I watched Serenity last night and it was so good I added it to my favorites list. I would highly recommend it except for one problem with the movie, it has some gross scenes. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon, who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, so you can understand what type of grossness to expect from this movie. But like Buffy, it is funny and well written; you really care about the characters. The movie is based on a canceled TV show which I have never seen but that didn’t cause me any problem watching the movie because Whedon did a good job filling in the background of the characters.
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