haha, yeah, Jayne really does seem a whole lot better in the movie than he did in the series. and the whole Wash thing-- definitely quite a tragic and sudden ending for him. (and yeah his whole "leaf on the wind" line is so cute, and then he's dead!) yay for Kaylee's happy ending. I just think it's the funniest thing when she and Simon are sitting there waiting to shoot the reavers when they come in, and Simon more or less says he wants to sleep with her, and she goes "hell with this! I'm gonna live!" hahaha. it's just so funny the way she says it. it's also some much needed comic relief at that moment. and of course Mal was hot as always. and Simon seems especially attractive in the movie. he was always rather cute, but he looks even better now... I think his hair's longer in the movie...
anyway, I'm glad you got to see Serenity and that you got to see it with other dorky people who love it-- I did too! :-)