I went to see Serenity with Kim and Ian last night. I've been waiting for this movie for a long time, and introduced Kim to the Firefly universe over the past few months by watching the DVDs. For those who don't know, Serenity is the movie sequel to the short-lived TV series Firefly. Created by Joss Whedon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame, Firefly ran for a short time on FOX in 2002 before quick cancellation. A "space-western" of sort blending sci-fi and western elements (the newly settled planets are fairly backwoodsish, while the richer central planets are sci-fi futuristic, it quickly found a fan base on DVD release that led to the movie being made. Rarely to me has a movie lived up to this high of expectations. There was a bit tweaking of the back-story at the beginning of the movie that initally had me worried, but as soon as it moved to the ship and crew, the movie took off and flew high. Exciting, funny, scary and poignant with characters in spades, I'd recommend checking it out.
"Vintage" Fan-Made Serenity Poster
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