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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 11  Rotten:23 Average Rating: 4.1/10

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Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: Buffy is the bubbly blonde reincarnation of all those fearless vampire slayers of yore--or so she is told one day by a mysterious old man in a trench coat. Against her better judgment, she follows the would-be boot-maker to a graveyard, where she is tested in combat by a gruesome pair of newly... Buffy is the bubbly blonde reincarnation of all those fearless vampire slayers of yore--or so she is told one day by a mysterious old man in a trench coat. Against her better judgment, she follows the would-be boot-maker to a graveyard, where she is tested in combat by a gruesome pair of newly minted bloodsuckers. Of course Buffy emerges victorious, but this ordeal is only the beginning of a series of deadly and protracted battles with the evil vampire Lothos and his legion of undead warriors. The spunky cheerleader may be L.A.'s only hope for survival. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Paul Reubens

Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Producer: Kaz Kuzui, Howard Rosenman
Composer: Carter Burwell

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 9, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Letterboxed Anamorphic - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. TV Spots
  • 3. Previews - Fox Flix

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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3/5

Enjoyable, but now basically a footnote to the TV series.

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10/15/07
Emma Cochrane
Empire Magazine
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Quite why Perry, as romantic interest, is still trying to convince peopel he is of high school age remains a mystery.

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10/15/07
Channel 4 Film
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Unfocused stuff, pitched at undemanding teenagers.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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3/5

No review available.

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02/29/08
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
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Joss Whedon's script has some fun with Valley talk (both genuine and ersatz) but strains to sell the story.

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10/15/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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2/4

This pallid crossbreeding of vampire horror with Valley Girl vamping has no surprises.

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10/15/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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A bloodless comic resurrection of the undead that goes serious just when it should get wild and woolly.

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10/15/07
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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2/5

No review available.

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07/01/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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2/5

No review available.

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06/22/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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2/5

A sometimes entertaining mess. (The TV series is, shockingly, a whole lot better.)

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04/17/05
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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2/5

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02/11/05
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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Grease in the 80s... with Vampires. Ugh.

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11/02/04
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
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2/5

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09/03/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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2/5

From this whole thing, who comes out the best? Paul Reubens! Who knew?

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06/02/04
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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3/5

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04/14/04
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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2/5

No review available.

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01/11/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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1/5

My favorite TV show is Buffy, I still can't believe it came from this horrible movie.

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11/19/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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2/5

No review available.

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09/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
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3/5

No review available.

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06/26/03
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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3/5

A slight, good-humored film that's a lot more painless than might have been expected.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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