Oh, and I loved how gracefull Summer was in her fight scenes. One reviewer called it "ballet-fu."
It was like a ballet version of what Faith was doing in the night club in 5X5.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Firefly Spoilers
Discussion of all Firefly episodes, including "Trash", "The Message", "Heart of Gold", and any movie news.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 24, 2005 8:12:36 am PDT #1078 of 1424
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Steph L. - Jun 24, 2005 8:13:42 am PDT #1079 of 1424
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Oh, and I loved how gracefull Summer was in her fight scenes.
One of the biggest cheers from our audience was the power shot of River, post-Reaver fight, as the doors opened, revealing her holding the 2 weapons amid all the Reaver corpses. It felt like a Very Buffy Moment.
tommyrot - Jun 24, 2005 8:15:48 am PDT #1080 of 1424
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It felt like a Very Buffy Moment.
Yes! I was thinking the same thing. It reminded me of that shot of Buffy (that they used in the opening credits) in the episode "Ann," holding the wicked ax with a "OK, who's next?" look on her face.
Steph L. - Jun 24, 2005 8:19:49 am PDT #1081 of 1424
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
It reminded me of that shot of Buffy (that they used in the opening credits) in the episode "Ann," holding the wicked ax with a "OK, who's next?" look on her face.
Yes! That was the episode I was thinking of -- that expression like, "Bring it, bitch," and/or "Don't. Fuck. With. The. TINY. GIRL!!!"
Kiba Rika - Jun 24, 2005 9:09:41 am PDT #1082 of 1424
I may have to seize the cat.
Yes to all on the River Iconic Badass image. But I liked this better, because River has dark hair. And, being dark-haired myself, I always prefer that my badass chicks have dark hair. Because it makes it easier for me to identify with them.
With luck, smonster will get pictures of us up by Monday night.
Lee - Jun 24, 2005 9:12:26 am PDT #1083 of 1424
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I also think Jayne was tweaked just a little, to make him a little less -- "dumb" isn't the right word for how he was in the series
It's not an exact fit, but primal is what comes to my mind for Series!Jayne.
Kiba Rika - Jun 24, 2005 9:15:27 am PDT #1084 of 1424
I may have to seize the cat.
I had wishes for differences in the language. I thought the word "conjure" was overused. I appreciate that the Westernisms were toned down, but it made the ones that were there seem more out of place to me.
I am one of these people who sounds like they hated something, when really they loved it. And I did love it.
Mr. Broom - Jun 24, 2005 9:17:45 am PDT #1085 of 1424
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Frankly, and I know I'm going to cause debate, but I'm still sure I'm right, River could kick Buffy's ass. That fight scene more or less proves it, I think. As she's the only person who survives this film pretty much entirely unwounded, she qualifies as a Level Nine badass.
As for Mal being darker, particularly after Book dies, I should point up that this is expected for a Whedon hero, who always goes pretty dark in the time leading up to the battle s/he doesn't expect to survive. Examples include "The mission is what matters" Buffy in S7 and Angel being murderously ruthless in order to infiltrate the Black Thorn, end of S5. This isn't Mal being Movie!Mal instead of TV!Mal; Movie!Mal is TV!Mal when pushed beyond the limits he's prepared to live with.
tommyrot - Jun 24, 2005 9:24:32 am PDT #1086 of 1424
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Frankly, and I know I'm going to cause debate, but I'm still sure I'm right, River could kick Buffy's ass.
But who would win in a fight between a Reaver and a vampire?
My money's on the Reaver, because at least they can master technology.
HiddenSky - Jun 24, 2005 9:33:16 am PDT #1087 of 1424
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Frankly, and I know I'm going to cause debate, but I'm still sure I'm right, River could kick Buffy's ass.
I'd like to see Buffy, River, and Fray all in one room.