Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Fran Rubel Kuzui

I don't see why everyone dislikes this movie. It's not so bad. Cheesy, yes. Not as good as the TV show, of course, but let's be honest, it was never going to be. And whether it is canon or not (it's not), it's the humble beginnings of what is one of the greatest cult shows of all time. Classic.
Must be watched, even if it's just for the Ben Affleck spotting and also a host of different faces that went on to be big: namely, Hilary Swank, David Arquette and everyone's back of the head: Seth Green.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Hell Ride (2008) - Larry Bishop

Hell Ride seems like a way for Larry Bishop to live all his dreams: he's a biker, a star and director in a movie, and he also just has sex with lots of women. It gets points for cheesiness, but everything that it does, Machete (2010) - Robert Rodriguez does far more superiorly and in a much more interesting fashion.
This film was hard to understand, and its main redeeming factor was that I couldn't place where I'd seen the character of Comanche before. And then it hit me! Eric Balfour was Jesse in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's pilot episode, who died, sadly.
Other than that, the age range of the actors and characters was a little too unbelievable.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

SPOILERS The Avengers (2012) - Joss Whedon SPOILERS

This movie. Just yes. Also, there's a bit at the start where the base blows up and Coulson (Clark Gregg) looks behind him, in exactly the same way someone in Buffy does when Sunnydale blows up in that TV series. It's so Joss, it's unbelievable. It's a very clever film as well. All that movie was planned by Loki, just so he could get back to Asgard. Think of the trouble he can cause from there, instead of in his exiled place! Anyway, that's just a theory, but it works, so yeah. What a brilliant clever film. Typical of Joss Whedon.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★