here is the final cover art for the region 4 release:



however, universal pictures australia have decided to print the sleeve double sided. the reverse of the sleeve will be a direct duplicate of the front cover, minus the ugly classification markings!:



there will also be several retailer exclusives. jb hi-fi will be selling the dvd with a slipcase that has joss' signature on it. sanity will include a bonus mouse pad with each dvd. ezydvd will be selling the dvd inside a metal tin:



i got my region 1 dvd on the 14th, but i'll definitely be buying a region 4 in the slipcase and tin.

source: http://serenitymovie.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=1968

awesome cant wait

Pity the R4 has that ugly, giant rating on the cover. Totally ruins the awesomeness of it.

I checked this movie out at the theatres and was so impressed, I rented the series afterwards and loved it.  Too bad I didn't see the series first, the deaths in the film would have meant more to me.

Yarrr, this is my first post!

region 4 release the region 4 release has just been announced. no specific details yet, but it will reportedly include additional special features and different packaging.

check out the details here

Wrong decade? No, i'm old enough to still enjoy a high-five every now and again. Just so long as it isn't one of those high/low fives, like the kind that Maverick and Goose did in "Top Gun"... Now, that, my friend, is "wrong decade".

Quote: Originally posted by Ray Waterway
And as for Lucas' directing skills as brought up by RC Killian -- he became the kid in the candy store who ate too much, and now it's coming back to kick him in the butt. His ever-increasing use of computer technology has limited his ability to direct humans in good performances.

I am so completely with you on that and everything that followed, you hit my feelings on the subject exactly, even though previously I'd just hinted at my dissatisfaction.
HIGH FIVE!
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ok wrong decade, eh?

Jewel Staite as Kaywinnet Lee Frye Joss had asked Jewel to gain 20 pounds for the role on "Firefly". According to one of the DVD documentaries, Jewel said that "he wanted her to look like she enjoyed a cheeseburger every now and again". When it came time for the film, she worried about whether or not she'd have to gain the weight back. Joss said it didn't matter, 'cause he wasn't doing the film without her.

And as for Lucas' directing skills as brought up by RC Killian -- he became the kid in the candy store who ate too much, and now it's coming back to kick him in the butt. His ever-increasing use of computer technology has limited his ability to direct humans in good performances. A lot of posts ago, someone called the acting in Serenity "wooden". The folks in this movie should be getting Oscar nominations compared to the stuff in ROTS (except for Ewan McGregor). In watching the DVD this week, not even Natalie Portman could turn in a good performance. Why? Because Lucas can't direct humans! If it were up to me, i'd have made him make his longstanding relationship with Francis Ford Coppola a FULL partnership and have them co-direct the film - Lucas on the computer stuff, and Coppola with the humans.
Wouldn't that rock? A SW prequel with real gravitas? It would give the "The Godfather" homage in ROTS a little twist, now, wouldn't it?
But then again, it's not up to me, it's just wishful thinking, some fanboy who should probably stick a foot in his mouth, but damnit, what the hell are these boards here for but opinions?

You signed up with the site to tell me I was wrong, that is not respecting my opinion. I never once refered to your opinion as "wrong". You started this, not me.

Quote: Laughing? I actually think you were crying when you wrote your reply. I've upset you haven't I.

How is this not insulting?

In my post, made directly after your first post, I never refered to you by name, but you still took enough offense to make three consecutive posts aimed directly at me. If anyone should be mad at me, it's FETT, whom I refer to by name. Apparently you missed the part where I said that both sides of this "contest" were valid in their opinions.

And there's that word again, "opinion", the thing you say you respect, but still seem to find the need to attack.

Quote: If I've insulted you it's based on my opinion of your posts.

This is my point, you didn't like my opinion on your statements, so you went on the offensive. What opinions of yours am I disagreeing with? Again, box office predictions are not opinions, they are predictions.

I am sorry that I confused my comments from another thread, as I have been remarking on King Kong's lack of ads in the General discussion forum.

