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Fenchurch ([personal profile] fenchurch) wrote2005-05-06 01:42 am

Serenity! Non-spoilery

First off, I got to meet up and see the movie with [livejournal.com profile] marsterslady and [livejournal.com profile] fenwic!! That's squee-worthy all by itself!

Joss's message to the audience right before the movie was a hoot... I know some folks on my flist are not huge fans of his, but he really does have a way with dialogue (even when he's speaking it himself) that really appeals to my sense of humor. Sadly, I don't recall the specifics of what he said, but I'm sure there's some enterprising fan out there who was smart enough to bring a notepad and pencil and will be posting a complete transcript within the next day or so.

Getting to the nitty gritty: yes, I would pay to see it again. And possibly again. Am I glad I went insane and drove 13+ hours to see it five months early? You bet.

It was a very intense movie and not really what I'd expected. I had a few problems with some of science fictional aspects, but some of those may be cleared up as the movie and the effects get a bit more polish.

There were characters I wanted to see more of, and a few where I wasn't sure why they were even there.

Hmm. Okay, being *this* circumspect about things is rather difficult, now that I've actually tried it. But considering I had about five hours of sleep last night after driving down to Eugene, OR -- and I drove another nine-ish hours today... I'm a bit knackered. So, that'll have to do, and I may post mildly spoilery thoughts later, after I've had a chance to catch up on some much needed shut-eye.

[identity profile] fer1213.livejournal.com 2005-05-06 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm really glad that huge drive was definitely worth it for you!

[identity profile] rosiewook.livejournal.com 2005-05-06 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm hearing much happiness with the movie, overall. Glad you got go see it!

[identity profile] chenanceou.livejournal.com 2005-05-06 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm happy you liked it. Even if it's not my cup of tea I'm happy that the people in my FL are not going to be disappointed.

[identity profile] sp23.livejournal.com 2005-05-06 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad the long drive was worth it. I won't read your spoilery post, of course, but I'm glad you let us know that the movie is worth the wait.

[identity profile] taradaktyl.livejournal.com 2005-05-06 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
And hey! If you do run across anyone's transcription of Joss's comments, give a shout. I would love to read them!

[identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com 2005-05-07 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
::is fantastically jealous::