Comments | trenchcloak: You Can Take the Silver Screen from Me

trenchcloak

You Can Take the Silver Screen from Me

Oct 01, 2005 10:43

Saw lots of Firefly reviews that might nominate Joss for godhood, but I gotta say I disagree. I will keep this spoiler-light, and would appreciate any comments do the same. It's a good movie, but it lacks the soul of the series. Bad points listed below, as the good points would be spoilers.
( bad points, light on spoilers )

Comments 13

trygve October 1 2005, 16:33:24 UTC

What were the deus ex machina's, I don't remember them.

reasie October 3 2005, 11:44:05 UTC

Mal's invulnerability to the Operative's 'special move' and Simon's "safe word" to stop River - both were employed to get the heros out of a seemingly impossible jam, and were explained LATER. Rather like saying "oh I had a parachute under my seat the whole time".

Strikes me as just plain sloppy writing. They could have established either ahead of time, or hinted at their posibility - for example, show that Mal had other physical war injuries of a nerve-damaging sort. I see slapstick there. Or show that Simon had other secret knowledge of River's condition, or show Simon using extreme means to control River.

eh. for what it's worth.
I know I'm picky.

trygve October 3 2005, 11:50:31 UTC

Ahh, yeah, I hadn't really noticed those, but you're absolutely right. Those parts were sloppily written. Maybe it was just a case of bad editing cutting the requisite information? Probably not, but eh.

But no, that's not picky of you, that's a very valid complaint.

trenchcloak October 3 2005, 20:03:56 UTC

I'm planning on watching the series again. I wonder, if like the Star Wars sequels, I've become blind to any bad writing it might have.

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gwacie October 3 2005, 10:32:23 UTC

I think Mal's invulnerability to The Agent's signature move was a bit deus ex machina, don't remember what the other point could've been, I'm sure it'll come to me.

One thing that disappointed me? The theme song from the show not being there; it was a good theme song! I kept waiting for a quick twang of guitar ;) I'm sure that's a licensing issue, though, so I'll forgive them.

oogby October 3 2005, 10:49:49 UTC

There were hints of the tv show music, at the very very end of the end credits. Not much, but it was nice to hear. :)

trenchcloak October 3 2005, 19:59:11 UTC

I knew going in that the movie was going to have stylistic changes, mostly less chinese and western influences. I'm sad to see it as a more mainstream sci fi, but that I can forgive much easier.

trenchcloak October 4 2005, 11:02:22 UTC

See Reasie's comments above.