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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, Sean Maher, Alan Tudyk |
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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, Sean Maher, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Ron Glass, Adam Baldwin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jewel Staite, David Krumhol |
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| Director | Joss Whedon |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English HD DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 27 Feb 2006 HD DVD: not available Blu-ray: 05 Jan 2009 HD DVD: 20 Nov 2006 |
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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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- 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
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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 ... read more »
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Action, humour and a good story
Fans of Firefly will feel immediately at home, with the first half hour a fantastic ride. It has to slow a bit to catch breath and do some exposition. And then ... read more »
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Just a brilliant film, which came out of a scrapped TV show
This is a very clever mix of wester and sci-fi. It was made to try to encourage the American networks to re-commission a series of Firefly on which the film is ... read more »
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nowhere near the quality of the series
I loved the series, but I found the movie such a disappointment :(
Plus, they tied up some loose ends but not others so it was really frustrating... - 1065571
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- Janeym
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- 21 Nov 2011 at 21:58
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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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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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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 ...
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