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Blood feud: Two views on 'Buffy'
Awful film should be
staked, not vampires
By Kim McGuire
The Battalion
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer"
Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui
Starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul
Reubens, Luke Perry and Rutger Hauer
Rated PG
Now playing at Manor East 3
So I keep asking myself, "Like, what's the stitch
with this movie? The plot was like so five minutes
ago. I wish the director would have taken a chill
lozenge and quit with all this infantile valley lingo. I
mean, like, even Luke Perry was far from toasty with
his Hamlet do and not quite goatee. Like, this movie
is a total blemish to society!"
Imagine "Valley Girl meets Dracula" and you've
got a pretty good grasp on "Buffy the Vampire Slay
er," the new movie starring Kristy Swanson as Buffy
and Luke Perry as her rebel boyfriend. Pike, (aka Dy
lan McKay of Beverly Hills 90210).
"Buffy" begins in the Dark Ages, where director
Fran Rubel Kuzui makes a vain attempt to explain
the whole vampire legacy which goes something like
this:
"In each generation since the beginning of time, a
female is born who is destined to rid the world of
vampires. She is guided by a "Watcher" who trains
her in the art of vampire killing.
It just so happens that the twentieth century's fate
• ' la y s u P on the shoulder's of Buffy, a valley girl cheer-
y V^A LL leader interested in nothing else but shopping and
her jock boyfriend. (Randall Batinkoff)
Buffy meets Merrick, the "Watcher" (played by
Donald Sutherland) who inform her of her birthright
and tells her its her destiny to become the next Slayer
and rid the world of the vampires that are now
plaguing Southern California.
At first, Buffy is reluctant to accept her destiny.
"Like, all I want to do is graduate, go to Europe,
marry Christian Slater and die."
But after the vampires knock off a few of Buffy's
dosest friends, she's ready to kick some supernatural
butt.
Surprisingly, the acting in this movie is not that
bad. Swanson is pretty good as Buffy. She handles
the role as if she were indeed an air-head valley girl.
Perry makes the transition from television to the big
ling in the Unite screen quite well. Although his character is similar
rally non-existe b th e one h e plays on TV, he disguises the obvious.
■ ' Also, iDirector Kuzui managed to somehow pull
in big name film stai^tlike Donald Sutherland and
Rutger Hauer as the head vampire, Lothos. Both
Sutherland and Hauer are excellent actors, but their
roles are extremely small and the movie suffers as a
result.
Goofy film good for
a glorified B-movie
By Todd Stone
Tlte Battalion
Buffy (Kristy Swanson) does what she does best in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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feel he has
"Buffy's" biggest downfall, however, is without a
doubt the storyline itself. In the beginning, the
whole Slayer legacy is set up, but Kuzui never ex
plains it. There are a lot of unanswered questions:
Why Buffy was chosen? What happened to the past
slayers? Exactly how does the vampire Lothos fit
into the plot?
In one of the most confusing scenes, Donald
Sutherland gives Buffy a long; mysterious philo
sophical babble about her cLeptiny beingjulfilled
"when the music is stopped," but never again is
anything brought up about music.
Supposedly, the movie is about believing and ac
cepting oneself. If it's true, this issue was never ad
dressed .
It is obvious that the maker of "Buffy" were tar
geting a junior and high school audience with his
move. Its pretty clear "Buffy" was supposed to cash
in on Perry's 90210 fame, and somehow both he and
Swanson just get lost in the shuffle.
In a few weeks or so "Buffy" will be all bu^ for
gotten and producers will be scurrying to get it on
videocassette by Christmas. Luke Perry will be back
on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 hoping none of his
cast mates saw it while on summer hiatus, and Pee
Wee will probably be somewhere in Florida wonder
ing, "Where's a good Playhouse when you need
one?"
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer"
Starring: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul
Ruebens, Luke Perry and Rutger Hauer
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Rated PG
Now Showing at Manor East 3
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" is a goofy film one
hates to admit enjoying. But there I was, laughing at
the film's infectious silliness.
Basically, "Buffy" is a glorified B-movie, but a tal
ented cast and clever dialogue could elevate this film
as the sleeper hit of the summer.
The title alone is good for a laugh. I wonder if the
filmmakers thought of the title first and made a movie
from there.
The story revolves around a ditzy, valley-girl
cheerleader, Buffy (Kristy Swanson), who discovers
she follows a long line of vampire slayers. She has to
somehow kill the head vampire, Lothos (Rutger
Hauer), to save her fellow high school seniors at the
big dance.
Indeed, plot is not the film's strong point. Within
five minutes, you can guess who will live, die and fall
in love. But, witty dialogue and energetic perfor
mances serves the laughs in healthy enough portions
to overcome some choppy directing and predictable
narrative.
The film spoofs itself and this lack of seriousness is
the film's consistent charm.
One great image is Buffy on one of her first hunts.
She's all alone in a dark alley, and it's suppose to be a
tense moment. But while waiting to kill a vampire,
Buffy starts singing "Feelings."
Swanson amusingly plays up all the valley girl
stereotypes with Buffy. When her trainer, Merrick
(Donald Sutherland), makes an obvious point, Buffy
retorts, "Have you ever heard of the word, 'duh?'"
Sutherland's presence gives the film credibility,
and his dead-pan delivery of the script's stilted dia
logue works well.
Another of the film's saviors is Paul Reubens (Yes,
the man who gave the world Pee Wee Herman) as
Lotho's assistant. Reuben's death scene is a classic, as
he obviously exaggerates his character's agony and
despair. Luke Perry takes a "90210" break as Buffy's
clumbsy love interest.
The film is fun, but hardly perfect. The story could
have used another re-write to fill some holes, and the
directing of Fran Rubel Kuzui was predictable at best
- typical car chases and fight scenes.
Nevertheless, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" charms,
and the filmmakers willingness to be just plain silly
makes this film a reliable matinee.
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A&M grad explores new musical territory
Lovett experiments with jazz and blues on album
By Tricia Martinez
The Battalion ■
Lyle Lovett
"Joshua Judges Ruth'
MCA Records
Lyle Lovett has released his latest
project and listeners will hear a new style
from him on his new LP "Joshua Judges
Ruth."
Lovett, a former student of Texas
A&M, has sometimes been referred to as
a "to rock for country and to country for
rock" musician, so where does that leave
him? It leaves him creating a new style
of music that puts him in a class all by
himself.
"Joshua Judges Ruth" is Lovett's at
tempt at jazz and blues. Not only does
Lovett attempt it, but he conquers it like
a master.
This LP is definitely the strongest
work of music Lovett has done. He real
ly expiodes on "Joshua Judges Ruth,"
and gives listeners his all
One song in particular, "You've Been
So Good Up To Now," has already
crossed over into the AOR stations for air
play. The song is full of soul and Lovett
possesses strong vocals in which he
shows his range versatility.
Lovett wrote all the songs for the al
bum and was assisted by Willis Alan
Ramsey on "North Dakota." Lovett
seems to be writing from the heart and
many of his songs are rather sad, but
they in no means depress the LP.
It's no wonder the album's sound is
solid with musicians such as Lei and
Sklar, bass, Russ Kunkel, drums, and ap
pearances on vocals from Emmy Lou
Harris and Rickie Lee Jones contributing
to it.
Other top notch performances are by
Matt Rollins, piano, and Dean Parks on
guitar,
Lovett country fans can rest assure
that he didn't totally cross over. There
are a few songs on the album that pos
sess his ever popular country style
sound. The only difference on these
songs is that instead of being his usual
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