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Post by Porscheguy on Nov 13, 2012 22:26:00 GMT -5
Movie 8.5
Video 7.0
Soundtrack 9.0
Very entertaining. Abraham Lincoln as a vampire hunter wrapped in the Civil War and slavery. Well acted, believable storyline, good production values....
The movie has the uncanny ability to do justice to both the vampire genre and American Civil War history in one package without being hokey at all. A job well done...
Highly recommended...
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Post by stiehl11 on Nov 13, 2012 23:40:41 GMT -5
Do the vampires sparkle? God, I hope not! That said, it did look interesting. I'm thinking about picking this one up as a rental when I get some time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 23:53:41 GMT -5
I'm watching it this weekend! I got the blu on shipping day.
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Post by Dwayland on Nov 14, 2012 0:10:25 GMT -5
Another thumbs up here. Loved it! Very well done.
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Post by bitsandbytes on Nov 14, 2012 5:26:43 GMT -5
Saw it at the theater. Very well done. Excellent action and gripping intensity. The vampires remind me somewhat of zombies. The producers spring surprising coincidences. Very enjoyable. Definitely worth a look. Now, if only Hollywood would do a vampire movie based on Brian Lumley's Necroscope series of novels...  |
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Post by djoel on Nov 14, 2012 8:03:41 GMT -5
Who new are 15th President was so involve in Vamp kill in his early age..
Djoel
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Post by Boomzilla on Nov 14, 2012 13:01:12 GMT -5
I, on the other hand, was profoundly disappointed with this movie. Having first read the book, I was expecting something more than just an action movie. I was disappointed...
It seems that sometimes the very best books and short stories are made into some of the absolutely worst movies. A prime example is the William Gibson short story "Johnny Mnemonic," one of the finest short stories ever set to pen. It was made into the Keanu Reeves movie of the same name that was maybe the most painfully bad movie ever made (although there are a plenitude of other contenders).
Ah well...
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Post by Porscheguy on Nov 14, 2012 13:17:24 GMT -5
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Post by laserman35 on Nov 14, 2012 14:12:38 GMT -5
Hay wait a minute Abraham Lincoln killed Zombies and Vampires.
Dam the crap they cover up in are government.
I have my official Zombie killing Gerber knife kit, Now i have to get a Vampire killing gear as well!!! I hope there is a tax right-off for that.
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Post by poidog on Nov 14, 2012 15:24:45 GMT -5
Who knew "Ol Abe" was the 15th president. Is that why he's on the Five dollar bill?
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Post by sharkman on Nov 14, 2012 21:29:12 GMT -5
I forgot about this movie, saw it in the theater. I liked it fine, but was surprised when my buddy, he with a more discerning taste, heard from the reviews he trusts that it was a solid entry. I think I'll go buy it tonight.
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Post by slammed on Nov 15, 2012 7:07:17 GMT -5
I liked it ,but the book was way better!
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Post by Boomzilla on Nov 15, 2012 8:42:05 GMT -5
I liked it ,but the book was way better! And I think that that's the crux of why I didn't like the movie. Having read the book first, I expected a much more nuanced movie. Instead, I got an action flick. |
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Post by sharkman on Nov 15, 2012 12:26:43 GMT -5
Most of the time the book is better. One of the few experiences I've had where the movie rivals the book is The Lord of the Rings series.
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Post by matthew1975 on Dec 7, 2012 23:40:56 GMT -5
I never read the book but my friend says he has. He was disappointed in the movie. I guess this is one time I glad I didn't read the book cause I loved the movie.
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Post by traider79 on Dec 9, 2012 23:00:52 GMT -5
I watched this last week interesting storyline. Overall I thought it was very entertaining. I would give it 4 out of 5 for being original the good acting. Mixing history with a vampire killing president awesome. Too bad they can't make a sequel. Oh wait I am sure hollywood can somehow make one if it made enough money. Lol
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Post by mrmeng430 on Dec 10, 2012 8:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by supermac on Dec 10, 2012 13:31:29 GMT -5
I actually really liked it; trying to get my teens to watch, they ain't having it. I did watch it in my HT but on my Samsung 55" LED, video sent direct, audio with USP, UPA and x-ref 10 sent to two UAW 8.2. It was awesome; the 8.2's sitting on the floor no less.
I have to remount my TV. When the UMC-200 arrives, I'll have the 8.2s rear channels plugged in too. I don't have a solution for the center channel yet (little room under TV and top of mantel).
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Post by matthew1975 on Dec 10, 2012 15:21:09 GMT -5
Imagine when we were teens and if our parents wanted actually wanted us to watch a movie. Maybe my parents were different. But what dad watched we watched. Awesome movie, I too liked how they mixed actually history with vampires
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Post by klinemj on Dec 10, 2012 19:42:15 GMT -5
I was prepared to not like this movie...but I loved it! Great premise and historical tie ins.
As for the book being better...I didn't read the book so that didn't hold me back!
Mark
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