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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Westgate Polks" data-source="post: 2422061" data-attributes="member: 13524">Follow-up to Movies at the ConMistwell -Great recaps of the Con.  I was there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and would like to add my own notes and thoughts to yours.1) Superman Returns. I missed this panel, but several friends attended and agree that the movie looks really strong and that Brian Singer is on top of this.3) Aeon Flux. Saw the last few minutes of the panel, and I agree that there was little passion from the participants.  Maybe I am spoiled after the Serenity and Battlestar Galactica panels, but I just didn't leave this with a good feeling.6) Corpse Bride. In addition to the trailer, they showed an actual scene from the movie (including a musical number).  The sound is VERY Danny Elfman, but I thought the visuals harkened back to Oingo Boingo (Danny's So Cal 80's band.)7) Serenity. FRIGGIN' AWESOME.  The entire regular cast of the show was present except for Wash (the pilot), who is part of Spamalot.  Joss forgot to introduce the actress who plays Kaylee (the mechanic); he started his talk and was wildly excited.  When the mistake was corrected, he got on his hands and knees and crawled to the now-seated actress to ask for forgiveness.  The panel was a blast and you can see the chemistry between the cast.Saturday night, friends and I are at the Serenity Booth looking at the lottery tickets and the goodies and one of the staff (who we has spoken to both Friday and Saturday) asked us if we had plans for the evening.  When we replied that we did not, she gave us two tickets to the sneak screening that Joss was hosting in a theatre a few blocks away.  According to Joss, this was the first time the whole movie had been show with completed effects, completed and timed score, etc.  IT WAS AMAZING.  I have not seen the show (yet), but the movie was so well done that it is a MUST SEE.19) The Legend of Zorro. The first Antonio Banderas Zorro was entertaining enough to warrant me seeing this one, even if the trailer looks a bit uninspired.25) V for Vendetta.  The Panel was a mixed bag; almost every single question was fanboydom directed at Natalie Portman and it got old in a hurry.  Alan Moore was NOT present and has asked that he NOT be associated with the project.  The Co-Creator of the Graphic Novel David Lloyd was there and his comments suggested that Alan wanted any movie to be essentially identical to the book.  Take that for what it's worth.  The movie looks decent and it DOES have Hugo Weaving in the title role AND was heavily influced (writers for the screenplay AND location directors) by the Wachowski Brothers.</blockquote>

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