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All rights reserved.Serenity (2005, DVD)
| Movie Description Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with SERENITY, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, FIREFLY. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, SERENITY follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu, as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda, and as a resulted performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts, realistic graphics, and an often haunting score, the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible version of humanity's future.
Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly - Scott Brown (10/07/2005) Sight and Sound - Kim Newman (11/01/2005) New York Times - Manohla Dargis (10/28/2005) Premiere - Aaron Hillis (03/01/2006) Uncut - Chris Roberts (04/01/2006) Widescreen Review - Widescreen Review Staff (06/01/2006) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||
Top Reviews  Serenity is an Action Packed Adventure 1 of 5 people found this review helpful. This is one incredible movie. No, you don't have to be familiar with the series to enjoy it, but the familiarity will make several moments in the movie that much more tragic. The action here is incredible, and unlike several of the Star Trek movies, the characters don't deviate from their series personnas. The emotional impact of several scenes is so intense it was hard to stay seated (a crash landing sequence can almost give you motion sickness). This brings a satisfying end to the storyline the original series had started. It's a shame the show never got to tell this story in its entirety. You can see where some parts of the movie are rushed in a way. Something that could have been stretched over weeks in a series had to be handled in minutes, and that robs it a little. But you have to applaud Whedon for being able to tie up all the loose ends he started with just two hours. Shame on the network for cancelling this, but congratulations to Whedon for giving the fans--both old and new--the ending the show deserved. Heroes will shine, and some will fall, but Serenity will live on. Now bring the show back! Review ID: 10000000000110724 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews Great & PerfectReview created: 07/02/08 by: We love Serenity the Movie! It was in perfect condition, the description was right on about it. The price for the product & the shipping were wonderful. We have bought a handful of movies off Ebay & have been happy with all of them. Review ID: 10000000007777348 Was this review helpful? Report this review  SerentyThis is great science fiction and as a story of its own it is excellent, however for those who followed the Firefly series, and were told that this would answer all those questions left when the series was cancelled, this is wrong still some questions not only left unanswered but due to the way the story developed left no room for finding those answers, should later movie or tv show come from it. Review ID: 10000000007165249 Was this review helpful? Report this review Great movie,I loved the tv series and the movie answers all the questions the series left unanswered. I hope they make a sequel. Review ID: 10000000007030460 Was this review helpful? Report this review SerenityReview created: 04/08/08 by: I love it. I enjoyed Joss Whedon's direction of this film. I liked the characters, they each were given a three dimensional personality. I like how easy the director made it for me to pick up the story line, which was alo multi-dimensional. It will make a good addition to my sci-fi collection. Plus, here on eBay, I was able to buy an excellent copy for a great price. Check it out, you might like too...if you don't you will have a gift to give the sci-fi fan iny our family! Review ID: 10000000006601697 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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