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Serenity
2005
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 .. Read more
| Starring | Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin |
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| Director | Joss Whedon |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Serenity
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 civilised 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 harbours 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 stunt work 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.
| Starring | Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz, Michael Hitchcock, Sarah Paulson |
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| Director | Joss Whedon |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Feb 2006 Blu-ray: 05 Jan 2009 HD DVD: 20 Nov 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Many of the film's pleasures are down to small-screen values... and the good-humoured playing of an experienced, non-starry ensemble cast
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Scene for scene, SERENITY is more engaging and certainly better written and acted than any of Mr. Lucas's recent screen entertainments.
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Painful
I lost the will to watch more after the first few cliches. I did try to get into this but I could not find anything different or anything that had an outstanding or redeeming quality.
It is a shame because I usually manage to enjoy either the storyline or some good acting or special effects which I like about a movie but sadly I found this one just too mediocre. -
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Shiny!
Saw this at the premiere in Edinburgh. With this film Joss Whedon really highlights the best things from Firefly and really flexes both his directorial and writing muscles. Every single one of the cast shines in their role although the focus on River and Mal steals away a little from the rest. The great things about this film - the set pieces are there, but they flow perfectly with the rest of the film. The dialogue is wonderful, the characterisation is amazing, there's tears and laughter throughout. Bad points? There aren't many, but if you're a fan of Firefly you may disappointed in the fact that this is not an extended episoded of the series. It's its own animal. I for one love it!
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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 ...
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