I’ve been wanting to watch this for a while, and as I had to go into the centre of London for another purpose I took advantage of it still being around. I was most impressed. The opening sequence was remarkably strong, and it did a good job – I guess – of orienting newcomers, although I’m sure those familiar with Firefly got much more from it. Which I did. Disappointed that Shepherd didn’t get more of a role, but at least he was in it (from watching the trailer I wasn’t sure). And I loved the climactic moments too, particularly River’s battle (largely unseen – which made it work all the better). Cool. I searched for an image of her with the axe dripping blood, but couldn’t find one – have to wait for the DVD release I guess!

And now I know who ‘the operative’ is – which is the character I most resemble, according to one of those little quizzes. Hmmmm.

But the film was great. Definitely in my top five of the year, for enjoyment primarily.

But I wondered about the politics of it – bit of a redneck/McVeigh slant it seemed to me – but I’m a foreigner, so what do I know?

“You can’t stop the signal” – hope that’s true, what with PeakOil and all that.