Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (DVD)
Production Year: 2001 - Horror - Director: Joss Whedon - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Marsters, Alyson Hannigan, Amber Benson, Anthony Head more
Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and the Slayerettes find themselves singing and dancing their way through this special episode, as an evil spell turns Sunnydale into a giant musical... more
dark sixth series, demonstrates that a "special" episode can be genuinely special. It preserves the show's continuity for its regular watchers and also delights peo...
dark sixth series, demonstrates that a "special" episode can be genuinely special. It preserves the show's continuity for its regular watchers and also delights peo...
Under Your Spell I'll Never Tell The Parking Ticket Rest In Peace Dawn's Lament Dawn's Ballet What You Feel Standing Under Your Spell/Standing - Reprise Walk Through The Fire Something To Sing About What You Feel - Reprise Where Do We Go From Here? Coda End Credits (Broom Dance/Grr Arrgh) Main Title Suite from "Restless" (Willow's Nightmare/First Rage/Chain Of Ancients) Suite From "Hush" (Silent Night/First Kiss/Enter The Gentlemen/Schism) Sacrifice (from "The Gift") Something To Sing About (Demo)
a new one, it became something of a turn-of the-century television mini-trend. But few have reached as far--or succeeded--like this 2001 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Penned by series creator-producer Josh Whedon and performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and cast, it's a loving, loopy musical pastiche that takes pot shots at everything from Andrew Lloyd Webber to indie-rock. Paralleling the show's lovable pop culture tweaking, the musical styles here (the episode's musical conceit is a curse visited upon Buffy's hometown of Sunnydale) range from a patent footlight chorus of demons being interrupted by Gellar's hard-rocking stake thrusts on "Going Through the Motions" to Spike the Vampire's goth-metal complaint "Rest in Peace", with everything from parking tickets and mustard stain removal to climactic duels with the supernatural getting the Broadway send-up. Also includes strong orchestral score-suites from three other episodes, as well as Whedon and wife Kai Cole's demo for "Something to Sing About". --Jerry McCulley
a new one, it became something of a turn-of the-century television mini-trend. But few have reached as far--or succeeded--like this 2001 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Penned by series creator-producer Josh Whedon and performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and cast, it's a loving, loopy musical pastiche that takes pot shots at everything from Andrew Lloyd Webber to indie-rock. Paralleling the show's lovable pop culture tweaking, the musical styles here (the episode's musical conceit is a curse visited upon Buffy's hometown of Sunnydale) range from a patent footlight chorus of demons being interrupted by Gellar's hard-rocking stake thrusts on "Going Through the Motions" to Spike the Vampire's goth-metal complaint "Rest in Peace", with everything from parking tickets and mustard stain removal to climactic duels with the supernatural getting the Broadway send-up. Also includes strong orchestral score-suites from three other episodes, as well as Whedon and wife Kai Cole's demo for "Something to Sing About". --Jerry McCulley
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special episode, featuring the hit Walk Through The Fire in which the stars prove their talent for singing and dancing impressively.During a visit to the graveyard, Buffy suddenly feels the urge to sing. A supernatural power plays a trick upon her and her friends, as suddenly they all begin to sing and dance. Soon the whole of Sunnydale is struck by musical fever.
Production Year: 2005 - Horror - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Tilda Swinton, Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Peter Stormare, Tim Murdock
A review by Slayerette on Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (DVD) June 23rd, 2004
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Outstanding
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Great Cast - Great Direction
Disadvantages:
None for me
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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OK just so everyone knows I didn't edit this but somewhere along the lines my review was totally lost so dont bother reading again cus you will be bored!!!!!!!!
Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Once More With Feeling DVD Director – Joss Whedon Cast – Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, Amber Benson, Nicholas Brendan, Emma Caulfield, James Marsters. Distributor – 20th Century Fox Certificate - 12
Plot Synopsis
In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the chorus line from Les Mis. She is the slayer! Buffy and the Scooby gang prepare to do battle with a great evil – Musical theatre. Is it a spell? a curse? or a whacky Broadway nightmare? Only our gang can discover the truth behind the song and dance that is Sunnydale – but will it destroy their relationships with each other in the process? This episode features many storylines being resolved such as Buffy being resurrected from the grave, Willow and Tara’s first fight, and Spikes love for Buffy – a continuation from the rest of the season Once More with Feeling have to air out their personal difficulties before they can resume a semblance of order to Sunnydale.
Opinion
I shall attempt to not linger about the music in this episode of Buffy as I have covered this in my review of the soundtrack however I shall try and tell you a little bit about what has now been sold as a stand alone episode from this award winning series. The characterisation in this episode is impeccable as each character is explored in depth as only a musical can as the songs allow a portal through which we can learn about our characters inner most thoughts were as through speech we can only learn what the characters are willing to communicate.
Willow & Tara – first argument, over use of magic, brain fried so lost trust, leaves.
