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mhalachai ([personal profile] mhalachai) wrote2005-10-01 10:55 am
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Serenity review by the one, the only, Orson Scott Card!

A extra shiny review of Serenity by Orson Scott Card (no spoilers). Review!

He makes a very good point in his essay -- the movie has been out and around for months, now, and no one's ruining the ending. No one. All I keep hearing is OMG SO GOOD. Even today, everyone on my flist is very nicely putting all comments behind an LJ cut. I love you all.

I get to see the movie this evening, so I'm trying very hard not to click on those links! (So please don't tell me what's in the movie plz thanx)

PS look at my shiny Saffron icon!

[identity profile] sparrow015.livejournal.com 2005-10-01 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw the movie last night and I'm still going 'omg' over here with much flailing. XD

[identity profile] deepfishy.livejournal.com 2005-10-02 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
That is a gorram shiny review (and icon, too).

I've been avoiding reviews cos I don't trust the writers not to spoil things, so thanks for pointing out this happily non-spoilery one.

Seeing Serenity tomorrow! *bounce*

[identity profile] catherinecookmn.livejournal.com 2005-10-02 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Here's another review (http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/09/30/serenity/index.html), and while it mentions new characters, it's fairly non-spoilery.

[identity profile] sabriel-0405.livejournal.com 2005-10-02 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
I thought his review was dead-on accurate. In every way. I hope you loved it!

[identity profile] houses7177.livejournal.com 2005-10-03 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
That review was spot on- particularly related to the spoiling and the language. The linguistic shifts that Joss pulled off was the thing that completely convinced me that these people were *real*. No one stumbled over the strange phrasing, it just was how they spoke. No jolting out of it, they pulled it off completely. I was so very, very impressed.

[identity profile] lady81bird.livejournal.com 2005-10-05 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for giving this link.
I haven't seen Firefly. I haven't even read a piece of fanfiction about it (whitch is rather strange if I think about it, because there are many shows I haven't seen but still read fanfiction about). But after reading this review I want to see Serenity. And I want to see Firefly too. But I think I'll start with fanfics first (they are easiest to come by).

PS Do you know any fanfics about Firefly I should read? That would help me get the sense of the series and characters?