Now, I know I'm late to this party. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter came out almost a year ago, in June of 2012. I had an interest in seeing it, but never got around to it. It probably didn't help that the reviews were less than enthusiastic. Maybe that played a part in me not pushing myself to go. Last weekend I was channel surfing and came across it on HBO. It was 20 minutes into the show and caught my attention immediately.I screamed, yelped and hid my face at the graphic violence of scene after scene. Even my husband,who's not partial to TV or movies, kept looking over to see what was going on. Since I didn't catch the show from the beginning, I didn't understand what was going on. I tried to watch it when it repeated, and again, caught it 20 minutes into the showing. I finally managed to see it from the beginning. And LOVED it!
I know it didn't get good reviews, but after watching it at lease three times, I'm impressed with the author's imagination. He not only wrote the book, but adapted the screenplay if I'm not mistaken. I thought he did a good job of transforming history to include this vampire lore. A lot of the reviews thought it was silly, but it took a highly creative mind to integrate that mythology into significant historical events like the civil war and the life of our sixteenth president.
Also, the more times I watched it, the violence wasn't as shocking, allowing me to process the storyline.
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It's not as bad or silly as the reviews made it out to be. I think it's pretty entertaining and well worth a look. If it comes on again, I'll probably watch it---again! Lol...Now I want to read the book!
Toodles, y'all.
I know what you mean. Even if something isn't one's cup of tea, one can appreciate the creativity!
ReplyDeleteExactly! You have to make up your on mind on things.
DeleteI keep seeing the book in Walmart and the movie is for rent on Redbox but so far have resisted, may need to give it a go this weekend.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely give it a go, Jackie. I really liked how he integrated vampires into real historic events! I haven't seen the book in Walmart, but I'm gonna look for it. Maybe Sam's Club has it.
DeleteThis is too funny...we tried watching it last weekend...and stopped after the first 20 minutes...too violent...but now I think we should watch it after the first 20 minutes...we will try it again!
ReplyDeleteOMG! That is funny, Patty. See. You had the same reaction I did! Try to stick it out. It's pretty interesting...You were probably watching it at the same time I was! LOL!! Crazy
Deletei loved this movie! People took it way to seriously. It was meant to be fun and i found the imagination behind it (as a writer myself) excellent! The book is one of my faves. Definitely read it, it's better than the movie of course!
ReplyDeleteSee! I knew someone else would get it! Thanks, Janiera. I'm buying the book! And of course it's better! Lol...
Deletei watched this on dvd a few months ago. rather enjoyed it. :)
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Ha ha ha...well, I certainly learned something new! This internet can be a tricky venture! Lol...
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