When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
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This movie doesn't get the credit it deserves. Make sure you watch the series before the movie.
I'll be honest. I never liked Firefly. I found many of the episodes dull and lifeless, the characters caricatures of old western characters. The best episode was the finale where the bounty hunter tries to get River. Then came Serenity. It's one of my favorite movies. The cast really puts it together, the story is great. The enemy, the nameless agent is one of the best semi-villains ever on cinema. I regret the deaths in it and still wish for a sequel, but this movie hits it out of the park. Fruity-Oaty bars, Jayne wishing he HAD SOME GRENADES, River kicking ass in the bar (look for a hand weapon from Babylon 5), the entire finale battle AND Joss's wink at the fans, C-57-D (the cruiser from forbidden planets registration number) shows up quite often. And lets not forget Mr. Universe. Just a great movie from what to me, was a very average TV series.
I actually saw this movie in the theater before I had ever seen a Firefly episode. It didn't take long after seeing the film though that I tracked down the series and am now on my third box of, sadly, the one and only season as I have worn my other discs out. This movie introduced me to the Firefly universe and I ache that that universe ended with the movie. Although in the last decade there were some graphic novels added, it's still not nearly enough. The characters, the stories, the sincerity, the action, the heart, was all so original despite it feeling so familiar. I am an admitted hard-core Sci-Fi fan. I rank Serenity/Firefly as my favorite Sci-Fi movie/series of all time. Period. The only solace I have to not seeing any new stories is that I re-watch the series and movie often. It's such a joy. And I'll likely be on my 4th box soon.
At first I was put off by the trailer - to watch it is to believe that "Serenity" is full of martial arts and punches to the face. That's actually just a part of this. This is a smart, funny and campy sci-fi space opera that can touch your heart. Loved it all except Mal's enunciation - had to rewind over and over again because he mumbles so badly. It's probably a low-budget thing, and I get it that the "outlander" rebel speak some 19th-century dialect. But the dude just plain mumbles his lines. Otherwise, a stellar film! Sci-fi classic.
