threw up on your bed"

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
Are you sure?
I'll keep it short. Two years is a long time in the life of a still young artist, expecially if it includes parenthood. My hope is, that experience will be channeled into his work, making it new, vibrant and different from what went before.

Okay, this makes little or no sense to me - if Whedon hasn't moved on from where he was in Objects in Space as an artist, Serenity will be bad?

I agree, one would hope he has become even better, as one would expect with more experience as a director and writer under the belt, but I don't see the logic of the point you are making - as if somehow the intervening period could have sucked the talent out of him.

"I threw up on your bed"

OUTSIDER

Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:26 PM

C'mon, people, cheer up here. I realise we're all excited about the BDM - and are therefore also nervous as hell that something will make it all go hideously wrong - but surely if Joss was being forced to make any changes/compromises he wasn't happy with, we would have heard about it. If not from the man himself, then probably from one of the cast or someone at ME.

Now... let's all take a deep breath, watch the DVDs again, and try and forget about the movie. Y'know, at least until next year. That way we won't do ourselves a mischief worrying about problems that might not exist.

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PURPLEBELLY

Friday, July 16, 2004 6:32 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:
Okay, this makes little or no sense to me

My apologies, but I speak English like a native.
A summary of my posts to this thread is:
"Shut the fuck up until you've got something to talk about."

That hurt. I'm not going to do it again.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, July 16, 2004 6:23 PM

Well, as long as Wash hasn't regained his moustache, I'll be happy.

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