BA_Harrison
Kristy Swanson stars as Buffy, a carefree high school cheerleader leading the valley girl lifestyle who must put down her pom-poms and pick up a stake in order to fulfil her birthright as a slayer of the undead.Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a hugely popular TV show in the '90s, but this earlier big-screen bash at bringing Buffy to life is nowhere near as slick or as satisfying as the series.Part of the problem was apparently due to the fact that Joss Whedon's original script was re-written against his wishes, rendering certain scenes incomprehensible, but much of the blame must go to director Fran Rubel Kuzui, whose dull direction makes the film rather bland when it should be a whole lot of fun. The comedy falls flat, the fight scenes are limp and there is very little in the way of blood, despite quite a few stakings. Furthermore, the whole production suffers from an air of cheapness and a lack of style (most notably, the vamps just fall over when killed, rather than disintegrating).While Swanson is no match for her TV counterpart, Sarah Michelle Gellar, I didn't think that she was all that terrible: she convinces as an airhead, and looks great in her Lycra bra-top and leggings. She is certainly no worse than Donald Sutherland as her mentor Merrick, and Rutger Hauer as head vamp Lothos, both of whom are capable of much better.Perhaps the most fun that can be had with the film is in spotting the familiar faces amongst the supporting cast: David Arquette (Scream) hams it up as slacker turned bloodsucker Benny, future Oscar winner Hilary Swank plays vacuous high schooler Kimberly, Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Reubens is Lothos' right-hand vamp Amilyn, and both Ben Affleck and Ricki Lake have blink and you'll miss them cameos.
jacobjohntaylor1
This a great movie. It is one of the scariest movies of all time. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. 5.6 it a good ratting. But this is such a good movie 5.6 is underrating. This is a great movie. I give 10 out of 10. It his a true horror classic. See it. It is a great movie. The show it good. This is a better. See it. It is a classic. I need more lines and I am running out of things to say. This is a great movie great movie great movie great movie great movie. If you like good horror stories then you will like this movie. It is a great movie.
jlcdwmartin
The uncut DVD version, which is what I have, is overloaded with what I would call "boys' locker room" vulgarity. You can tell immediately that this was aimed primarily at the young males in the audience by the appearance of "jokes" about the male anatomy. Female cycles are not funny in any context; yet rude inferences to this were allowed to remain in the finished product.I personally cannot imagine young people, especially girls, behaving in such a bawdy, slatternly manner. My impression is also that Buffy and her coterie have abundant permission from their well-heeled parents, so that they can go shopping at the drop of a Macy's credit card.Yes, the original premise of a "cheerleader who fights vampires" has been shown in the follow-up TV series to be entertaining and appreciable. Sadly, this movie "trial run" is a dud (as the original and highly disappointed writer pretty much described it himself). The impression one has is that this was a movie made as an interim filler between more "real"acting jobs for the cast.
SnoopyStyle
Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is the quintessential valley girl cheerleader. She and her friends are all clueless. She is approached by Merrick (Donald Sutherland) and told that she is the Slayer. There are vampires in the world, and there is a slayer who fights them. When one slayer falls, another one takes her place. It is Buffy's turn to be the Slayer. She is joined by a slacker outcast Pike (Luke Perry) in a fight against the powerful Lothos (Rutger Hauer).This is most notable for who wrote the script, Joss Whedon. Although he definitely has disowned this with all the changes to his script. It has a funny co-starring role from Paul Reubens. The style is lacking. Kristy Swanson has the looks but not quite the attitude of the valley girl exactly. She always seems a bit too bright and too serious for the clueless role. It is definitely a very light sarcastic take on the vampire movie.
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