![]() Watching Summer Glau, much like seeing Jennifer Garner on early seasons of "Alias," makes me want to go out and learn martial arts in the eventual and inevitable case that I'll need to knock out 5 men twice my size in a bar fight without breaking a sweat. Other notes: Simon seemed a little stiff (even for Simon) in the early scenes. You just imagine Mal and Jayne sitting there, laughing at Kaylee's girliness as she stencils just to spruce it up a little. The little visual touches on the set are fantastic- I especially like the vines painted around the kitchen. I loved the first sequence on the ship- Mal walks through the ship and runs into various members of the crew, and it's an excellent, smooth shot that gives you a quick mini-tour of the layout of the ship. And one very dizzying sequence that would be hell in IMAX. But there are still some shocking and suspenseful moments. Okay, so I startle easily and didn't have Dave to hang on to this time (but I will when I go see it with him in KC next week!). The movie almost moved me to tears at some points, had the audience laughing and clapping at others, and made me jump in shock several times. Behind them is heart and intent and deliberate storytelling, and it struck me at one point that this is what the Star Wars prequel trilogy should've had that may have saved it from being such an empty shell. The visual effects are stunning, but they're not supposed to be everything. The music seems sparingly used and mostly fits in with the action very well. It's not for everyone, and certainly not for children. I'm not posting spoilers here yet.Ĭaveats first: It's violent, it's dark, and sometimes gruesome visually and thematically. ![]() Saw "Serenity" tonight, and will post more on it later in the week. ![]()
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