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Serenity (2005)
A fan's review=minor spoilers.
OK first of all I am a major fan of the t.v. show. However there were some small things that disappointed me about the movie.
1.) I felt the comedic dialog between characters, which was a strong point of the show for me, was close to non-existent in the movie.
2.) A couple of the characters were slightly altered, personality wise, during the transition from the t.v. show to the big screen.
a.)Jayne Cobb= In the t.v. show he is the muscle of the team. He is big, strong, will whoop @$$, and is a dumb redneck. In the movie he is still the muscle of the team, however he is not so redneckish and probably 20x brighter(therefore losing much of the humor).
b.)Capt. Mal Reynolds= in the t.v. show he was the war vet. who is hard as steel, while still being a teddy bear, a tortured soul consistently fighting an ongoing personal battle yet a strong leader with a sense of humor. In the movie it felt more like a stressed out captain who's rope was running out with no other options available for the first 2/3 of the movie, and then like the good old Mal for the final 1/3. This was of course do to the story and how it twists throughout, but I still didn't like it.
3.) For a final note. The way it was filmed at parts. It would keep one consistent camera view without switching. For example following Mal as he walks through many of the different rooms on the ship. Or the shakiness of some of the shots. Another one of the best parts of the show are the artistic and unconventional camera angels.
Finally this is just my opinion of the movie. The things I have listed are things that I found most enjoyable about the show that I felt the movie lacked. Of course these are my nit-picky things, and that not every body loved the show for the same reasons.
OK OK FINAL FINAL NOTE NO REALLY THIS TIME: In the show Shepard Book received Medical Attention from the Alliance, because of his IDENT CARD. In the end of the episode Mal asked him to explain and he said he couldn't, but he hoped he could 1 day. I was really really really hoping they would include this in the movie. It was disappointing they didn't have it in the movie, but instead referred to him in a similar manner which he didn't answer either leaving more questions.
OK OK OK FINAL FINAL FINAL FINAL NOTE REALLY Truly THIS TIME: Well another prob.... J/K Peace.
Terror Toons 2 (2007)
Not worth it...*warning plot summary*.... or lack of one.
I went to the premier of the movie the other day (I know one of the actors), and it was horrible. The first 30 minutes or so were actually fun and worth watching, after that though it just dragged out and you couldn't wait for it to end. The whole story is about a Hansel & Gretal type characters in Cartoon Land who get turned into monsters. A DVD with a dimension between our world and there's is sent to a little girl for her b-day and thats when it all starts. The best way to describe this movie is it's like a Troma film but with an even lower budget. I suggest if you see it at your buddy's house take a peak, but don't bother spending time running around trying to find it on video shelfs.