That's right, mofos...
Just got back from the Melbourne advanced screening of Serenity and I have to admit it was a really great movie. I sort of went into this kind of expecting The X Files again, where it's bigger, longer but pretty much a glorified telemovie. This was a very good use of the time and scope that a movie allows.
The action was great, I really like that people seem to be moving away from wire work again. Not to say it should be fazed out, it just has its place. River's martial arts were really great, I couldn't stop thinking of a documentary I watched a few years back on aikido, all that circular movements and using the enemies' inertia against them.
I won't put any spoilers here, so your going to get many vague allusions and shallow comments, like, Sean Maher is very, very pretty. So pretty. Pretty. Also, Nathan Fillion looks a lot better with a haircut and about 30 feet high. Very manly and deeply passionate, which is exactly what he needed to be in order to carry this movie.
Gina Torres, baby, you can do no wrong. Gorgeous, poised, physically looks as though she was born with a gun in her hand and could beat you down without breaking a sweat. Could be a real star, if she got the right role. Probably won't, because if Angela Bassett is barely working, what hope is there for unestablished African-American actresses. Halle Berry and her non-union equivalent, Jada Pinkett-Smith are taking all the roles.
Adam Baldwin, great as usual. Alan Tudyk, underused but still great. Jewel Staite, just a big open wound of sentimentality. Summer Glau, really, really great. She wasn't my favourite character on Firefly, but she shined here, especially with Nathan Fillion. Who was definitely everything he needed to be, passionate, ruthless, loving and funny.
Sean Maher, still very, very pretty. Also, you really felt the dedication to his sister and the anger towards Mal. Like James Marsters was pretty in BtVS S2, except with good hair, non-giant forehead, un-weird chin and he doesn't look like a junkie. So nothing like James Marsters (hopefully at least not as deeply enthusiastic the way only Americans, and Steve Irwin, can be).
The guy who played the Operative (Elijah sumthinsumthin) was so damn ruthless and believed in what he was doing so much but without the illusions that most villians have, I liked him just for that.
This was a great movie, but a little bittersweet. It's like Joss worked out all his issues that really could have tripped this film up on Angel Season 5. Which suffered greatly because of Joss' issues, for instance, when Joss confused 'Wesley' and 'Fred' for 'Simon' and 'River' or 'Angel' for 'Mal'. It like he realised after Angel that leaders that make hypocritical and stupid plans on a regular basis probably shouldn't be followed blindly. They should be questioned and called on their shit, especially when they're hiding their own selfish reasons behind 'The Mission'. Mal is questioned constantly, he may not change the plan, but he is held accountable for his actions. He openly states his reasons, like 'I hate the Alliance' and 'Yes, I know this is petty, but I don't care'.
Well, that's the end of this rant. Remember, Sean Maher is very pretty.
The action was great, I really like that people seem to be moving away from wire work again. Not to say it should be fazed out, it just has its place. River's martial arts were really great, I couldn't stop thinking of a documentary I watched a few years back on aikido, all that circular movements and using the enemies' inertia against them.
I won't put any spoilers here, so your going to get many vague allusions and shallow comments, like, Sean Maher is very, very pretty. So pretty. Pretty. Also, Nathan Fillion looks a lot better with a haircut and about 30 feet high. Very manly and deeply passionate, which is exactly what he needed to be in order to carry this movie.
Gina Torres, baby, you can do no wrong. Gorgeous, poised, physically looks as though she was born with a gun in her hand and could beat you down without breaking a sweat. Could be a real star, if she got the right role. Probably won't, because if Angela Bassett is barely working, what hope is there for unestablished African-American actresses. Halle Berry and her non-union equivalent, Jada Pinkett-Smith are taking all the roles.
Adam Baldwin, great as usual. Alan Tudyk, underused but still great. Jewel Staite, just a big open wound of sentimentality. Summer Glau, really, really great. She wasn't my favourite character on Firefly, but she shined here, especially with Nathan Fillion. Who was definitely everything he needed to be, passionate, ruthless, loving and funny.
Sean Maher, still very, very pretty. Also, you really felt the dedication to his sister and the anger towards Mal. Like James Marsters was pretty in BtVS S2, except with good hair, non-giant forehead, un-weird chin and he doesn't look like a junkie. So nothing like James Marsters (hopefully at least not as deeply enthusiastic the way only Americans, and Steve Irwin, can be).
The guy who played the Operative (Elijah sumthinsumthin) was so damn ruthless and believed in what he was doing so much but without the illusions that most villians have, I liked him just for that.
This was a great movie, but a little bittersweet. It's like Joss worked out all his issues that really could have tripped this film up on Angel Season 5. Which suffered greatly because of Joss' issues, for instance, when Joss confused 'Wesley' and 'Fred' for 'Simon' and 'River' or 'Angel' for 'Mal'. It like he realised after Angel that leaders that make hypocritical and stupid plans on a regular basis probably shouldn't be followed blindly. They should be questioned and called on their shit, especially when they're hiding their own selfish reasons behind 'The Mission'. Mal is questioned constantly, he may not change the plan, but he is held accountable for his actions. He openly states his reasons, like 'I hate the Alliance' and 'Yes, I know this is petty, but I don't care'.
Well, that's the end of this rant. Remember, Sean Maher is very pretty.