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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

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Proving once and for all that you can’t keep a good Slayer down, Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight Motion Comic picks up where the smash hit TV show left off! Based on the Dark Horse comic book series, these eye-popping motion comic adventures breathe new life into the Buffyverse for long-time fans and new “watchers” alike.

The Hellmouth may have been destroyed, but the world still needs saving and Buffy Summers is back at her butt-kicking, demon-slaying best to do the job. She’s relocated her base of operations to a castle in Scotland to lead the Scooby Gang, including hundreds of newly activated Slayers scattered around the world to battle the supernatural forces of evil. But in the wake of Sunnydale’s destruction, the U.S. government thinks Buffy and her legions of followers have grown too powerful and are now terrorist threats. Meanwhile, a seemingly unstoppable group of Japanese vampires hatch a nefarious plot, while the biggest, baddest Big Bad of them all, Twilight, is on a mission to destroy every Slayer on Earth!

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 109855098
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
Run time ‏ : ‎ 4 hours and 35 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2011
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby TrueHD)
Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003WJRW9I
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Frosty Cold One

Was skeptical, but my mistrust was misplaced 👻

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015

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Since reanimating a dead show with the same actors is improbable or impossible, and a "reboot" of Buffy would probably not come close to creating the chemistry between the original cast, this is as close as we can hope for given the circumstances. After all, season 8 was written by the same folks who brought you the first 7 seasons, including creator Joss Whedon and prolific writer/ producer Jane Espenson, who has also worked on Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, Warehouse 13, and Once Upon a Time (just to name a few).

While I don't read comics these days, so-called graphic novels (Will Eisner, etc.) and underground comix were a part of my diet I was younger, so I don't have an aversion to this type of media. Upon starting ep.1 of season 8, it was difficult to fall in with the concept at first; however, it didn't take long before I was sucked in and glad to see that the story continues. I keep the subtitles on so that I know who is saying what, but even that isn't necessary after a few eps.

From one comic nonreader to another: I recommend you at least give this a try if you watched all 7 season of Buffy and miss it. The humor that you love from the TV show is alive and well, and the possibilities for outlandish plots are all the more feasible in this medium. 👌

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Any Buffy fan would enjoy!

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021

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It's not a full animated cartoon and doesn't have the original actors voices but it's still Buffy. Written and created by the same writers who did the show, if you watched all the way through Season 7 and just can't get enough of Buffy, then you'll enjoy seeing this!

I actually wish they made these motion comics for all the comics that came out for Buffy. Guess it's to the reading I go.

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Lindsay Mead

Great, Not Great, Would Still Recommend

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014

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I loved Buffy the TV show. Enough to even watch all of Angel, and I was not an Angel fan-- Team Spike all the way. Also, I don't read comics... or manga... or graphic novels. I do read books, but it's a struggle for me to get into things like comics. They just don't draw me in the way words do. However, I love Buffy so when I saw that they'd turned these comic books into motion comics, I knew I had to try it. I'm glad I did.

THINGS TO NOTE:
1.) It's not the full season. I'm gunna take a guess that it's only about half the season. I knew that going in, so it didn't sway my rating. It would be cool if they did finish it, but since they've already started season nine in comics, I doubt that they will.
2.) The voices are good and not good. The girls are the worst; particularly Buffy, Willow, and Dawn. Their voices aren't very distinctive and it made it confusing in the beginning. Faith and Giles were the best. I recognized the characters on the voices alone. We're not talking identical, but they had the right tones and textures.
3.) Animation sways from fantastic to bleh. This is another reason why I struggle with comics. In a book, I can control how something looks. No matter what an author is telling me, I can make it work for me if I need too. With comics, I can't. This is fine when the pictures are gorgeous, but sometimes they're not quite right or just.... bleh.
4.) Plot. Awesome. Just awesome. Takes a bit to get a handle on it cuz so much has changed and the story moves super fast. But they did a great job tying it into the TV show. Plus the characters are still growing and evolving. My only real complaint would be Buffy's mostly perky attitude. At first it doesn't fit at all. Buffy isn't perky. In season one and two she was, but as the show progressed she became very broody. Sure, occasionally the perky would come out, but for the most part she was basically a female version of Angel-- minus the fangs and bumpy forehead. That being said, by episode 4 or 5 I was used to the "new" Buffy.

