Serenity DVD [SPOILERS]

[Ranger REG]

I wouldn't mind having Simon along in a gunfright. He doesn't seem to be trained, but his unflappable cool seems to stay with him, both in War Stories and the movie.

Kaylee and Inara on the other hand, I'd rather have NOT with me.

Meh. Sometimes you can't pick your team in a sudden gunfight, especially if you have your kid sister (brother, cousin, niece/nephew, etc.) with you.

As for Inara, at least she's making her arrow shots count. And she didn't get injured, unlike grief-stricken Zoe (why she moved out of position to confront the Reavers in melee is beyond me) and Jane's moment of distraction.

 

[Mouseferatu]

And she didn't get injured, unlike grief-stricken Zoe (why she moved out of position to confront the Reavers in melee is beyond me)

You've never allowed overwhelming emotion to cloud your judgment? Between the range and the grief she was feeling, I'm surprised she didn't lose it earlier, or for longer.

 

[Vigilance]

As for Inara, at least she's making her arrow shots count. And she didn't get injured, unlike grief-stricken Zoe (why she moved out of position to confront the Reavers in melee is beyond me) and Jane's moment of distraction.

Uh, cause she was grief-stricken?

To me her losing it was a big character moment, because I don't think I'd ever SEEN her lose her cool before, so a momentary loss of reason in a firefight spoke volumes more about her state of mind than a bunch of tears.

About having a firefight with your cousin, I agree, you dont always get to pick your battles and I liked very much the ending of the movie. Just saying Id rather have Simon with me than Kaylee or Inara if I *got* to choose.

 

[Particle_Man]

I thought the movie was grand. And a bow with high-tech bells and whistles probably is good enough for a gun fight, depending on the high-tech bells and whistles. Hey, Green Arrow does well enough.

I had a friend that thought the Operative should have committed seppuku at the end of the movie (in Serenity's engine blasts, no less!). Personally, I think he should go the "Book" route and become a Shepherd.

But I really wish the movie sequels (if there be such) get the bowler hatted Cockney-accented scumbag and "Mrs. Mal" and Niska. They were cool Firefly nasties!

 

[Storm Raven]

Uh, actually, she does. It's a high-tech bow, self-loading with explosive arrows. But it's definitely a bow.

Nope, it wasn't. It was digitally altered to be a "bolt-thrower", eliminating the upper portion of the bow.

 

[Roudi]

My only problem with the movie was Book's death. Not how he died, or any clichés therein, but just the fact that he died with so much character detail left unresolved. The series had spent a lot of time hinting at the mysterious true nature of the enigmatic Shepherd. And now those hints come to no fruition!

Still, Serenity was a great movie. Great outtakes, too.

 

[Richards]

As far as Book's death, though, I believe that was at the request of Ron Glass (who plays Book), who isn't in very good health and didn't think he'd be able to make any future movies. Given that set of circumstances, better to have Book killed off on screen rather than try to explain away his absence while trying to fill in his backstory.

Johnathan

 

[Ranger REG]

Uh, cause she was grief-stricken?

To me her losing it was a big character moment, because I don't think I'd ever SEEN her lose her cool before, so a momentary loss of reason in a firefight spoke volumes more about her state of mind than a bunch of tears.

Don't get me wrong. I understood why she wanted to wade into the Reavers. I'd have done the same thing too if the only love of my life is taken from me. I would have consoled that if I want to die to follow my love, I'll take as many Reavers with me.

 

[Meloncov]

As far as Book's death, though, I believe that was at the request of Ron Glass (who plays Book), who isn't in very good health and didn't think he'd be able to make any future movies. Given that set of circumstances, better to have Book killed off on screen rather than try to explain away his absence while trying to fill in his backstory.

Johnathan

That's a rumor that went around awhile, but I think it was denighed.

 

[Ranger REG]

That's a rumor that went around awhile, but I think it was denighed.

So, is Ron Glass upset that his character was killed?

Now, I truly want to know if Alan Tudyk didn't want his character, Wash, to die, too.