Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter




Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
IMDb


Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith (screenplay), Seth Grahame-Smith (novel)
Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper

Synopsis:

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.

Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

The first one I watched since moving back to the city! I was not aware of this until I saw the poster in one of the city trains. I was a bit hesitant because of the title. Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter? Silly, right? My husband and I were thinking of watching Spiderman but somehow changed our minds when we saw that most people are choosing this movie over Spidey. 

The movie is based on a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. Oh boy, I was really impressed with this. We left the theater at 12 midnight fully satisfied with the movie. I loved how the writer/author wove the story, incorporating vampirism in the Civil war. Imagine, the American Civil war with vampires? As for the characters - heroes, villains, vampires, you'll love them all! The stunts and special effects, both were nicely done. 

Overall, this is something different, trust me. The idea it presented is interesting, a fresh vampire movie for us all, vampire, vampire-hunter lovers. If you are also into history like me, this is a must watch movie for you.


1 comments:

Iben said...

I've been thinking about seeing this, but hadn't come across any reviews - thanks for yours, sounds like I should definitely see it :)

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