And as far as the "little boy" comment, I apoligize, it was uncalled for and I wrote it out of anger. The other comments I made, which you refer to as name calling, I stand by, as I cannot understand why you'd feel the need to get so upset over my Kong box office predictions. Honestly, I'm baffled.

And so far as you starting this argument, and you insulted me in your own passive agressive, sarcastic way, I took you advice and re-read your posts. Here are some samples:
Quote:
If you think ROTS had either you are...well.. entitled to your opinion and we'll leave it at that.

Take that to the bar.

..or in your  case, like it because...well.....I haven't figured that out yet? Did you like Gili too?

I am a memeber of these forums because I write for the site. I like to converse with the readers. Often, I take their advice and opinions to heart, and have even altered some of my reviews and my article after. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me when they don't act like smug jerks, in fact I welcome it. Stop playing the victim.

Quote: Originally posted by Gabriel Powers
 Then you went looking for more ammunition in the forums. I made a "prediction" on Kong's box office take, a "prediction" is not an "opinion". The fact that you took this prediction personally, when I'm pretty sure you have no attachment to the actual production of the film, leads me to believe you have somehow equated your own self worth to the film's fiscal out come. That's pretty sad. I hope I'm wrong about the box office figures, but it doesn't really effect me either way.

I'd love to have an honest discussion on my opinion of ROTS, but I know you have no interest. You've come to the forums looking for a fight, that is what children do. Because I've no idea of your actual age, I am going to assume that you are a child based on your actions. Please, don't respond, because I'm sure you have nothing of value to say.



First of all, let's clear something up, I didn't go looking for ammunition in the forums. Where did you get that from? Because my comment was about your opinion on King Kong? Well I'm sorry to tell you that I came across your comments in THIS thread, page 4, 15 post down.

Secondly, I signed up to post my OPINION of the film and couldn't help but add the "I can't believe anyone could like ROTS more than Serenity" because it's true. I CAN'T F'N believe it. I think ROTS was a terrible movie. If you would like to have that discussion as to why you believe differently I'm all ears (or eyes in this case).

And lastly, trying to insult me YET AGAIN by saying that I'm equating my SELF WORTH with King Kong's box office is, well, creative. I'm sorry but where do you come up with this stuff. I only replied to your "OPINION" on Kong because it was a part of this thread and again, I believed you were WAY off! I didn't call you names or make assumptions of your self worth. You keep taking this to the school yard. You call me a child but YOU are the one flinging insults. If I've insulted you it's based on my opinion of your posts. Nothing else. Do I think you are wrong, YES. Have I been calling you names, NO. If you want proof of that just re-read my post. You won't find me calling you names or attacking your self worth. If you are that easily insulted, don't post becaue people are going to disagree with you......... a lot.

Where, in any of you rambling do you make any claim to respecting other people's opinions? You can't sling insults and then hide behind the opinion claim.

The funny thing is that you started this because you didn't like my opinion. I never said anyone's opinion was invalid, you were the one who signed up with the site just to tell me I was wrong in my opinion that ROTS was a better film than Serenity. Then you went looking for more ammunition in the forums. I made a "prediction" on Kong's box office take, a "prediction" is not an "opinion". The fact that you took this prediction personally, when I'm pretty sure you have no attachment to the actual production of the film, leads me to believe you have somehow equated your own self worth to the film's fiscal out come. That's pretty sad. I hope I'm wrong about the box office figures, but it doesn't really effect me either way.

I'd love to have an honest discussion on my opinion of ROTS, but I know you have no interest. You've come to the forums looking for a fight, that is what children do. Because I've no idea of your actual age, I am going to assume that you are a child based on your actions. Please, don't respond, because I'm sure you have nothing of value to say.

Bouncy X, I appriciate your levity. Did you notice how much wieght Kaylee'd lost between the series and the film? I remeber her saying something about how Whedon'd asked her to put a few on in the special features.

isn't Kaylee the most adorable cute girl in the world?



thought i'd try and change the subject so this doesnt turn into a message board "fight"  

Quote: Originally posted by Gabriel Powers
 I'm honestly doubting the sales of Kong. It'll have a massive opening weekend, but I don't think it will be the phenomenon that LOTR was. though it does not reflect the actual value of the film in any way (I've always trusted Jackson, even before LOTR), I see this having a massive drop off the second week. I think it'll perform like Van Helsing: big opening, quick drop, just enough hold to score a small profit.


