Serenity: I was a big fan of Firefly and was pretty upset when it was cancelled, but I had no idea that the cult following would be so strong as to actually make way for a movie to be made. What amazes me is that some of the biggest fans of Firefly were people who had never watched Buffy or Angel and had no idea who Joss Whedon was. Anyway, I felt like this movie was mostly made for the fans but I think that people who had never watched the show could enjoy it too. First of all, the word "firefly" was never even mentioned, and they didn't make too many references to things that happened in the series either. But the fact that this world and its characters had already existed for 15 episodes helped make the movie very tight and complete. I was really impressed with the plotline, and there were more than a few surprises. And it had all of the classic Joss Whedon quirky humor combined with great human emotion. Hopefully this will pave the way for Joss to make more movies or TV shows. We miss him!
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: I saw the shorts with Wallace & Gromit a few years back, and I was super excited to hear that they were going to be making a full-length feature with them. Wallace is a inventor whose good-intentioned plans often go wrong, and Gromit is his dog and business partner that ends up getting them out of all of their trouble spots. Gromit is so cute! And he knits! He doesn't talk at all but you can always see what he's thinking, which is pretty amazing considering he's just a little plasticine figure. Haha, anyway, this movie was very cute and smart and wacky and I just loved it. While all the computer generated Pixar stuff is getting better and better, it's nice to see that some people still have the dedication to do old fashioned stop-motion animation and make it great.
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