Serenity [HD DVD]

Serenity [HD DVD] Review

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This is a great continuation/ending of the TV show - Firefly. The same cast is back and it's great to see them all together again! The chemistry is still there! Fans of Firefly, you won't be disappointed (well - maybe, you will be disappointed since this is the end of Firefly and some of the incidents that happens in the movie!). If you are a true fan of Firefly, you can't miss this.

If you have a Blue-Ray Player, by all means, get the Blue-Ray version. Picture quality is excellent. I first watched this as Video on Demand (not the best way to watch it as video kept on buffering (and I don't think I have slow internet connection)). It was on TV afterward on SyFy. Finally, Blue-Ray of this went on sale and I snatched it up. I am glad I did.

Only one complaint is the sound quality of the blue-ray. The background music is louder than the people speaking. If you turn it up to hear the actors/actresses better, the background music is even louder. (Hence, the 4 stars.)

Overall, would I buy Serenity Blue-Ray version again? Yes. It's a great movie. Yes, the audio quality isn't the best but the great video quality overrules it.

(Here comes my plug for Firefly.)

Firefly is even better. Just head over to the "Firefly" Amazon page and see for yourself the great reviews it has on it. I was somewhat hesitant b/c of the great reviews but they are all well deserved (if you are a Sci-Fi fan)! If you haven't seen Serenity, Firefly gives you a brief background and history of the crews of Serenity. If you haven't watch Firefly, you will still understand the movie but only miss the great storyline of the show!

Cheers~
Joei

Serenity [HD DVD] Feature

Serenity [HD DVD] Overview

Universal Serenity - HD-DVDBeloved television cult director Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with SERENITY, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, FIREFLY. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, SERENITY follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on,Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal andhis crew make it difficult for Simon and River tostay hidden. Everything goes completely awry whena government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time.

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Serenity offers perfect proof that Firefly deserved a better fate than premature TV cancellation. Joss Whedon's acclaimed sci-fi Western hybrid series was ideally suited (in Browncoats, of course) for a big-screen conversion, and this action-packed adventure allows Whedon to fill in the Firefly backstory, especially the history and mystery of the spaceship Serenity's volatile and traumatized stowaway, River Tam (Summer Glau). Her lethal skills as a programmed "weapon" makes her a coveted prize for the power-hungry planetary Alliance, represented here by an Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who'll stop at nothing to retrieve River from Serenity's protective crew. We still get all the quip-filled dialogue and ass-kicking action that we've come to expect from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Whedon goes a talented step further here, blessing his established ensemble cast with a more fully-developed dynamic of endearing relationships. Serenity's cast is led with well-balanced depth and humor by Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal Reynolds, whose maverick spirit is matched by his devotion to crewmates Wash (Alan Tudyk), Zoe (Gina Torres), fun-loving fighter Jayne (Adam Baldwin), engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite), doctor Simon (Sean Maher), and Mal's former flame Inara (Morena Baccarin), who plays a pivotal role in Whedon's briskly-paced plot. As many critics agreed, Serenity offered all the fun and breezy excitement that was missing from George Lucas's latter-day Star Wars epics, and Whedon leaves an opening for a continuing franchise that never feels cheap or commercially opportunistic. With the mega-corporate mysteries of Blue Sun yet to be explored, it's a safe bet we haven't seen the last of the good ship Serenity. --Jeff Shannon






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Unable to play the DVD on a HD player - Damion Martin -
This product does not work on a HD player. We have played it several times and it will never start.

Serenity - John W. French - Grand Prairie, TX USA
I'm so glad they finished the series to tie up loose ends. So many times (Surface and those other 2 weak SciFi shows last year or so) they just end the series and the actors go off to other shows, so this was a nice change of pace; to actually finish the series. Love the show! The movie won't disappoint.