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19 out of 24 people found the following comment useful :-
Different films earn stars in Different ways...., 31. Mai 2006

Author: MrGrundle von Skag Heaven

Buffy the vampire slayer is not a terrific film. It is not the type of cinema that leaves you breathless and reeling, nor is it the type of cinema that idles at first creeps through your dreams with pervasive intensity. No, this is Time Capsule Cinema, a voyage to the neon panoply of early 90's California in the self described "Lite Age."

Kristy Swanson is lovely as the wise cracking eponymous star, nicely alternating between clinical sarcasm and tenderness in what is, essentially, a limited role. Donald Sutherland and Rutger Howard are hilarious as ancient figures who just happen to be hip to the slangy nature of late 20th century teen dialog. Luke Perry, David Arquette and Hillary Swank (far from her best role, but my favorite film of hers!) and a few others are fine as the assemblage of irreverent teenagers, eye rolling to the max! A highlight of the film is Stephen Root, playing the principal, regaling Buffy with a cautionary tale of his experiences with LSD in the 60's..."I was at a Doobie Brothers concert..."

Oh, and by the way, that's PEE WEE FREAKIN HERMAN as the fanged creep Lefty. Boy he got outta jail just soon enough. Paul Ruebens is phenomenal, of course, and it may be his presence that allows me to shamelessly enjoy the rest of the film through my rose colored glasses of guilty nostalgia!

Too many serious films reek of Los Angeles- you can almost taste the soy burgers and smog- when they take place elsewhere. This makes it difficult to differentiate the cast of actors from the characters they are paid to represent. This film revels in LA's lack of charm and sophistication. I half expected an In-N-Out Burger commercial to pop up half way through. Not enough comedies are as unselfconscious as this one, content to poke fun at themselves till the vampires come home!

7*/10 CAMPY FUN

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Tongue-in-cheek but it doesn't make a great movie, 4. Februar 2002

Author: Aidan McGuinness von Dublin, Ireland

First off I have to say my review of this movie may be somewhat coloured by my adoration of the television series. Despite sharing a few superficial elements - a character called Buffy who slays vampires and who has a watcher - the two are quite distinctive (even if Joss Whedon penned them both).

"Buffy" here is very much played with a tongue-in-cheek. It's Clueless meets Dracula. Buffy and her cohorts are shallower than an evaporated puddle and Buffy can only learn to grow up when heaped with the responsibility of being the Chosen One, destined to slay vampires. The vampires in question are just people with white faces played up in quite a camp manner and bare little resemblance to the sharp, wise, smart vampires favored by both the TV series and other movies.

There's no acting of any note and the plot is wet-paper thin. The direction isn't memorable... so what stops the movie getting a 0 or a 1? The humour. The movie is played for laughs, taking a bit of a dig at pop culture and vampire lore. There's some great lines in it - particularly the "kill him A LOT!" line. Watch the coach at the basketball game for similar humour, and there is an unforgettable vampire staking towards the movie end that's very amusing.

The movie looks like it was shot on a shoe-string budget (adding to the camp tongue-in-cheek parody feel) and has none of the production values we'd see Whedon employ later on. What it does have is a sometimes very amusing line in black humour offset somewhat by an irritating need to follow the "Clueless" mould of teenagers (which was, admittedly, the trend at the time). It's not an awfully bad movie but it's not really all that good. In the end it's a 5.5/10 from me.

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"I Didn't Even Break A Nail!", 17. März 2003

Author: Scott LeBrun von Winnipeg, Canada

Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a stereotypical South California high school girl who is informed by a man named Merrick (Donald Sutherland) that she is "The Chosen One" of her generation and that she will have to fulfill her destiny as a hunter and destroyer of vampires. Right away she has to go to work as vampire leader Lothos (Rutger Hauer) and his sidekick (Paul Reubens, in one of his best non-Pee Wee Herman roles) are gobbling up the young population of L.A.

Light, air-headed 1990's L.A. spin on vampire stories is reasonably fun. You could do worse than this.

High marks for the cast. Swanson is perfect for her role and ably supported by Sutherland, Reubens, Hauer, Luke Perry, David Arquette, and Hilary Swank (in a pre-Oscar role).