OH MY STARS AND STRIPES! Are you seriously comparing Kong to VAN HELSING!?!?!? You honestly doubt the success of King Kong? You're just pulling my leg now aren't you? The original King Kong is a classic among classics. Kong inspired people to make films. It inspired film legends like Ray Harryhausen who in turn inspired men like Phil Tippett and so on. EVERYONE is going to want to watch this film. And those people that are too young to remember the original classic and what it means to the film industry, will go watch it because PETER LOTR JACKSON directed it and Weta did the killer special effects. This movie WILL break box office records. It's going to appeal to all audiences and trust me people are going to leave that theatre crying and they'll watch it again and again and again. Kind of like a little movie by the name of TITANIC. Van Helsing......seriously....

Sarcastic or passive aggressive? I was just saying it like it is. You gave your opinion, I gave mine. Some people like pretty special effects more than character development and good dialogue. If you think ROTS had either you are...well.. entitled to your opinion and we'll leave it at that. I'm sure you aren't the only person to have liked the ROTS, I just can't believe anyone would like it MORE than a quality film like Serenity. I'm a huge fan of the original Star Wars Trilogy and it's like someone ELSE entirely wrote the prequels. If anyone out there wants GOOD star wars then check out the CLONE WARS cartoon series done by Genndy Tartakovsky or the  Heir to the Empire books by Timothy Zahn. Serenity is GREAT sci-fi(in MY opinion)in an industry full of crap. Nuff said. Take that to the bar.

I swear, Gabe, you're nothing but a big trouble maker...always stirring the pot and/or rocking the boat.

Oh Lord! I can't believe someone actually liked Revenge of the Sith better than Serenity. I guess some people like pretty special effects more than character development and good dialogue. All 3 star wars prequels were terrible. TERRIBLE! Cliche after cliche and poorly done at that.  

Back to Serenity,I never saw the tv series and was blown away by the film. It definitely worked as a stand alone film. I was on the edge of my seat in the theatre and felt like a kid again watching the original star wars trilogy. After leaving the theatre I stopped at Best Buy and bought the Firefly DVD series. I can only imagine how much more of an impact the deaths of such main characters would have had on me had I seen the series before watching the film.

If you are a sci-fi fan or just a fan of good films in general skip prequel star wars garbage and check out Serenity.

Yay! I loved the movie and then went and found the series in the sales and loved that too so I'll be getting this when it hits Region 2, hopefully that'll have a better cover as this one though good is confusing, why does it look like Mal and Zoe are shooting their way through thousands of zombies, and why is Serenity blowing up a ship when it doesn't have any weapons? maybe I'm forgetting something but I can't remember any of that happening.

Man - steady on people - it already sounds like a Star Wars / Star Trek convention here.....

IT's just a movie...(waits to be yelled at)

Yeah you guys are right about the sequel greenlight total being $80 million total, I got mixed up after reading on some sites that it needed to make $50 at the US box office and $80 million internationally when really it was only $30 million internationally to bring it up to the total of $80 million worldwide, so yes my bad on that.

It's just a shame the chances of it hitting that goal aren't any more realistic at this point either.

Universal's 2005 Film Slate Just for fun I decided to look up the films Universal Pictures released in 2005 so far and the gross and this is what I came up with...

