Serenity (Full Screen Edition) | 
| Actors: Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Raphael Feldman, Yan Feldman
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  1548 reviews
Sales Rank: 20968
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 26328
ISBN: 1417030518
UPC: 025192632822
EAN: 9781417030514
ASIN: B000BW7QX6
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 2005
Release Date: December 20, 2005
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Product Description
A PASSENGER WITH A DEADLY SECRET. SIX REBELS ON THE RUN. AN ASSASSIN IN PURSUIT. WHEN THE CREW OF SERENITY AGREES TO HIDE A FUGITIVE ON THEIR SHIP, THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A BATTLE BETWEEN THE MILITARY MIGHT OF A TOTALITARIAN REGIME & THE BLOODTHIRSTY CREATURES WHO ROAM THE UNCHARTERED AREAS OF SPACE.
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Serenity offers perfect proof that Firefly deserved a better fate than premature TV cancellation. Joss Whedon's acclaimed sci-fi Western hybrid series was ideally suited (in Browncoats, of course) for a big-screen conversion, and this action-packed adventure allows Whedon to fill in the Firefly backstory, especially the history and mystery of the spaceship Serenity's volatile and traumatized stowaway, River Tam (Summer Glau). Her lethal skills as a programmed "weapon" makes her a coveted prize for the power-hungry planetary Alliance, represented here by an Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who'll stop at nothing to retrieve River from Serenity's protective crew. We still get all the quip-filled dialogue and ass-kicking action that we've come to expect from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Whedon goes a talented step further here, blessing his established ensemble cast with a more fully-developed dynamic of endearing relationships. Serenity's cast is led with well-balanced depth and humor by Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal Reynolds, whose maverick spirit is matched by his devotion to crewmates Wash (Alan Tudyk), Zoe (Gina Torres), fun-loving fighter Jayne (Adam Baldwin), engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite), doctor Simon (Sean Maher), and Mal's former flame Inara (Morena Baccarin), who plays a pivotal role in Whedon's briskly-paced plot. As many critics agreed, Serenity offered all the fun and breezy excitement that was missing from George Lucas's latter-day Star Wars epics, and Whedon leaves an opening for a continuing franchise that never feels cheap or commercially opportunistic. With the mega-corporate mysteries of Blue Sun yet to be explored, it's a safe bet we haven't seen the last of the good ship Serenity. --Jeff Shannon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1543 more reviews...
 quality and value July 1, 2009
L. Ward (Denver Co)
I received my dvd on time in excellent shape and at a reasonable price. Seller met all goals.
Love it! June 26, 2009
Brian Burroughs (Savannah, GA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think it is a all around really good movie and in a very high quality format.
 Great but... not 100% Shiny June 26, 2009
Falcon_01 (Huntsville, Al)
Serenity is ok for those who wanted more Firefly, but it really is one last hurrah. The way the movie was written, there is almost no way they could bring back the show- which is probably a factor in why they didn't. I introduced my wife to Firefly, and she loved it, but wouldn't talk to me for a couple hours after Serenity because now it will change how she remembers it- instead of everyone continuing to go off on missions, the absence of those characters drags you down a bit.
If they hadn't killed off a couple main characters, perhaps they could have relaunched the series once enough momentum had been gained... and delved into more back-story about the characters (including those killed) but, a few years on now, it's obvious that it isn't meant to be and Firefly will remain a cult-classic. One of the best, and shortest lived series of all time, but without much possibility of ever being dusted off for continuation.
Disappointment at the death of those characters aside, it was a great movie, and even their deaths add a gritty "realism" where everyone is used to the episodic formula where everyone goes off on a perilous adventure and everyone (with the exception of the red-shirts) survives for a new adventure. On dangerous missions, not everyone comes home alive (But Gorram it, why not?).
Firefly/Serenity, once you see it all, pulls you in and leaves you starved for more that will never come, but all in all, it's Shiny.
Firefly June 24, 2009
Bierta Barfod (Arlington, WA United States)
Just Fantastic; never tire of seeing this show. Love it and have given it to many friends as a gift. Everyone enjoys it.
Gotta Love It! June 23, 2009
K. N. Seeney (The First State)
I really enjoyed Serenity. Laughs, cries and action in between. It also carried a deep message.
It was a nice closure to the Firefly TV franchise. If only Fox hadn't canceled that show. (*_*)
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