I would recommend this for the sheer fun of watching it. Even though it's only half the season, I'm sure I'll watch it again in the future.

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Will Bueche

Fantastic and all-too-short!

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2011

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Fantastic and all-too-short! These episodes ultimately feel like "previews" for episodes if you're accustomed to a full 45 minutes per story (as Buffy fans surely are) rather than 10 or 15 minutes. But a lot of story is crammed into each short episode, and the stories themselves feel like a natural continuation of the television series.

Special praise for the voice actress who plays Willow - her voice is the closest to the mannerisms of the original. The voices of Xander and Faith are right on too. And the rest give it a good try.

It takes a few minutes to get into the groove of the animation style. Be aware that lips do not move, but everything else does, in a sort of abbreviated way which ultimately has a lot of energy and becomes very satisfying -- if a bit trippy.

Hopefully the second half of season 8 will be animated into "action comic" form soon. I haven't heard any hints of that yet, but there's every reason to bring back everyone who worked on this first-half. It is really good.

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R. H.

Well-written plus a tasty cookie

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014

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At one point I believe there is a socio-political commentary made by the "future" one only slayer that refers to Walmart, if I am not mistaken. It was yummy sarcasm. First time I have ever followed anything related to a comic before, so don't feel qualified to say more. Except for like the show, it has layers of metaphor and all are multi-faceted. Mr. Whedon always has a way of making what is hard to accept about the world and what is hard to sit with about the world, more acceptable and more tolerable. I mean that in the best sense of the phrase. I believe there is a better chance of being in the world and influencing it for the greater good when one is not fighting reality within one's own heart, but simply responding to it by one's own sense of right.

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So much better than I expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2012

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I wasn't too sure about the idea of a motion comic and I had also seen many people reject this DVD because of the voice actors.
I had to buy it and see for myself and was very pleasantly suprised. The animation and effects are very good. The voice cast is not the cast from the series, but they have picked some very good voice over actors to do it. Xander and Dawn's actors really capture their characters, and the actress voicing Faith sounds so much like Eliza Dushku, I had to check the credits before I was sure it wasn't actually her! They also use some very recognisable background music from the series, as well as the awesome opening music from the series.

Motion comics do take a bit of getting used to, but it's definitely worth giving it a try. I found this to be a very enjoyable way of viewing the start of season 8.

NOTE: Notice I say START of season 8. Amazon seems to have changed the product title since, but I think it originally just said "Buffy season 8 motion comic" at first and people bought it thinking it would be the complete season. This contains 19 issues (Season 8 consists of 40 in total). There is no word of another DVD release, so you may have to purchase and read the remaining comics after watching this if you want to complete the season. (I'd start from season 8 volume 5 after this if you want to do that)

Bonus features include: Interviews at Comic Con, including Buffy writer Jane Espenson. Buffy Trivia Experience: basically just bringing up bits of relevant trivia about the series as you watch the episodes. Comic cover gallery. And the test pilot.

I recommend giving it a try :)

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Chris

Really bad, and as a fan it made me really sad.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2018

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It’s such a shame because I’m a massive Buffy fan, but these stray so far from the show I just couldn’t enjoy it. All the slayers are just killing humans, including Buffy, which she would never do in the show even though they are bad guys. Willow is bringing people back from the dead, even though in the series it hurt Buffy so badly. Just awful

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M. Paterson

Ok but would recommend the comics instead

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2017

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I am a big buffy fan and was excited by the prospect of a motion comic however I simply couldn't get used to the voice actors. They aren't bad but I kept getting confused as to who is talking as the original cast is too engrained in my brain. In order to enjoy it I did have to put the subtitles on and put it on mute. I also wish they had put a marathon feature on as the intro is painful.
If like me you have watched and rewatched buffy over the years I'd recommend staying clear of this and just buy the comics - it is much more enjoyable and you can get them on kindle for a really good price if you buy the complete season 8
But hey at this price it is always worth a punt - you other buffy fans may enjoy it more than me

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debra

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2019

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Was very happy with the product at first. After trying them out, one of the discs worked perfectly but the other would not load up. Bit of a let down.

Rebecca Charles

A little dissapointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2017

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As an avid buffy fan I was so excited when I recieved his, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe because I'm used to Buffy being live action, maybe because I'd waited so long to finally pick up season 8 or maybe because the storyline just aren't all that great and I can't grasp them

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