Serenity

Oh my, look at that! Half the world has seen Joss Whedon's masterpiece and it finally made it into Belgian cinemas. One wonders how long it'll actually stay there. There was a small review in my newspaper today. It got three stars out of four: two for the good entertainment and 1 extra because the reviewer likes Joss. He did his research and talks in his tiny piece about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, the death of Firefly and the fanbase. I'm betting he's actually part of that fanbase.
The other big Flemish newspaper and the only magazine I frequently buy both ignored Serenity completely. Humo (one of the biggest Flemish magazines) gives it two stars out of four. Their film reviews are online and readable, unfortunately the Serenity review isn't yet, as it seems new reviews get put online on Saturday. I'll keep you updated on what they think about the film (as every link I've put up now directs you to obscure Dutch parts of the internet).

Serenity didn't get much publication over here. It just enters the cinema as a low budget sci-fi film, which is only for a small group of geeky weirdos a reason to actually see it. I think a lot of films are handled that way, but usually I don't notice it, because I don't notice these films. Serenity will probably die a silent death in Belgian cinemas and will be quickly replaced by another low budget independent film that'll be on the bill for a couple of weeks in the smaller theatres.

P.S.: In Brussels Serenity plays in one cinema out of the four that are listed in the newspaper that play recent films.

I've got a secret! (And it's for paranoid_blonde)

I was looking at the cards posted at PostSecret when my eye fell onto this one:



paranoid_blonde will know why it amuses me greatly.

( And if you want to know as well... )