Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [DVD] [2012]

This film contains a relatively unknown cast that is capable of carrying a better than average script. Traditional vampire history, interwoven into the presidency of Abraham Lincolns abolition of slavery. In what could be a very powerful story for some will be at least intense for the average viewer of this film. 3D effects are not bad for its time as viewed on my , Samsung D series. Looking forward to best buy offering a tremendous deal on a screen 75"+ to enjoy more 3D film.

While the movie didn't completely follow the book, it was fun to watch! Playing it as a serious movie instead of a comedy worked. Vampire slaying could have been part of the Civil War. I'll never be able to watch the other Lincoln movie without expecting Daniel Day Lewis to whip out an axe and chop someone's head off!

I never heard of the book before the movie came out. When I saw the first poster for this movie in the lobby of the local theater, I thought this was a joke. When I took a closer look at the poster I noticed this is a Tim Burton film. Burton does have crazy ideas. I do not think I would have gone to this film if it was not done by him. I did not know what to expect because there were not many trailers available for this film either. I found out this was adapted from a book about a week before this was released to the theater so I did not read the book. Within the first five minutes of the film I knew from the style of film Burton did not direct this. I thought this was going to be a disappointment. It was not. What I liked most about the movie is it did not go between a drama and a quirky comedy. There were not any cute puns (which I absolutely hate) to change the tone of the story or the characters. The script stayed on track. Many critics blamed the movie for taking itself too seriously. I think it did the right thing. If it would have gone between drama and comedy it would have not had a purpose. This movie is fun despite the fact it is a drama. It tells the alternative story of Abraham Lincoln. I know there are not vampires and this movie was not attempting to convince people there are. It is clearly a piece of serious fiction like 'The DaVinci Code.' If people want an escape from reality with some fun storytelling and great action sequences this is a great movie to see!

exactly what you expect from a movie called Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter.

We bought this as a gift for my movie loving autistic kid. It is good quality and was a good value for his birthday. Thanks you for making it available.

A creative, if bizarre, exercise in secret history, yet not offensive to the actual peoples and events of the period, naysayers' claims to the contrary, as other films take odder liberties with history (did anyone think X-Men: First Class trivialized the Cuban Missile Crisis, by making it an evil mutant plot, for example?), but are harmless. Those concerned with such things have a responsibility to read a history book, and learn how things really happened. Yes, the movie, written by the same author who wrote the book, took more liberties with history than the book did (2 premature historical deaths--no spoilers), but then, this is Benjamin Walker's portrayal of Young Mister Lincoln, not Henry Fonda's. Even with the weird circumstances and motives for Lincoln's actions, as well as the horror and action star elements, it still manages to depict Abe as a noble, honorable icon, not a joke.

Doesn't hold up as well post BLM. But, if you aren't sensitive to those issues, you will enjoy this movie greatly!

Love historical fiction with a bit of horror? Then this is a movie for you! I really enjoyed this movie. I gave this 4 stars only because the book was just that much better.