"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" when I first heard the title of this film and saw the poster for it I said to myself 'WTF!!!'. I can understand making genre mesh-up movies like last summer's "Cowboys vs. Aliens" of course it didn't do very well at the box office. But making a film crossed with U.S. History and Paranormal/Action is just plain stupid. After watching it in theaters, I was surprised that it was actually decent and not insulting to our history or to Mr. Lincoln's memory. The actions scenes in this film are okay, nothing mind-blowing or different from what I have seen before. The horse stampede scene is really cool. The vampire actually picks up a huge horse by the foot and tosses it and hits Abe with it. Abe somehow survives having a horse land on him and axes out the vampire with a silver bullet from his AXE! The only thing that would make this a really great film is if Abe somehow travels to present day to slaughter the entire Cullen family of vampires starting with Bella for being the worst female protagonist in film history (so far). The scenes where Abe makes his famous speeches including his address at Gettysburg are really good, my mom really wanted to get up out of her seat and start clapping aloud when Abe made his big speech at the end of the film.
Bad things about this film, the logic of the rules they set-up for the vampires are not very well explained, vague, and there are a few continuity issues. For example, through out the film they never explain how silver hurts vampires. We have a scene where the head of the vampires is able to touch Lincoln's silver watch and not react to in it what so ever. However, Lincoln holds the silver watch in his hand and is able to punch through the vampire's chest. The movie explains that vampires do have an issue with sunlight, but never explain how they are able to survive in the sun. The movie gives a few hints that the vampires apply a super sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun, they never say it but they hint at it. The film is based on the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" so the film seemed it was targeted towards those who have read the book. I know a few people who like it quite a bit, I personally don't really care for the film, also I am just so sick of vampire movies already. I know vampires are of the undead, but DIE ALREADY!!! Let some of the other monsters have a turn in the spotlight already or make some new ones already. If you still like vampire movies or you were a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, check it out in theaters. Other wise, just wait for it to come out on DVD or onDemand if you have Comcast.
Next Time... The Amazing Spider Man (or at least I hope its amazing!)
Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July!
You said to yourself "WTF?" Out loud, to yourself, you literally stated those three letters when there was no around to hear you say it. Yes, that sounds very legitimate, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteWhy would Abraham Lincoln slaughter the Cullen clan, he has no reason to do so. They aren't bothering him, they aren't doing anything. Not to mention, Bella as the worst female protagonist? Really? How many films have you watched in your lifetime? If Bella is setting the bar that low then I guess that answers the questions of the quality of your reviews.
The Cullen line was just a joke!!! Get a sense of humor!
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