Spike and Buffy – Spike loves her but buffy only wants to feel like she isn’t dead
Buffy – resurrected from the grave by her friends but couldn’t tell them she was in heaven not hell
Giles – doesn’t want to leave buffy but feels that he isn’t helping her by staying because she is not standing on her own two feet
Dawn – Petty thief wants to be noticed and stop living in the shadow of Buffy’s work
Xander and Anya – pre wedding jitters, and coming to terms with no longer being single and living in the shadow of Buffy.
This episode served as a great episode for all of the unresolved issues in the show to be resolved without dedicating an entire episode per issue as song allowed them to communicate and deal with the issues there and then. The acting in this episode was as always fantastic and I feel that much of the cast gave pure emotionally charged performances especially noting Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson who played the disintegration of a relationship with sincerity and feeling, and of course comedic value going as always to James Marsters as Spike. Even Michelle Trachtenburg who normally annoys the heck out of me was given the chance to shine.
The direction took a much more whimsical turn than in previous episodes which made a refreshing change to the usual dark tones Buffy season six had offered. With such nice techniques as long sequences in one take this entire episode took on a very film like quality making it very slick. Everything in this episode shone through and made this episode one which a lot of energy, money and care had gone into. The wardrobe was glamorous with a gothic twist (in particular Tara’s medieval wardrobe) and the SFX used much more than the usual dusting technique we are all familiar with, with some stunning array of magic dust and sparkly dusting of vamps. Everything in this episode from the cinematography to acting oozed glamour and made a episode that really works.
Conclusion – If you like Buffy or musicals do not miss this episode just for the sheer splendour of it (and of course to have all those loose ends tied up). A great musical/episode that really works as a stand alone for adults and children alike. Enjoy the spectacle.
DVD Details
I was very disappointed with this DVD. As this is being sold at a premium rate (don’t they all just like to bleed fans dry!) for what basically boils down to a 48minute episode you would have thought that this DVD would be packed with special features. Not so!!! Of course there ARE special features on this DVD it’s simply that they do not amount to much. There are the obligatory advertising trailers from Angel, Buffy and Dark Angel (Not sure why this has been added). Instead of a plethora of interviews with the cast and crew of Buffy we are treated to a solo interview with……Sarah Michelle Gellar? Nope! Alyson Hannigan? No chance! The interview that is featured is with none other than Jessica Alba! Who? I hear you ask and quite frankly it’s a valid comment. She is the lead in Dark Angel (fair play) but I am still trying to figure out the relevance to our beloved Buffy with this one!
Although the cover image is meant to be cheesy 50’s Americana, with the cast bursting out of stars and soft watercolour images of the leads, the entire presentation simply seems to be a shoddily put together attempt; to the point where even the printing looks cheap and tacky.
I have been sat here for about 30mins now trying to think of something positive to state about the packaging for the DVD and the fact is I simply can’t. It is by far one of the worst covers I have seen on a DVD and when you consider the style of the series it is highly worrying to think they couldn’t use the same care they put into stunts and effects from the show in their marketing department.
I do love this episode and I am very glad I own it separately from the series as this has saved me money (and I could do with saving lol) however I do think all things considering that this should not be priced in the same category as recent releases as it does not justify the expense with its content. My opinion of the DVD (and not the episode) is that the distributors and all involved are fully aware that fans are willing to pay well for merchandise and are therefore going to exploit this fact to the hilt.
You can buy this DVD from Play.com for 11.99 (Although I would search around if I were you) – I bought this when it was first released for 14.99 so it doesn’t appear that the price is going to drop until the interest in Buffy wanes.
Genre – Teen Horror/TV Show My Rating – Excellent Episode – Lousy DVD Bad Language/Violence – Moderate Violence and occasional mild swearing Sex/Adult Content – Mild reference
Advantages: Funny, entertaining, witty, charming, brilliant, exciting, yes oh yes! Disadvantages: There was only one episode ever made like this.
...Angel Season 1 Overview Featurette, Buffy Featurette, Buffy Inside The Music, Dark Angel Interview with Jessica Alba, and trailers.
To get the context of the story through the events leading up to the musical there is the box set. It costs more but you get more. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008V6YC/ref=brlfdh3/202-2723063-4964625
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So there are far more special features here if that's ... ...Whedon's finest moment of inspiration. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a cult classic but this is something just that bit extra special. In this one-off musical packed into a single episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon gave us the funniest, cleverest show ever produced. It was packed with song and dance - a complete shocker in a series that had neither - and yet it followed the plot on from previous episodes without missing a beat. Willow ...
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19.01.2006
I'm under its spell! Review ofBuffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (DVD)by
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Advantages: Some great songs, the episode Disadvantages: Shoddy extras, the price
...this you say??? A Buffy musical???
