Do you think that Serenity would be okay for a 9 year old? I'm thinking I may see if my nephew is interested when I am home for Thanksgiving this weekend. I can't think of anything that would freak him out. There's no swearing that isn't gorram or Chinese, is there? He's seen all the Star Wars movies and even martial arts movies, so I am sure the violence won't bother him.
Well, I took my 10 year old to it. But then again, he loves the Alien movies, so maybe he's not the best example.
Then again, he's a boy. I bet he'd love it, if his parents are OK with it. Some kind of scary action, but no swearing or sex. Well, no real sex, just some suggestive shots.
Just got back from seeing Serenity.
In. IMAX.
Which was a total surprise, since we didn't pay IMAX prices nor request it. That's just where it was.
I think the movie got tightened up considerably from what I saw in the preview. The action - particularly in the last action scene when they're trapped - is more coherent.
It rewards repeated viewing. There's a lot in it. This time around I'm just noticing Mal's arc, and how it's about regaining faith.
FWIW, it's very clearly spelled out (several times) that Zoe and Wash are married. Also, the implication that Book had been an operative also seemed stronger on this viewing.
JZ was a wreck, sobbing uncontrollably from the minute Wash said "I'm a leaf on the wind" the first time. But she enjoyed it too.
We'll definitely go see it again.
I'm looking for a new tag line or .sig. Is that line of Jayne's where he's quoting Book, "If you can't do something easy, do something right"?
I think it's "If you can't do something smart, do something right."
Yeah, that was it. Thanks!
Cool, Hecubus! I'm going to see it again on Saturday, and we're going to the Metreon, so maybe I'll see it in Imax. In which case I'll sit way back. Handheld cameras + Me = Unhappiness.
And I too, thought that the final sequences were much easier to follow. As was the opening: I think they added some text to the voiceover.
I think it's "If you can't do something smart, do something right."
The Visual Companion script says:
JAYNE - Shepherd Book used to tell me: if you can't do something smart, do something right.
Guh. Just... guh. So visually rich and emotionally satisfying and wrenching, and so very different from the preview. Which I liked, but which I mainly remember as full of snappy patter and some big gasping shocks. It all felt so very much more filled in this time: tighter, cleaner, every moment counting, and I could swear there were more reaction shots, more moments just resting on the actors' faces. Kaylee felt more present in this version, Book less blink-and-you-miss-him, Wash and Zoe more visibly a couple and a team.
Now I almost wish I could see the preview again to see what of my reaction to the finished version is editing and recutting and adding, and what is just me being successfully manipulated by cleaner visuals and a soundtrack.
Suela, unless the Metreon changes its schedule for the weekend (which is certainly possible, so definitely check), it's being shown on the IMAX and one other screen, with the IMAX show times exactly an hour before the regular theater. Today's evening schedule was: 4:40 - 6:40 (IMAX) - 7:40 - 9:40 (IMAX) - 10:40.
Damn, damn, damn. Can't wait to see it again. Hec pointed out on the ride home that it's very typically Jossian in the way it rewards multiple viewings.
