Grosse Point is one of my fav movies, and this was actually super-effing-cute. So thank you!
Comments from author:
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a challenge to put the Scoobies in place without simply retreading the whole movie, complete with dialogue. I think Xander manages to stand on his own fairly well.
Review By [LadySybyl] • Date [21 May 09] • Rating [10 out of 10]
I really liked this, it's a great adaptation of the movie into a Buffy story!
Comments from author:
Thanks for the feedback. Once I started writing the story, I was surprised at how well some of the BtVS characters dovetailed into GPB character slots. I hope it's different enough from the movie that it breathes some life into the concept--can't stand 'insert character A into script B' where everything is identical!
Review By [SpacedCadet] • Date [3 Dec 08] • Not Rated
I've been following this story for a bit, and am a little sorry to see it end. GPB is one of my favorite "sleeper movies". Xander Harris-as-Blank actually works rather well. He's got the curt Cusack vibe. But he's also recognizably Xander with a wry sense of humour and moments of haplessness.
Comments from author:
Thanks! The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like this would be a perfect crossover for Xander. Again, this was a story to refute all the PerfectXander and SuperPowerXander fics out there (some of which are darn good). I think Xander can stand on his own without being a turbocharged member of the supernatural squad.
Review By [Samarkand] • Date [15 Jul 08] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Lol! Sometimes a story goes on too long. Not this one. I would have actually enjoyed reading more. Thank you for a nifty little crossover I would never have imagined in a thousand years.
Comments from author:
Thanks! I was inspired by phouka and MMcGregor's Xandercentric fics. They tend to paint Xander in a very positive light, but I was curious what would happen if he went a little darker. I don't think he came off as negatively as Blank in the movie, but that's okay, too.
Review By [CPTSkip] • Date [15 Jul 08] • Not Rated
I imagine that if you mixed your pepper spray to 4-5 times the intensity used on humans, then sprayed it into the face of a vampire with, say, ten times the sensory acuity of a human...the vampire might just stake himself.
Comments from author:
Naw, they gouge their eyes out and then The First makes undead Bringers out of 'em! However, Jonathan is obviously being careful, as he's survived almost three decades on the Hellmouth even though he knows what goes bump in the night.
Review By [Difdi] • Date [10 Jul 08] • Rating [8 out of 10]
I have a feeling that the more of the story that gets revealed the more interesting the story will be. It would be highly amusing to see a few cameos by other assasins, maybe the Smiths.
Just remember their is a special place reserved in literary hell for authors that over use the cliff hanger.
Comments from author:
We've got a couple more Tarakans to deal with...you'll have to wait and see.
I panicked when I read the review and went to recheck the prior chapters to make sure I hadn't left people hanging too much... But don't worry, I'm usually more for BtVS-type resolutions than the perpetual AtS cliffhangers.
Nice. I'm entertained... and wondering where Warren is...
Jonathon/Anya is cool :) I'm wondering if she helped him with the magics any...
I look forward to the divergent point :D
Comments from author:
Thanks for the suggestion; that will work even better that what I had roughed out (deletes Harmony chapter)! See: make a suggestion, possibly get it put into the story! As to A/J, you'll have to wait and see =). This story is going to take the Buffyverse and twist it to the movie more than the other way around...hope it doesn't disappoint, because I'm not as talented at AU revisions as some authors.
Review By [Shieldage] • Date [1 Jul 08] • Rating [9 out of 10]
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