Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui. Written by Joss Whedon. Starring Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Hilary Swank, David Arquette, Randall Batinkoff, Stephen Root, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Sasha Jenson, Thomas Jane and Rutger Hauer.
Plot: Valley girl cheerleader, Buffy Summers (Swanson) learns she is destined to be a vampire slayer.
In the mythos of the movie, when one slayer dies, another must be trained to take her place. Buffy Summers, a vapid Los Angeles teenager, is that chosen one. She begins having nightmares about a vampire named Lothos (Hauer), but she contiues with her usual activities of shopping, cheerleading, dating and planning the next school dance. But then she meets Merrick (Sutherland), an older man who tells her of her fate as the slayer. She resists this knowledge at first, but then Merrick tells her things about herself she hasn’t told anyone and he eventually takes her to kill an actual vampire.
Buffy is a pain in the beginning, but she starts training anyway and it begins to change her into a far more likable person. Eventually she even meets a guy, Pike (Perry), who recently lost his best friend, Benny (Arquette), to the vampire world. Now Pike and Merrick work with Buffy to get ready to take on Lothos.
The cast is beautiful, literally. I mean, how much hotter could Luke Perry have been? Not much. LOL. The specials were good, the Freddy Claws was fantastic, it followed rules, was realistic, quotable and like, totally fun to watch over and over again. It was also really funny, but still maintained a bit of heart, which we love. We realize that it isn’t getting an amazing score from many people, but we love this movie and don’t understand the people who don’t.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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