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Small-circulation-but-great review, *possible spoilers*

POSTED BY: SAMWIBATT
UPDATED: Thursday, October 6, 2005 04:04
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Thursday, October 6, 2005 4:04 AM

SAMWIBATT


FWIW, there's a terrific review of the BDM in my local alternative paper. I was shocked to see it because it absolutely nailed how I felt about the movie - though that wasn't the really surprising part. The really surprising part is that I've read a bunch of reviews by this reviewer and it's very rare for her to like a movie, especially if it was made in the U.S.

Clearly, she's a Browncoat. Here's a taste:

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Whedon, however, has out-Fireflyed himself. As if he knew we feared he would let himself be watered down, he went in the opposite direction and ramped up the unconventionality. He has taken a series that was too uncompromising for TV and turned it into a movie that so defies expectations that even religiously devoted fans—who worship him precisely for his revolt against the predictable and the ordinary—may find it too devastating. When Very Bad Things happen here, those fans may find themselves at war, half wishing that Whedon is only fooling with us and it’ll all end up being a dream or a virtual reality, anything that allows these bad things not to be true, but knowing that we’d hate Whedon for giving in like that.


Link to full review:
http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2005/cinema_2_2005-09-29.cfm


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