"Assault on Precinct 13"- $19m
"The Wedding Date"- $31m
"White Noise"- $55m
"The Interpreter"- $72m
"The 40 Year-Old Virgin"- $107m
"Cinderella Man"- $61m
"Kicking & Screaming"- $52m
"Land of the Dead"- $20m
"The Perfect Man"- $16m
"The Skeleton Key"- $47m
"The Constant Gardener"- $32m
"Cry_Wolf"- $10m
"Serenity"- $24m
"Two For the Money"- $22m
"Doom"- $26m
"Prime"- $19m (still in theaters)
"Pride & Prejudice"- $2m (opening weekend)

So if you look Universal Pictures is actually having a decent year, not great by any means and they only have one blockbuster film grossing over 100 million but no where near the slide you people are talking about. But the total box office take for 2005 so far is $345 million dollars and that is not bad at all. But compared to giant studios like 20th Century Fox where "Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith" grossed $380 million which is more than Universal all together, it does look like they are doing poorly but I have hope they will come around. Well they do have "Jarhead", "The Ice Harvest", "First Desent", "Brokeback Mountain", "King Kong", and "Munich". Obviously "King Kong" will do amazning and give Universal they help they need to get back on top.

Cool menus ugly cover. Ill wait for the special edition.

I think Mal's his darkest when he's coding the new site. He gets very moody.

Quote: Originally posted by Paul Runstedler
I was disappointed by the movie.  I'm a *HUGE* Firefly fan though.

SPOILERS!!!

THE BAD
- Mal was very different, and darker than he was on the original series.  In the series he was the moral compass of the entire group.  In the movie, he had to be convinced of what the moral thing to do in various occasions.  I am sorry but having Mal pull a gun on the rest of his crew was inexcusable.
- Jayne.  I found him different than the series as well.  He appeared to care a little too much about the crew.  At one point he was buckling up the crew when they were crashing before he buckled himself in.  Sorry, I just don�t buy that.  Also, in the series, Jayne had respect for only one person, and that was Mal.  In some cases it appeared he looked up to Mal as an older brother figure.  In the movie, he appeared to have no respect for Mal.
- The whole "western" theme of the series was watered down in the movie.  The sets were too science-fictiony for me.
- Gratuitous use of technology.  One thing that I really enjoyed watching Firefly was that they had no technology that wasn't absolutely necessary.  No laser scalpels, no laser guns, etc.  In the movie they had a hover-craft, and there seemed to be a little too much useless technology (what the hell were those red beams that kept creeping up on River when she was in the elevator tube or whatever??)
- First 20 minutes of dialog appeared forced, and unnatural.  One thing I could say about the series was that I *never* felt that way about ANY dialog.
- Wash's death and Zoe's reactoin.  I'm not sure that tears from Zoe would make sense, but don't make it appear at the end as if she hardly even cared.  "Weather's gonna be rough for a while."  "It'll get better".  Give me a freakin' break.  If there was one thing in the entire world that could have brought emotion about in that woman it is Wash.  I don't buy that she doesn't hold Mal partially responsible for Wash's death.  I would have believed it more if she had have slugged Mal at the end of the movie.

THE UGLY
- They killed WASH!?!?

Just opening up some good-natured debate.  Not meaning to flame or anything, so please don't take it as such.

