New York Magazine's Best of 2005 Issue

POSTED BY: oiamslain
UPDATED: Thursday, December 15, 2005 17:01
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OIAMSLAIN

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:13 PM

...named Serenity the 3rd best film of the year (behind A History of Violence & Brokeback Mountain), calling it "the year's best underrated movie". They also gave Whedon 3rd best debut of the year, saying he trumped the recent Star Wars with a fraction of the budget.

CHINDI

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:31 PM

quite a KUDO.. and well deserved

Chindi.. giving the BDM a STANDING O

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:36 PM

I always felt that mag had something on the ball.
Now I know it.

Chrisisall, native NYer

EVERYWORLDSPINNIN

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:41 PM

Post a link, if you have one!

"The last thing I want is that any of our descendents should look back in some years and despise us for not daring to act when we had so much capacity to act. We must dare to seek how, why and on what we agree. We shall thus be able to join together to look for alternative solutions and new ways of managing the world's challenges. Being diverse is our richness, acting together will be our strength". (Federico Mayor; 02-04-01;
UBUNTU Constituent Meeting).

VIOLETRIX

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:48 PM

yay! that is so awesome. he did trump star wars.

http://violetrix.blogspot.com

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 7:53 PM

Violetrix, you think Serenity was better than Sith????

Just kidding Chrisisall

FOURSKYS

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:39 PM

Awesome!

http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/cultureawards/15297/index.htm
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WORKWORKWORK

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:44 PM

Thanks for the link.

I think Summer Glau should have made the Best Actress list at least, but I'll take the kudos the DBM (and Joss) got.

[The angered bar crowd backs Mal, Zoë, and Jayne up to a cliff edge.]
Mal: This is why we lost, you know. Superior numbers.
Zoë: Thanks for the re-enactment, sir.

FCYBERDRAGON

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:50 PM

I'm a HUGE fan of Starwars but I must admit that Serenity (including Firefly) got a little something that Starwars don't have and that's what makes this movie so special. It is well deserved

P.S. I'm new on this website and I want to say a little hello to everyone here

"I will not fear, fear is the mind killer. I will face my fear, I will let it pass trough me" -Leto Atreides

VIOLETRIX

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:24 PM

Quote:
Violetrix, you think Serenity was better than Sith????

i know it's crazy talk, but yes, yes i do.

http://violetrix.blogspot.com

SADLITTLEKING

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by workworkwork:
I think Summer Glau should have made the Best Actress list at least

Most definately. She's incredibly talented.

Good to see Serenity and Joss gettin' some well-deserved praise.

And for the record, I also thought Serenity was better than Episode III.

STORYMARK

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:33 PM

For my $.02, I agree that Serenity was better than Sith.

But I still really, really dug the hell out of Sith.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

KT

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:13 PM

Shiny!! Woo Hoo Joss!

Thanks for the heads up on this oiamslain. Great way to end my day.

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"See, this is another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crotchety. Breaks the heart."

SKYSCRAPER

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:24 PM

Wow.... that seems to be our lot in life when it comes to Firefly/Serenity. Great movie, few saw.

This was a very good article, and they explained why the good (and bad) movies of the year are very note-worthy. And 'note-worthy' has absolutly nothing to do with Box Office scores.

But I agree, I wish Summer had made Best Actress list.

Once, just once, I want things to go according to
the gorram plan!

NERVOUSPETE

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:43 PM

Awlright! That's wonderful news!

But I certainly think that at number one should have been...

Sideways

With the criminally neglected 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' at no.2, followed by Serenity. C'mon, Firefly flans! You saw Serenity struggle at the B.O, don't you care about the year's other great marketing-abused flick? Please! Run and see this film!

"If you can keep your head whilst others... eurgh! Ack! I've spilt my ink! Ugh! Ink on my trousers! Agh! Ink on my shirt! My only hope! The window! Aieeeeee!" (Falls to death)
- Jonathan Nash

ANA

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:49 PM

OMG! *Our* little movie got named third best of the year, and in such exalted company as "History" and "Brokeback"? Yowza. Talk about your good publicity. And hey, every little bit helps, right? (Maybe the writer's a Browncoat... )

ICCLEDAMES

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:51 PM

I saw A History of Violence and didn't think it was that big a deal!

Good to see Serenity is up there but I'm just amazed Violence is where it is...

FRIDAYCRIES13

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:52 PM

That will surely help sales as well as the the "wandering in video rental store" factor.

"That's why I never kiss them on the mouth."
-Jayne Cobb

EMBERS

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:28 AM

'Sideways' came out in 2004, so it wasn't in the running (but did make it to a lot of people's lists last year since it was a nomination for last year's best oscar)
unfortunately 'Serenity' will NOT be nominated for any oscars... :(

It is really encouraging that it hasn't been forgotten...and this kind of article should help DVD sales

Yeah, Joss also thought 'Sith' was awesome, but I think he'll happily enjoy the compliment that HIS movie had that something extra (like good dialoge, wonderful acting, a more surprising plot with actual plot twists....).

