movies2.nytimes.com — Scene for scene, "Serenity" is more engaging and certainly better written and acted than any of Mr. Lucas's recent screen entertainments. Mr. Whedon isn't aiming to conquer the pop-culture universe with a branded mythology; he just wants us to hitch a ride to a galaxy far, far away and have a good time. The journey is the message, not him.
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momerathSep 30, 2005
I just saw it. It was totally shiny!
gattmolsonSep 30, 2005
Firefly is brilliant, the series that is, haven't seen the movie yet but going tonight. To me it has the spirit of the first Star Wars and blows away anything I've seen since Babylon 5 and DS9.
scarper86Sep 30, 2005
>That review is a little biased.Umm, that's why those people who write movie reviews are called "critics" and not PR schills. Reviews are opinions that's the point.
motionblurSep 30, 2005
Damn. Self-powned.
huskydorkSep 30, 2005
no wookies = still boring.
siroccoSep 30, 2005
No digg. This movie is mucho overrated beyond the witty dialogue. I'd rather see a Battlestar Galactica movie in the original form, i.e. not the bastardized Sci Fi channel series.
rookwormSep 30, 2005
What ticks me off about this review is the position of authourity that the reviewer (manhola dargis) arrogates for herself. It is pure pretension to rank a film in terms of its "greatness" without providing any supporting evidence. To write for the Times does not an expert make. Firefly the tv show was awesome, and so was ep. iii (in my mind it was better than eps. 1,2 and 6). But comparing the two just shows her ignorance about "sci-fi". She also has an annoying tendency to comment on how sexy the female actresses were-- this reveals her crude political agenda. Sexyness is something we can judge for ourselves, thank you very much!
drahknonSep 30, 2005
"...but it also had more substance than firefly's comparatively escapist popcorn fare."Escapist popcorn fare? Whedon based an entire episode on Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea," for pete's sake.
grandfinale1Sep 30, 2005
Oh right stupid me. I'm dead serious, because I didn't read his comment because it was to long. My bad! Oh yeah The Grandinale part 1 never kids my friend. What you want to fight about it. On serious note don't post the Links in a comment section on digg. Sign, The Legend of the Grandfinale part 1.
tyler_hOct 1, 2005
OMG I LOVE THIS MOVIE they should bring back the tv series
huzeOct 1, 2005
According to Box Office Mojo, the film will finish #1 this weekend!<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/movies/Box_Office_Forecast:_Serenity_is_1_">http://digg.com/movies/Box_Office_Forecast:_Serenity_is_1_</a>
tommy_gunOct 2, 2005
I saw Serenity opening night, it was awesome! Highly recommended, even if you haven't seen Firefly. I hope it does really well. I'm seeing it again in a few days.
yoda716Oct 2, 2005
This movie was awesome and much funnier than the tv series.