Another reason not to trust FOX,ever.The script of the original Buffy movie is said to be a masterpiece,while the shot movie is horrible-that speaks for itself I think.Poor Joss Whedon to be have to go through this,but he managed to save his brainwave,didn't he;) I don't get the obsession of Hollywood about those "happy-endings".I, for myself,would take a movie with a dark ending,or at least a bittersweet one,over a bubble-gum pink,unrealistic,guy-gets-the-girl ending any day!But they always seem to shoot silly endings.Read the Buffy comic "The Origin".It tells the story of the movie,of course,without all of the disgusting changes of the script,the gym does burn down,Joyce is not that kind of a mother,Buffy shows far more character development,the Slayers do not have any hairy spots and Merrick does not get born over and over again,the Watchers are normal human and I can't believe the unrealistic,horrible acting of Donald Sutherland,who,normally,a great actor.(And FYI-Merrick shot himself not to reveal the identity of Buffy,dies nobly,not like in this silly movie.) Another thing-vampires usually don't act that way.Becoming one does not make you stupid,you know *rolls eyes* I advice you to watch the movie though,just to see Whedon's genius on how he managed to survive and create Buffy the Vampire Slayer(the real one,of course)Probably the nicest thing in the movie is the portrayal of Buffy's friends. I watched five Buffy episodes last night,after watching the movie.They enabled me to sleep soundly,the real Buffy.
Review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