As we all know by now, this was the film that inspired the subsequent TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy.

Slightly above average so I give it six out of ten.

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Loves It!, 8. September 2005

Author: Luis Hernandez von United States

Let me tell you. This movie couldn't of had been any better. If your a Gothic freak who loves the supernatural or if your a popular cheerleader then your sure to have fun watching this movie. Buffy Summers who is a 16-year-old high school senior is told by a stranger (Meritt) that she has a destiny and a purpose in life. To stop and kill vampires. He tells her that it's her birth right. "Into each generation a slayer is born. One girl in the world with the power to stop the forces of evil." Buffy ends up having many dreams where she is a peasant girl and that a man (Vampire: Lothos) keeps killing her. That hes so strong for her to beat in her dreams. It seems that her dream is a reality because Lothos does exist. The chosen one has to be physically trained with weapons on how to stop and kill the vampires while also completing the task of killing one of the masters, Lothos. She ends up going to her beautiful prom which is anything but perfect when an unexpected guests decide to ruin the event. The rest is up to you. It's a great movie to watch.

Rate:8/10

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A fun one..., 2. November 2002
Author: FrozenDreamer von Sunny London

I originally saw this one quite a few years ago... back when it was released... and I do remember enjoying it even then. It's a fun bit of garb that I would recommend to anyone.

If you are thinking of watching the series... it may be a good idea to watch this before you start on the many episodes that await you. It'll give you a sort of grounding and deeper understanding of the world that is 'Buffy'... and why there is so much merchandising being thrown at us by bigwig company executives!

Wait for this to come out on the tele... I wouldn't rush out and buy it on DVD... and that's why I give it...

6.5 flaps out of 10

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Snarky and funny..., 25. April 2001

Author: chloemonster von US

I loved this movie. I'd seen it waaaaay before the series was a twinkle in anyone's eye. This film is built for total entertainment and some of the dialog is the best around just because it is so ridiculous.

When the series started, I couldn't believe it was soo dark and brooding. I figured I'd never watch it because it was not faithful to the movie. Well, I did start watching it and now I can say I get great satisfaction out of both Buffy entities. For those of you who are avid (or rabid) viewers of the series and are thinking about watching the movie beware that it is absolutely NOTHING like the series. If you are hoping for something that is like the TV series, you are bound for disappointment. Just let go of your expectations and you will find lots of humor and pleasantness in Buffy (the movie).

And remember....Pike's not a name....it's a fish.

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Good and fun, but she's no Sarah Michelle Gellar, 9. Juni 2002

Author: Dave (deadpool-4) von Michigan

I found this movie to be a lot of fun. I saw it in the theater back in 1992, and had a great time. While Kristie Swanson is no Sarah Michelle Gellar in terms of character depth, she still pulls out a good performance. This movie good for entertaining popcorn fodder, but is by no means one of the classics of our day.

Hilary Swank is fun to see in a pre-"Boys Don't Cry" role, and it's also great to catch stars like David Arquette and Ben Affleck (don't blink, you'll miss him) before they struck it big.

8/10, but don't expect it to be absolute genius.

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underrated -- more than fluff, 27. Januar 2003

Author: (spiritwriter)

underrated action/comedy: witty, intelligent, nuanced humor in the writing and acting. Lest people forget, this was an early entry in the no-longer-waiting-for-her-prince, newly-empowered, women-who-can-kick-butt genre ....full of satire and irony for the non-literal viewer.....truly delightful!

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That's fun. No, that's funny., 26. Juli 2002

Author: Adam Kraemer von New York, NY

This is a terribly fun movie. The acting is deliberately over the top and does quite well. Everyone from Swanson to Perry to Reubens to Stephen Root does an excellent job. I don't understand people who didn't like this - it's simply fun.

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Campy and Fun, 6. August 2002

Author: canesflyers von North Carolina

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This movie was meant to be funny not serious and dark. It is great for a few laughs provided you keep an open mind. Paul Reubens has one of the best death scenes. It is hilarious. Joss Whedon has made his apologies for the film and has made up for it. If you want good, serious and a bit dark watch the Buffy TV show.

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