Just another Manic Monday? Wish it was Sunday? Nothing beats a case of the Mondays like a camp-out. And we ain't talkin' s'mores, sing-a-longs and psycho killers. We're talking about getting in touch with your guilty pleasure zone. That's right, every Monday we'll be bringing you the best of the worst. It's gonna be awesome - and terrible! - all at the same time.
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Vamps are everywhere these days. Unfortunately, with their overexposed pale skin and fawned-over-fangs comes super-annoying counterparts: sappy, submissive fang-girlfriends. As The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens this week, we are going to inundated with my least favourite vamp lover, Edward Cullen's accident-prone awkwardly hair-touching obsessed soul mate, Bella Swan. Before Bella and her alabaster beau made it big, girls didn't just run - and make nice photo ops - with vampires. They ran at them. And killed them. A lot.
In 90s, my personal brand of vamp heroine was born: Buffy, slayer of the vampires. While most people associate the Buffster with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the wicked smart TV series, girlie truly made her debut in a failed 1992 teen flick of the same name.
The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer featured Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry and a crapload of neon-coloured clothes. Unlike the show, which got pretty spooky with it's storylines (hello, Gentlemen!), this flick is pure cinematic cotton candy: pink, sugary and really, really bad for you. There's no obscure pop culture references, genuine conflict or remotely terrifying kills here. Just cheerleading, cheesy quips, loud leather jackets and nail-breaking breakdowns. They might as well have called it Fluffy the Vampire Slayer - and sent it straight-to-VHS.
Cheap puns aside, this Buffy doesn't totally suck. It's actually kind of rocks. In a it's-the-early-90s-and-nothing-is-meant-to-be-serious kind of way. Plus, there's always some light-hearted comedy before the semi-dark series, right?
In 90s, my personal brand of vamp heroine was born: Buffy, slayer of the vampires. While most people associate the Buffster with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the wicked smart TV series, girlie truly made her debut in a failed 1992 teen flick of the same name.
The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer featured Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry and a crapload of neon-coloured clothes. Unlike the show, which got pretty spooky with it's storylines (hello, Gentlemen!), this flick is pure cinematic cotton candy: pink, sugary and really, really bad for you. There's no obscure pop culture references, genuine conflict or remotely terrifying kills here. Just cheerleading, cheesy quips, loud leather jackets and nail-breaking breakdowns. They might as well have called it Fluffy the Vampire Slayer - and sent it straight-to-VHS.
Cheap puns aside, this Buffy doesn't totally suck. It's actually kind of rocks. In a it's-the-early-90s-and-nothing-is-meant-to-be-serious kind of way. Plus, there's always some light-hearted comedy before the semi-dark series, right?
