Realrockerhalloween Pike has met a new girl who is a cheerleader, beautiful, spoiled and recently been called as a slayer. A woman chosen by fate to hunt vampires and demons. What he didn't know is he has staked her heart. Now he must help her defeat a Master vampire and his army of undead from sucking the town dry. I find the movie to pale in comparison to the TV show of the same name, but it does have a few good merits to its name.The beginning starts out with the slayer being introduced as a narrator explains what they are and where vampires comes from. The voice is very rich, deep and creepy. We cut to Buffy leading the cheerleaders in an upbeat dance number reminisce of 80s films.Another scene deserving of recognition is Buffy facing her first vamp. A huge event where the supernatural is revealed. The look of terror on her face and her clumsy attempt at her first staking.Paul Ruben plays the lackey Amylin who livens up the screen every time he appears and leads to some of the best jokes in the film.Lothos the vampire king could've been scary, menacing and powerful but behind the stage politics prevented that from happening.Buffy becomes estranged from her friends and her watcher dies draws her closer to bad boy Pike. It seems they were destined to find one another and had genuine affection for one another. At the end the vampires attack causing Buffy to face her fears and destroy the demons of the night.The vampires are defeated as our favorite couple drive off into the sunset. The film really shows female empowerment by one girl taking on an army and dealing with a centuries old villain by relying on herself instead of another. The deaths of these powerful men is patriarchy ending and matriarchy rising up to take its place.Her relationships to her watcher and boyfriend add a human element and means she doesn't have to act alone or rely fully on a watcher.I rate it 6/0

John Doe The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer film starring Miss Kristy Swanson is a dud of a film...in many ways.All the girls including Buffy have valley girl accents, which ruins it for me, I can see quite clearly why Joss Whedon wanted this changed for the Television series. It just doesn't work here. Also the story line is flat and uninteresting and just plain boring. I really didn't like this film, but I watched it anyway because I am a big fan of the TV series starring Sarah Michele Geller.I wish i didn't see this film but I bought the DVD just so I could complete my Buffy DVD collection.I give Buffy the Vampire Slayer a 3/10

fireandlightning Skip this movie and go watch the series! I knew going in that it would be a bad one, I mean look at the reviews.. 5.5 stars out of TEN? That's a bad movie. I love the Buffy series and thought why not watch the movie to see the whole story. There's good actors in this movie, like Donald Sutherland, Luke Perry, Hilary Swank and David Arquette, but even they didn't do a particularly good job. Joss Whedon is a genius when it comes to many series/films, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Agents of Shield - but this movie was among the worst I've seen. Good idea, but bad lines and bad acting makes a bad movie. I can't really say so many positive things about it, more than without it there might've not have been a TV-show.

Mr-Fusion "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is a movie that was made for the teen mallrat crowd. It's light, fluffy and makes very little demands of its audience. But it works for me, and mostly because of the cast. Rutger Hauer, Paul Reubens (who has one of my favorite movie death scenes), Donald Sutherland and even Luke Perry seem to fit like just-right puzzle pieces, while Stephen Root easily steals all of his scenes. Much of this movie's charm lies in its lead. Kristy Swanson has the valley girl teen down to a T. She's game for the role's physicality and brings a likability to her vapid one-liners. Smoking hot, too, let's not forget that.I didn't expect much going into this; it's a very '90s movie (not my thing) right down to its soundtrack. But I did like the vapidity of its sense of humor, very much dig the star, and it made for a good time. Certainly laughed more than I'd expected to, and it never took itself too seriously. It also helps that it's more accessible to me than the TV series. 7/10