***********SPOILERS!!!!*************

1)  Mal's darkness - he's lost a little of his way.  Two of the people who actually cared about him left the ship because they couldn't be around him without compromising themselves (Inara left after "Objects in Space", and according to the comic books, Shepherd left because he punched Mal, which threw Shepherd's outlook on life on Serenity all askew).  They're scrabbling hard for jobs, and they've all been getting screwed over for a while.  He has not really lost his moral center - he still knows what he needs to do, but he's just kind of shut everyone else out.  He doesn't pull a gun on the crew - he does it because he's about to shoot the remaining Alliance fighter on the ship that Shepherd shot before he died.  He still shows that he is the moral compass of the group by telling them either to help or leave.  He's got a job he has started to believe in finishing, and he is more driven now than ever.  I don't think he ever needed convincing in the movie - he knew what he needed to do.
2)  Jayne.  You said it yourself - he only has respect for Mal.  In the movie, Mal asks him to make sure everyone's strapped in.  That's probably the only reason why he did so.  And also, take note of the way he did it.  He did it as if he was performing military protocol - saying "check" after each person was belted up.  There was no "are you strapped in?" or anything like that - it was straightforward, cut-and-dry, i'm-only-doing-this-because-i-have-to.  Also, a lot of what happened on Miranda had to do with his attitude change.  In the series, he didn't have respect for ANYONE.  Well, maybe his guns, but that was about it.  He almost screwed Mal over at one point in "Ariel", and he basically takes orders from him.  But every now and again, they butt heads.  The film basically extended this tension.  He's been asked to leave the room before because he shoots his mouth off.
3)  Gratuitous technology - this one i'm differing with you the most on.  The Mule or some version of it has always been there.  In the "War Stories" episode, they use their first Mule to crash Niska's gates with explosives.  My guess is that they probably retooled it with parts from the hovercraft they built (from scratch, mind you) in "Ariel".  Those red beams are security lasers (a'la "Ocean's Eleven" ) that are either designed to set alarms off, or (considering it's the future and security systems in the Central Planets are more sophisticated) possibly maim and kill intruders.  The technology's the same as in the series - we're seeing a lot more of the Alliance here, and with that comes their technology.  The reason we're not used to seeing technology like that is because most of the time on the series, we were in the outer rim, and those worlds were usually denied this stuff.  There were no laser guns in the movie, save for the EMP laser that was more than likely improvised by the Reavers.
4)  The first 20 minutes?  You serious?  Well, save for the opening in the Alliance compound and some of Simon's dialogue, i thought the crew were back to their playful selves...
5)  Zoe's reaction - we would have seen more of it had the Reavers not shot another tree-trunk spear through Serenity's windscreen.  Also, note how Mal let her have her time with Wash before pulling her out of the way.  Zoe's reaction as a soldier was absolutely perfect and spot-on.  Even her taking a little revenge on the Reavers was not uncalled for.  Zoe's character is always concerned with the job.  The first thing in her life, as shown by the series, is the job.  There's time for everything else.

and...

6)  Wash dead?  I gotta agree with you on this.  My wife cried for 40 minutes the first time she saw the movie - it could have been because she had a really bad day at the office, but it is sad.

"I was hoping this series dies with this movie as it should, IMO."

Oh... come on!
If you don't like it it's simple: FORGET ABOUT IT!
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Anyway, baaaaad artwork ¬_¬

Don't like the cover but I am kinda interested in seeing the movie.

it's 80m worldwide. Even though it will fall short, its DVD sales/rentals may give Universal the chance of a second.

Also I agree, Universal are having trouble releasing films. Late-September. eeek. LAND OF THE DEAD could of done better if it was released at that time.

Quote: Originally posted by Shaun Andrews
Actually, it only needs $80 million, but i agree nothing bodes well.

It needed to make $80 million internationally, $50 million domestically for a total of $130 million worldwide, which, sadly is pretty much impossible now.

Oh well, at least it's sure to be a smash hit on dvd, and maybe that'll be enough to convince Universal to greenlight some straight to dvd sequels somewhere down the line or something. It's about the best we can hope for now.

What to say... What can i say that hasn't been said already?  My wife and i saw this five times in the theaters - we're not registered Browncoats; we liked the movie immensely.  I'm real happy that this is coming out soon.  
However, the original poster art is good - wish they'd used that instead.  The image of River on the cover is from the UK quad posters, though. I could dig on that, but why does the image of Mal and Zoe in front of all those people look like it's ripping off the "Land of the Dead" poster?  
Regardless, i'm picking up at least five copies of this movie for myself and my family, even though i spent at least $80 in our repeated showings.  This was a great movie and deserved to be seen by a lot more people.  Universal definitely seems to have their timing off - like one of the earlier posters said, switching this movie's release with "Land of the Dead" would have definitely upped their stock.  

But then again, we're talking about a movie studio that doesn't handle ANYTHING right unless your name is Steven Spielberg.  Great directors have released works through Universal only to have the studio sh*t on them by either not marketing the product properly or messing with creative visions.  Terry Gilliam and Kevin Smith are a few names that come to mind.

Also, there was a rumored "We'll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time" featurette that was supposed to be on this disc.  Where'd it go?

