Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

I love this poster because it looks so mystery!!!

            When Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) was 9, he stood up for his African friend, Will Johnson (Anthony Mackie), and got his parents fired from their job. That night, Lincoln witnessed his mother killed by the landowner, Jack Barts (Marton Csokas), thus he swore to revenge. Ten years later, he came back, trying to murder Barts, but his unsuccessful attempt led him to befriend Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper), a real vampire hunter. Lincoln learned fighting skills and strategies to kill vampires directed by Henry. Lincoln then moved to Springfield, where he could study law in the morning and hunt vampires at night. He also married Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and later became the President of the United States. During the Civil War, Lincoln realized that battling the Confederate forces also meant eliminating the vampires who formed an alliance with them. As a result, he meticulously launched his battle plan to defeat both the Confederates and the vampires. 

   

Some of my favorite quotes in the movie:

• History prefers legends to men. - Abraham Lincoln
• A man only drinks like that when he's planning to kiss a girl or kill a man. Which is it? - Henry Sturgess
• Well, I wouldn't back away from what's right just because it's hard. My father used to say: plant your feet and stand firm. The only question is where to put your feet. - Mary Todd Lincoln
• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. - Abraham Lincoln

          I went to see this movie on a Thursday night in August with my father and sister. Well, actually my dad dragged my sister and I to see it with him. Ever since we went to watch Spiderman, he just suddenly likes to go watch movies in the cinema. The trailer gave me a "WTF" moment, so I'm curious of what it would be like. In May, Mr. Sherry even showed it to the whole class. If he liked it, it would probably be good (cause a teacher knows more than a student!). Some people seemed to dislike the ridiculous idea that the President was turned into a vampire hunter, but I was attracted to it. I studied American history, and Lincoln is even one of Mr. Lewis's favorite presidents, so I pretty much know a lot about his life. 

         I found the movie exciting and scary at the same time; especially the faces of the vampires, they creeped me out! The plot was very easy to follow, and it made sense to me. I'm not as experienced as the film critics, so I think the acting was fine. It didn't look fake. I love the rural scenes in the beginning of the movie. I'm not a fan of darkness, so everything else was acceptable. The combat scenes were amazing. Sadly, I didn't watch it in 3D, so I couldn't enjoy the more realistic version of it. When I looked up who's the director/producer, as expected, it was Timur Bekmambetov. I love the marvelous fighting and intelligent killing schemes in one of his famous movies, Wanted (2008). The action scenes in his movies were so skillfully arranged so that they flowed naturally with the plot. Overall, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was very entertaining to watch with impressive visual effects and stunts. I would recommend this movie to my friends if they like vampires!