Say it ain't so! After reading a flood of extremely
early positive reviews for Serenity
the new set of reviews begin to roll in and they are, well, not as positive.
Actually, this latest review for Serenity is damn near straight negative
and does issue forth more than a couple complaints on the film.
Early Serenity Review
The good people over at DarkHorizons
have joined up with the Browncoats to get an early opinion of Serenity and
left the theatre feeling like an outsider. It seems that the biggest fans
of Serenity may consist almost entirely of those who were fans
of the show Firefly. Is it possible to be a huge fan of Serenity
without previous knowledge of the show? Things are looking doubtful.
There is a very different dynamic between the worlds of television and cinema as "Serenity", the film continuation of Joss Whedon's unfairly and prematurely cancelled sci-fi western series "Firefly" can attest to. With just over half a season under its belt, the Fox network pulled the quirky but increasingly enjoyable show from its line-up despite a loyal, quickly brewing fanbase. The show went on to do big business thanks to a superb DVD set containing the entire series - so much so Universal has tried to resurrect the property in a moderate-budget film that they hope will start a screen franchise much like Paramount had with the now dead "Star Trek" franchise. The Trek comparison is very apt because sadly that's what "Serenity" feels exactly like - one of the more decidedly average installments in that franchise.
Overall its a hard film to review because a lot will depend upon your reaction to this sort of material and your existing love or familiarity with the show. I went with two friends to the screening - one who'd never seen the show and one who had gotten into it more than I did. We're all sci-fi fans to a different extent and yet all three of us came out rather blasse - the unfamiliar one didn't like it, I thought it was decidedly average and the bigger fan thought it was ok. Yet the 'Browncoats' fans which made up most of the audience whooped and hollered throughout. Hardcore fans will undoubtedly be satisfied but its unlikely this will spread much beyond that audience, and even they will find it lacks that human spark and freshness that made the series distinctive and appealing.
Ouch! Alright, maybe I am worrying a little too
much considering we have read nothing short of thirty early reviews that
claim Serenity is the shiz-diggity and this is the first one we have seen
go south of par. But is this a sign for the other semi-early reviews to
come?
To check out the entire review on Serenity head over to DarkHorizons.
Serenity comes to theatres on September 30th.
For the trailers, clips, movie stills, more reviews, movie info and synopsis,
go to the Serenity
Movie Page.
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