Everybody sing!  "Fruity oaty bars, make a man out of a mouse / Fruity oaty bars, make you bust out of your blouse!"

One last addition:  Why is Universal no longer putting trailers on their DVD's?  That's one of my favorite DVD features -- so often, there is extra footage in these trailers that didn't make it into the finished product.  Also, don't they realize that some people want the thing that attracted them to the flick in the first place?  I love trailers...

It was a nice entertening flick...
With MAJOR "BUT" :
Whedon kept is TV-director "instincts" with this movie (For instance, when 2 characteres have an important speech, the action volume tunes down while music's tunes up...) and what is OK on tv looks sometime a bit dull in theatre.
And the whole buffy-in-space-like storyline was quite annoying.
Aside from that, the movie quite good (especially for a "minor" budget, around M$40, SF movie).
BAAAAAD cover !
And, AGAIN, no trailers... GRRRRRR !

Nice.  In time for Christmas.  I loved Firefly and I sadly missed Serenity in theaters, but I'm glad it will be out on DVD so soon.   Love the menus, but the artwork has me split.

Quote: Originally posted by Steve H
We're not going to see any sequels people. It's a total kick in the teeth I know but there's really no use beating around the bush about it any longer.

Serenity needed to gross a minimum of $130 at the worldwide box office before Universal would give the greenlight to the rest of the proposed trilogy, and since at this point in time it's only made just north of $30 worldwide I'm afraid the chances of any more theatrical outings are looking about as likely as the chances of me winning the lottery, getting abducted by aliens and being hit square on the noggin by a falling meteorite all on the same day.

Which is to say less than good.

Actually, it only needs $80 million, but i agree nothing bodes well.

THE FILM: honestly my favourite film of the year so far; behind batman begins, crash and sin city.

i agree that this film works magnificently as a standalone. i saw it with several people who had not seen any of the series, and they understood (and loved) it.

however, i do agree that particular plot pieces will have a much smaller impact on those new to the story (see below).

Spoiler regarding the deaths, they were plot devices used to make the audience believe that none of the characters were safe. i too was disappointed when wash was killed, but it had the intended effect on me.

whilst the US box office was disappointing, the film is yet to be released in places such as germany, mexico and italy, etc, where it should add several million to its worldwide total. also, the figure that would 'secure' a sequel was $80 million worldwide.

THE COVER ART: whilst the international poster art would have been ideal, i'm satisfied with this cover (apart from the... army of the dead (???) and lasers being shot from serenity). the colours do clash, but it makes it stand out.

Awesome!

It's definitely not a good omen for a sequel that it's being released so quickly, but DAMN, it's good to have this truly awesome flick on DVD so soon after it's release. This'll tide me over until the Special Edition, and it's one film I'll be glad to double-dip.

I've seen the movie 14 times (including once today) in theaters, and I still have to ask -- why the hell is there an army of the dead on the cover?  And why is Mal relegated to the bottom right corner when he's the main character of the friggin' movie?

I really think there's too much going on in the cover. I feel that something a bit more subtle could have worked even better.

I'll still buy it anyway. The movie was awesome!

Quote: Originally posted by Steve H
We're not going to see any sequels people. It's a total kick in the teeth I know but there's really no use beating around the bush about it any longer.

Serenity needed to gross a minimum of $130 at the worldwide box office before Universal would give the greenlight to the rest of the proposed trilogy, and since at this point in time it's only made just north of $30 worldwide I'm afraid the chances of any more theatrical outings are looking about as likely as the chances of me winning the lottery, getting abducted by aliens and being hit square on the noggin by a falling meteorite all on the same day.

Which is to say less than good.

Why do you think Serenity got made in the first place? The DVD sales were high for the Firefly set, which is why Universal bought the movie rights from Fox and allowed Joss Whedon to make his own film.

There's a chance that if the movie gets high profits from DVD sales and rentals, it might encourage Universal to greenlight a sequel. (Or if Whedon's Wonder Woman is successful, maybe they'll give Whedon the chance to do a sequel.)