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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse,
and have you joined the Browncoats yet?
http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/?fuseaction=tools.invlink
&u=embers&linkID=36

DERANGEDMILK

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:00 AM

wow, I'd say that bodes well for our oscar chances.
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

DEFENDER82

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:11 AM

Further down--you have to read the whole article-best quote

Other 2005 genre movies that carried their weight with both grace and unpredictability: A History of Violence; Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang; Serenity; . . . What distinguished all these movies was the conviction that genre films, because they arrive in such identifiable packages (we know the general shape of a sci-fi or a detective story), can become, like a poem written in a formal structure such as a sonnet or a villanelle, a field of play for the artists involved, capable of impudence and surprise—the shock of the new wrapped in the context of the familiar

Think! It's Patriotic!

defender82

URSULA

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:23 AM

Superiorly cool!!!

CALHOUN

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:57 AM

Quote:
chrisisall wrote:
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 09:53
Violetrix, you think Serenity was better than Sith????

Just kidding Chrisisall

Isnt it sad that these Star Wars prequels are movies probably never to get repeat viewings (certainly not by me). I mean i've lost count of the times i've watched the originals over the years they are just.. special but the prequels are just gossur..

Serenity will surely wear a groove in my DVD players tray.

IMDAHMAN

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:44 AM

*sigh* It's just a shame that we won't see more of Serenity on the big screen unless some studio out there takes a HUGE chance

Stoopid box office numbers being so important...

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- imdahman

They don't like it when you shoot at 'em - figured that out myself. - Mal

THESOMNAMBULIST

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:03 PM

Congratulations Joss and the Cast and Crew of SERENITY!!!

I've not seen the two films above it, but seeing as how I loathe Cronenberg films I don't think I'm going to like A History of Violence. But you never know....

Anyway Well done SERENITY.

and yes! Joss has replaced Lucas as the master of creating a story in space. It blew all the Star Wars film outa the water since Empire Strikes Back.

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

SHINYBROWNSHORTS

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:14 PM

It is nice to see a clever and creative genre movie be recognized as one of the better movies in what can be described as a dismal year for movies. The show , however, is still superior to the movie and we should all make a concerted effort to rvive the show by purchasing 2 or 3 copies of the DVD to induce someone to revive the show

shinybrownshorts

FOREVERSHINY

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:11 PM

Wow, our little movie sure did good! Yes!

Quote:
P.S. I'm new on this website and I want to say a little hello to everyone here

Well, hey there fcyberdragon. Welcome to our little website dedicated to our big damn heroes....and other such thing.

Cheers,

~ForeverShiny~
~~~~~~~~~~~
Can't stop the signal!
"No, Cap'n, I think it's shiny!"--Kaylee, o'course.
"Yeah, but she's our witch, so cut her the hell down." --Mal in "Safe."
"Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughtta fall down, tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a home." --Mal in "Serenity" My all-time fav quote. Love it!

HUMBUG

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:48 PM

When I saw this movie for the first time I was sitting on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. It was so exciting and new and loud. The characters were fun &/or scary and the universe the film depicted was new and exciting and exotic and dangerous. It really broke new ground in terms of the kinds of films that were being made in Hollywood and the special effects were quite literally "out of htis world"!!!

Does this description of a movie sound familiar?

I remember when the first Star Wars movie came out back in the day (I was 5 years old at the time) . This was the kind of buzz and excitement that was gernerated at the time. I was hooked on sci-fic from then on.

Thank you Joss for making Serenity - a film which was all these things and more. And thanks to all the cast and crew and special effects guys for making a film which was such an experience and thrill to watch.

Please, please, please keep making more adventures for the characters in this FAN-RUTTING'-TASTIC world you created.

Serenity and Firefly forever!! Jayne Rocks!!!

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Calhoun:

these Star Wars prequels are movies probably never to get repeat viewings (certainly not by me). I mean i've lost count of the times i've watched the originals over the years they are just.. special

Yes, the original three are special!
The next time I suspect I will see the gorram lame 2nd (1st?-wtf) trillogy is if my son, when he gets older, has a curiosity that needs addressing.

Serenity, on the other hand, will surely gain the status Blade Runner enjoys now, whether or not sequels come.
And yeah, I'm gonna wear my copies out too!!!

Whatever the $ take, the cream of Serenity will rise to the top of cinema history- our BDH's are forever.

Chrisisall, future movie historian

CHANNAIN

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by fcyberdragon:
I'm a HUGE fan of Starwars but I must admit that Serenity (including Firefly) got a little something that Starwars don't have and that's what makes this movie so special. It is well deserved

I've had a devoted Star Wars fan tell me that he was anticipating "Serenity" equally as much as "Sith". To a fan girl like me, that certainly says something.

Quote:
Originally posted by fcyberdragon:
P.S. I'm new on this website and I want to say a little hello to everyone here
*pours really fresh wine and passes a cup to Fcyberdragon*

Welcome aboard!

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Live in Minnesota? Join the Group! Yahoo Group, that is...
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MN-Firefly

BEAR1313

Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:01 PM

Shiny, Serenity kicked ass! The last 3 star wars SUCKED big time.