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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Joss Whedon (written by)
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Release Date:
30 September 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Can't stop the signal. more
Plot:
The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic. full summary | full synopsis
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4 wins & 5 nominations more
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Joss Whedon works his magic and succeeds wonderfully! more (1496 total)

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Also Known As:
Firefly (USA) (working title)
Firefly: The Movie (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references.
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119 min
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On Miranda, when the crew discovers the dead citizens in the sealed room, right before River starts talking in Chinese, there's a body of an old man in a lab coat wearing golden shoes. The shoes he is wearing are Nike Flightposite III, basketball shoes designed for Kevin Garnett, introduced around 2001. more
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Revealing mistakes: When the operative and Mal are fighting in the temple, the operative kicks his gun from his hand. The operative is clearly a stunt double. more
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Teacher: Earth that was could no longer sustain our numbers, we were so many. We found a new solar system, dozens of planets and hundreds of moons. Each one terraformed, a process taking decades, to support human life, to be new Earths. The Central Planets formed the Alliance...
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621 out of 950 people found the following comment useful.
Joss Whedon works his magic and succeeds wonderfully!, 21 August 2005
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Author: George (GVH0) from The Netherlands

Before you start reading this, you have to know where I'm coming from. I'm a huge fan of Joss Whedon's work, was a loyal follower of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel' and really got into 'Firefly' (on which this movie is based) and the whole browncoat phenomenon as well. So I was, you might just say, pretty much predestined to like this movie. But, not so. Whedon-fans are a pretty critical bunch, most of the time, and no one went into this thing with higher expectations than us. And to have those expectations be met in such a way as Serenity does, is very special indeed.

The movie itself has all the elements that make Joss Whedon's work so very unique. The sense of humor, the wonderfully realized characters and their strong interpersonal bonds, masterful dialogue and emotional pain, everything is present. I laughed, I cried, I pretty much went through the entire emotional spectrum watching this movie, and that's not something you might expect from 'just another sci-fi movie'.

While I'm writing this, the release of Serenity is still a few weeks ahead, but I got to see the finished version of the movie with a selected group of Dutch Firefly fans in an exclusive pre-screening. Afterwards, the atmosphere was strange, subdued. It was almost as if everyone had survived some kind of big disaster together and we were too stunned to really say much. And I say that in the kindest possible way. Honestly.

If you're not into Whedon's work, or even if you're not into sci-fi in general, this is gonna be a movie worth watching. Ignore the whole 'geekmovie' hype that'll undoubtedly surround the release. Ignore the hype created by Whedon-fans such as myself. Simply go see it with an open mind and be prepared to be blown away. Because when Whedon works his magic, everyone has to pay attention.

This movie is truly a leaf on the wind. Watch it soar!

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