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2012, abraham lincoln, action, axe, boobies, cinema, day watch, demon, film, horror, hunter, mashup novel, meme, movie, night watch, politics, president, review, russian, seth grahame-smith, smurfin the web, suspense, thriller, vampire, war, wicked
Synopsis: One of America’s most famous men and Presidents has a secret life, he is a vampire hunter. He has to make the choice between his politics and his quest to wipe out the vampires who threaten to take over the country using the Civil War as their vehicle of total destruction.
Main Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas
The Hype: Based upon the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith who also wrote the adapted screenplay here, the cult following for the book was sure to make the film a hit. The trailer was released early and made the movie look pretty interesting along with its big action sequences.
What I Thought: Actually this was quite entertaining in a “take your brain out of your head and don’t think about it too much” sort of way. I did like the use of historical fact interwoven with the vampire story and the action scenes were very well done if not sometimes a little far-fetched, but it is a fantasy film so I guess it is excusable in movies like these. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov who also directed Wanted and Night Watch, his unique style with special effects leads me to wonder if he will ever remake the Night Watch and Day Watch films for the Western audience now that he has made a reasonable name for himself in Hollywood. (The originals of course being Russian).
Conclusions: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a good watch with a decent story and great special effects. High speed action sequences top off a movie that may spawn a whole host of mashup movies adapted from novels such as Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter and Jane Slayre. Seth Grahame-Smith’s other best-selling novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has already been given the green light for movie status.
Smurfin’ The Web Rating: 
Trailer:
Smurfin' The Web 
I like the idea of this movie and Bekmambetov’s other work, but I think that the two clash here. I know it is already out there to portray Lincoln as a vampire hunter, but I think that the action was too over the top. I agree that it is a pretty good movie if you don’t think about it, but I expected a bit more than a run of the mill horror flick. I skipped this movie in theaters because it just looked ridiculous, but I decided to rent it after a coworker at DISH recommended it to me. I added it to my blockbuster @Home queue online, and it came in the mail today. I am glad that I waited to rent it because it was a lot cheaper than seeing it in theaters, and I don’t think that this is one of those must see movies. I was by no means a bad movie, but it could have been so much more with a little more devotion to the historical part of the movie.
IN that case you will probably be more interested in “Lincoln” which is released soon starring Daniel Day Lewis in the lead role.
Here’s what I thought of it: http://kincavelkorner.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/film-review-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-2012/