For anyone who cares: movie showdown Empire vs Serenity on io9

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UPDATED: Friday, April 8, 2011 01:59
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GREENKA61

Thursday, April 7, 2011 2:23 AM

Serenity is only six votes ahead.....

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, April 7, 2011 2:29 AM

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Originally posted by Penthos:
Serenity. I can (and do) watch that movie over and over. I never get tired of it. It's deeper than Empire, better acted, and just as viscerally entertaining.

Agreed. While the original SW trilogy was good, for me it just doesn't hold up as well as Serenity.

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BIGGESTDAMNHERO

Thursday, April 7, 2011 12:04 PM

Lucas lost all cred with Ewoks, Jar Jar and Han shooting second! Lucas is a fat has-been. Star wars was fantasy. Serenity is Sci-Fi. I mean Serenity with the possible exception of Terra forming... is scientifically plausable. No aliens, light sabers and the corny force!
Serenity for the win!

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STORYMARK

Thursday, April 7, 2011 3:32 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Empire, easy.

Gotta say I agree with that. It's really no contest in my mind. Empire is a classic that set the bar in a lot of ways. Serenity is good and all but it didn't up the ante at all IMO.

Yep, one is a bona fide classic of cinema, that has connected with millions upon millions. The other is a pretty decent flick, based on a great series.... but it's not ever going to have the impact of the former.

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GWEK

Friday, April 8, 2011 1:59 AM

Well, for better or worse, it's over, and SERENITY won.

Having grown up with the original Star Wars trilogy, I know how much of a classic it is and how much impact Lucas had on every aspect of cinema, and, indeed, society.

On the other hand, SERENITY won, and this time, a link to the io9 poll was posted on theforce.net (which I think is one of the biggest Star Wars sites around). While I think earlier rounds can potentially be attributed to Browncoat mobilization, this time, it was a fair fight.

Does that make SERENITY the best sci fi movie of all time? Maybe not. But I think it might mean it's got the best fans.

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