Serenity: Part 2

I said I'd follow up with what I thought of Serenity, so here goes: Go and see Serenity now! Once you've been to see it, tell your friends, tell your family, and stop strangers on the street and tell them how good it is. This is one of the best films I've seen all year. Even without having seen the series it was based on (Firefly, for anyone that doesn't know) I was totally blown away by it. It's written like no other film I've seen this year, and while the style might not be too everyone's tastes ("this is going to get pretty interesting", "define interesting", "oh god, oh god, we're all going to die?") any film that can include the phrase "twix my nethers" and get away with it is ok in my book. The dialogue has a magnificent feeling of flow and energy that just seems missing from most things I've seen this year. Serenity looks fantastic, is brilliantly acted, has action, tension, atmosphere, and comedy in equal measure. I really can't praise it enough. It's by far the best thing Joss Whedon has made so far; if his version of Wonder Woman is half as good as Serenity we should be in for a treat (if you're interested, I have high hopes for Whedon's version of Wonder Woman, he's suitably distanced from the franchise thus far to bring too much "baggage"). If this film does well enough, there will be sequels. And if the sequels do well enough, it might make a comeback on TV. I want to see more of these characters. Yes, I know I can – I haven't watched my dvds of the series yet – but I urge everyone who reads this to check Serenity out. I think you'll enjoy it!