There's an 11:35 showing 3 miles away from me.
I think I'm going to be celebrating my last day of unemployment by taking in the matinee...
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Astarte - Sep 30, 2005 5:26:30 am PDT #5249 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 30, 2005 5:41:10 am PDT #5250 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I like this from the times (I never thought of Summer as being like Barbara Steele, but, except for the eyes, I can kinda see it):
Mr. Whedon sketches his characters with quick brush strokes, leaving his appealing cast to fill in the holes with banter and serious-looking busywork. Everyone takes to their task well, though only Mal and a fierce Whedonesque creation called River (Summer Glau, a pint-size Barbara Steele) take root. Hot-wired to kill and on the run from her government masters, this spooky beauty floats through the ship in a series of fetching shifts that make her look like an errant Martha Graham dancer, every so often going entertainingly berserk and wreaking Michelle Yeoh-style damage. Underlying River's murderous power - and perhaps her government-induced psychosis - is a lost little girl trying to carve out a place and a self to call her own.
tommyrot - Sep 30, 2005 5:51:18 am PDT #5251 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wired liked it:
As a writer of dialogue, Whedon is a superstar, and, unlike other genre screenwriters, he does more than provide a few good catchphrases. Wisecracks, playful banter, metaphor, irony, double entendres, even quiet, emotionally weighted moments -- Whedon does it all.
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And it's those human elements -- the undeniable chemistry between the crew, the tense standoffs between good guys and bad, Mal wrestling with his conscience -- that make Serenity work. This film is intended for grown-up adults and smart teenagers, and the story never seems dictated by what might be called the action-figure imperative -- the need for a movie to drive toy and video-game sales.
eta: and I forget the link again: [link]
I swear, I must have a blood clot in my brain too.
JZ - Sep 30, 2005 6:00:08 am PDT #5252 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Warning: Fairly big-ass spoiler in the very last paragraph of the Wired review.
tommyrot - Sep 30, 2005 6:08:05 am PDT #5253 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sorry. I thought we weren't warning about spoilers anymore.
JZ - Sep 30, 2005 6:20:52 am PDT #5254 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, shit, I forgot. It opens TODAY! For reals! All blackfont, all the time! I'm clearly having trouble believing it.
But, anyhow, warning for anyone who's seeing it this afternoon or tonight and is unspoiled thus far and wants to remain so for the next few hours.
tommyrot - Sep 30, 2005 6:21:51 am PDT #5255 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But, anyhow, warning for anyone who's seeing it this afternoon or tonight and is unspoiled thus far and wants to remain so for the next few hours.
Yeah, good point. Might as well not spoil people until we have to.
eta: Or, NSM spoil people, but fill this thread with spoilers.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 30, 2005 6:22:54 am PDT #5256 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, good point. Might as well not spoil people until we have to.
Aw, but it's FUN!
t /kidding
tommyrot - Sep 30, 2005 6:24:39 am PDT #5257 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
After ita put her Big Red Spoiler Warning up, I was tempted to post the biggest Serenity spoilers here, in equally big and red text.
§ ita § - Sep 30, 2005 6:29:48 am PDT #5258 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you want to stay unspoiled, leave. I'm tempted to get the big spoiler(s) out there too, but maybe later.