This is a refreshing film that pokes fun at the horror genre on many levels. The title is the first clue that this is something different. A girly girl name for someone who slays vampires as The Chosen One. Heavy stuff. lol. Females are usually the fodder in the horror genre, but not here. Empowering a female to try and save the world from the forces of darkness while she tries to maintain her keen fashion sense is both groundbreaking and hilarious. And who says a little comedy can't be interjected amidst the gore and death? Humor, after all, keeps all of us sane and this film has it in spades; whether it be in the form of a quick quip or a sight gag or an over-the-top performance, it all undercuts the seriousness perfectly.
The cast is, for the most part, great- especially Rutger Hauer and Paul Reubens. Kristy Swanson carries off the title role with aplomb. Easily her best role, in my humble opinion. After having immensely enjoyed the seven seasons of the TV series, I still find myself watching this film and appreciating it even though it did not end up the way the creator, Joss Whedon, originally envisioned. I believe were it not for his strong reaction to the changes made from his original script that 4 years later, he would not have been so gung-ho to take Buffy to the little screen. Thank The Master.
FYI, the trivia posted here regarding Buffy having burned down the gym in the original script version penned by Joss Whedon does not appear to be correct. I have read what looks to be the original script(found on the internet movie script database) and the ending is pretty much like how it happened in the film. The gym remains mostly intact, as the vampires all skedaddled after Buffy killed Lothos. The script is definitely darker than the film and you can see a much more direct correlation between it and the TV series.
P.S. This film predates Clueless not the other way around so the references should be attributed as such. BtVS was the influence.
The cast is, for the most part, great- especially Rutger Hauer and Paul Reubens. Kristy Swanson carries off the title role with aplomb. Easily her best role, in my humble opinion. After having immensely enjoyed the seven seasons of the TV series, I still find myself watching this film and appreciating it even though it did not end up the way the creator, Joss Whedon, originally envisioned. I believe were it not for his strong reaction to the changes made from his original script that 4 years later, he would not have been so gung-ho to take Buffy to the little screen. Thank The Master.
FYI, the trivia posted here regarding Buffy having burned down the gym in the original script version penned by Joss Whedon does not appear to be correct. I have read what looks to be the original script(found on the internet movie script database) and the ending is pretty much like how it happened in the film. The gym remains mostly intact, as the vampires all skedaddled after Buffy killed Lothos. The script is definitely darker than the film and you can see a much more direct correlation between it and the TV series.
P.S. This film predates Clueless not the other way around so the references should be attributed as such. BtVS was the influence.