Where's the DTS Audio???? Gabriel,

Can you please find out if Universal will be putting a DTS audio track for Serenity?
Please!

Thanks.

Damn!  Missed this at theatres, maybe a buy or Xmas rental.  The hot chick on the cover looks CG, don't ya think?  

PS: Nathan Fillion almost got cast as Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line."  Useless fact for y'all.

This looks like a nice disc for the fans, everything I wanted was included and it comes out next month! This is awesome. Usually Universal Pictures takes forever to get films out on DVD but I like that they are rushing releases like THE SKELETON KEY and SERENITY, two films I loved and cant wait to pick up!

Quote: Originally posted by Gabriel Powers
I honestly liked Revenge of the Sith better, for various reasons.

Um.  You think it worked better as a standalone film?  Or am I misinterpreting?

We're not going to see any sequels people. It's a total kick in the teeth I know but there's really no use beating around the bush about it any longer.

Serenity needed to gross a minimum of $130 at the worldwide box office before Universal would give the greenlight to the rest of the proposed trilogy, and since at this point in time it's only made just north of $30 worldwide I'm afraid the chances of any more theatrical outings are looking about as likely as the chances of me winning the lottery, getting abducted by aliens and being hit square on the noggin by a falling meteorite all on the same day.

Which is to say less than good.

Great! I went into this film very clueless and came out and ran to buy the series. This is a fantastic sci-fi film and so is the series. Even though it underperformed at the BO it recieved great reviews so it would be in Universal's interest to greenlight another and release it at a time when it will perform better as well. The dvd features sound really good and I really like the coverart. Can't wait for this one!

I plan on buying this the day it comes out becuase I already know it's good... but as someone who hasn't seen it, I would definitley skip past this one on a DVD shelf... the artwork is so dull and disappointing, and the colors clash. They should just give up on it and start with a new one like Universal did on "Land of the Dead."

Meh, doesn't look too special.

Aye, nae too keen on the artwork myself. I can't remember River looking like that in the film. Felt the UK poster would've sufficed, which we can hopefully see for the Region 2 release.

I adore this film as I'm a huge fan of the series.

I hate the cover art. I expected the theatrical art to be the DVD cover. This cover makes Summer Glau look like the poor man's version of Milla Jovovich, and while she is a key player in the film - she is NOT the star of the film. Still getting this though.

oooo the art is nice....looks sorta video game-ish but i like it..its pretty and really sticks out...at the very least it should grab people's attention at video stores so maybe that'll help sequels  

Great film. Buying it.

I've tried several times to get into this series, but I just can't.  The western motiff just puts me off in a big way.  The thing is that I'm a huge sci-fi fan, but this series and movie just irks me something aweful.

I was hoping this series dies with this movie as it should, IMO.  What's interesting is, that the only Joss Whedon work that I like is Alien Resurrection, which is normally and usually panned by most people.

Artwork added...

I love Serenity I can't wait!
I hope it will be a hit, so we'll get the sequels.

To Matt Joseph.
SPOILERS
Spoiler I'm sure we will see Wash's death consequences in the sequel.
So, It's not just a shocking death for me.
Wait, It was very shocking, don't ge me wrong :p

Oh my God. I totally forgot about Ghosts of Mars. It is sorta the same thing!

I missed this one so will rent first before buying.  

I agree that the plot worked fine standalone, I just feel that if I hadn't invested myself in several episodes with these characters, their plight in the film wouldn't have affected me nearly as much

Spoiler Wash's death made me choke up, but I don't think I would've cared nearly as much if I hadn't seen the series

I hope we get a screener copy so I can write an honest review. It seems every non-glowing review on the web gets the Browncoats all riled up. You ain't no one on the web untill the Browncoats are cursing your name.

That said I love the series and film, but felt the film wasn't really much of a stand alone peice. (Braces for backlash)I honestly liked Revenge of the Sith better, for various reasons.

Can't wait to see it I am sorry to say I've never watched the show or caught the movie - in spite of being a huge Joss Whedon fan (Buffy is one of my all time favorite shows) so I'll be checking this out, along with the series!