![]() ![]() This seems very much like something principal Snyder of Sunnydale high school would have done. What comes to my mind in that category is after Buffy has staked a large number of teen vampires that have invaded her high school dance, the principal is going around putting detention slips on all of the staked teen vampires' corpses as punishment for disrupting the event. There are a few moments in the movie, though, that have at least the ring of Whedon's brand of humor. There is also no mention of vampires lacking a soul. Instead he is more like a villain out of the equally campy Batman TV series. Also, the lead vampire, played by Rutger Hauer, is not the least bit scary. Of course, the watcher who first tells Buffy of her calling is not the Giles of the series, but regardless of that, he does not have any of the characteristics of a watcher as we have come to know them on the series. Also in the movie, all victims of vampires become vampires themselves and when vampires are "staked" they do not turn to dust as they do in the series, but leave behind a pesky corpse. In the movie, Buffy's mother is a boozing socialite with little time or patience for Buffy and their family appears affluent, as opposed to TV's all-American middle-class mom Joyce. ![]() The movie's Buffy, played by Kristy Swanson, is a tall large girl as opposed to Sarah Michelle Gellar's petite Buffy. If you are a Buffy fan and you have never seen the movie, it is worthwhile from a historical standpoint to see all of the contrasts. ![]() But I really liked how the series progressed over the 4 waves and how colourful some of the later sets became. It can be challenging finding a complete one. When I began watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer the TV series, and saw Joss Whedon's true vision for the story, I realize he must have been furious at how the studio basically rewrote his script. Mighty Max Sinks Nautilus was released in the 4th wave of Doom Zones, the final series. As an added bonus, the translucent eyes open up revealing the cockpit.I first saw this movie back in 1992 when it was first released, and I thought it was good campy fun, nothing more. Two enemy characters as well as a vehicle. Multiple levels for characters to stand on. This playset at least, has easily became one of my favorites, combing a lot of what I think makes these sets so much fun. It’s an interesting episode that takes the Mighty Max squishes fly story in a totally different direction. Survive her castle and defeat her in fly-form. It’s up to Mighty Max, Norman and Virgil to uncover the truth about this Dracula-esque villain. Very much set up like the classic Dracula story. Instead of a Fly Shaped spaceship, the fly villain lived in an old castle in a European village. So the Squishes Fly playset is fun to dissect, but the episode took to a whole new level. The fly spaceship comes complete with a mind control lab, the spaceships bridge, a large web covering the wall on the abdomen There’s a lot happening in here for such a small set with a lot of different pop-culture influences. With the main villain, Fly, acting more like a vampire creature. A spaceship that has the monster Drax, forming the wings. You actually start by opening it up from the thorax, I never dissected a fly before… But let’s be clear, this is supposed to be a spaceship. Personally, the Fly is clearly the stand-out from the bunch because of the unique themed coupled with a great layout and interesting colour scheme.įollow this link to see more reviews from the Mighty Max toy line. Mighty Max Squishes the Fly is an insect themed Doom Zone playset that I like together with the Stings Scorpion and Trapped by Arachnoid Spider playsets.
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