This dvd is one episode from season six of Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is at the time when Buffy has been raised from the dead (you need to watch the rest of the show to get a full understanding of some of this) and is none to pleased about it, her little sister, Dawn, is stealing anything in sight to get a bit of attention, Willow’s use of magic is starting to become an addiction, and Xander and ... ...You wouldn’t think that a Buffy musical would work, but incredibly it does. There are some extremely talented singers in the cast such as Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Amber Benson (Tara), and James Marsters (Spike), with Whedon’s writing skills and Hinton Battle’s superb performance as demon Sweet, it makes for a Great musical. It even made it into the top 20 of Channel Four’s 100 Greatest Musicals recently (I know that it only got this high because ...
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Advantages: A new twist to series television, addictable Disadvantages: Not long enough, not enough features
...in front of them. But Buffy the Vampire Slayer decided to reach for something new, and here it is. Buffy: The Musical.
I don't think I'd ever seen an episode of any kind quite like this, but as soon as it was aired, I loved it! So I just had to buy the DVD. And I was not disappointed.
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (Scooby Doo), Alyson Hannigan (American Pie), Nicolas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, James Marsters and Anthony Head.
Written and directed ... ...musical scene we see is Buffy walking through a cemetery, and begins to sing about 'Going Through the Motions.'
The next morning the gang convene in the Magic Shop and Buffy asks them if anyone else had burst into song.
Soon they discover it isn’t JUST them, it’s the entire town. People everywhere have got the tap-dance-fever and the singing-syndrome.
But everything is not as fresh and bubbly as it may seem.
I won’t go further into the plot as ...
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11.09.2004
Once More With Feeling Review ofBuffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (DVD)by
angel530
Advantages: Great Music, One of the best Buffy episodes Disadvantages: Series 6 box set is better value for money
...~*~ Features ~*~
Buffy Featurette - This was good, it gives you insight into why they came up with the idea of a Musical episode and how they made it
Angel Featurette - This was ok, but I find it a bit boring and never mange to watch it all the way through to the end … not a huge angel fan!
Dark Angel Interview - I haven't really watched this … again, not a huge angel fan
Trailers - Adverts … need I say more?
~*~ The Details ~*~
Run Time: 48 ... ...None
Violence: Some, Moderate
~*~ Overview ~*~
I love this episode! I've watched it countless times… however, for value for money I think your better off buying the box set which would include this episode
~*~ Prices and Availability ~*~
This retails for about £15.99 from HMV
Or around £13.99 from Amazon ...
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Advantages: Makes you want to sing Disadvantages: Not for everybody
...an long haul fan of Buffy the vampire slayer and having sticked with the programme through the entire seven series. I always come back to this episode as being my favourite as i can watch it over and over again. Don't get me wring this episode is not for any non buffy fans as you will just turn it off within the first minute but if you do like the programme and have not yet seen this episode then have a look at it now.
If you have never watched ... ...around a young girl called Buffy who has been given the title of the slayer which basically means she must protect the earth from vampires and other unearthly beings. The show features aspects of comedy, drama, romance, action, thriller, horror and basically just craziness so should appeal to most people.
A few of the cast members are shown below:
Buffy - Played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, she is the slayer as well as being overthrowed with all the ...
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Advantages: Great storylines, fantastic acting. Disadvantages: None
...tried 'Wisteria Lane' and 'The Secret Lives Of Housewives' but eventually stuck with DH.
The Set
It's located on 'The Universal Studios Hollywood' back lot. It's referred to as 'Colonial Street' and actually has been used for many motion pictures and TV shows. The likes of: 'The Burbs', 'Deep Impact', 'Psycho', 'Buffy The VampireSlayer' and even 'Ghost Whisperer'.
Eye Candy (4 women)
Mike Delfino
John Rowland.
Andrew Van De Camp
Eye Candy (4 men
Not sure what the men like, so all of the female cast maybe.
Future
Rumours are going around that the show will run until 2011. Cherry has apparently signed an 8 year pact with ABC. Cherry also would love to do a musical episode of DH, following the success of Buffy The Vampire's Slayer's episode 'OnceMore With Feeling'. Can't really see that...
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Plot: A musical edition of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Buffy begins to sing and suddenly all her friends are singing too.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Release date: 14/04/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 24772 DVD
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Creator: Joss Whedon
Executive Producer: Joss Whedon
Barcode: 5039036012362
DVD Description
Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and the Slayerettes find themselves singing and dancing their way through this special episode, as an evil spell turns Sunnydale into a giant musical stage. This vampire-and-demon-filled production features Buffy, Spike (James Marsters), Xander (Nicholas Brendon), Anya (Emma Caulfield), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Tara (Amber Benson), and others belting out tunes, ranging from Broadway-esque numbers to alt-rock rave-ups. Written and directed by BUFFY creator Joss Whedon, the episode is a truly entertaining combination of comedy, horror, and showtunes. Songs include "Going Through the Motions," "Under Your Spell," "Walk Through the Fire," "Something to Sing About," and "Where Do We Go From Here
Languages
Main Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Angel Season 1 Overview Featurette, Buffy Featurette Buffy Inside The Music, Dark Angel Interview With Jessica Alba, Trailers
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
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