{"id":2959,"date":"2012-07-14T14:02:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T19:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2012-07-14T22:45:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T03:45:16","slug":"abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-no-spoilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/?p=2959","title":{"rendered":"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (no spoilers)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, The Husband and I went to see this movie, but it was sold out&#8230;.three weeks after opening. good sign.<\/p>\n<p> Then, a friend told me that her husband read the book and found the movie disappointing. bad sign.<\/p>\n<p>I still imagined I would enjoy Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I had low expectations&#8230;.like when I saw Snakes on a Plane, and all I really wanted was to see some snakes. on a plane. So, that movie was great for what it was&#8230;which to recap, was snakes. on a plane. Likewise, I thought, hey, it&#8217;s not going to be Braveheart, but if I see Abraham Lincoln and he&#8217;s hunts vampires, it&#8217;ll be a fine movie&#8230;keeping in mind that I like vampire movies quite a bit more than I like movies about either snakes or planes.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Abraham_Lincoln_Vampire_Hunter-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Abraham_Lincoln_Vampire_Hunter\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Abraham_Lincoln_Vampire_Hunter-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Abraham_Lincoln_Vampire_Hunter.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><br \/>\nI could not have been more wrong. I loved this movie. Benjamin Walker was an ax-wielding badass. Dominic Cooper was likable.  Rufus Sewell was convincing as always. I enjoyed the story, the action, and the ending. Suspending your belief in physics for the duration of the film is a good idea, but if you&#8217;re already watching a vampire movie, you should be halfway there.<br \/>\n<br \/> Disclaimer: There&#8217;s a better than average chance that you won&#8217;t enjoy this film as much as I did because my movie requirements are: good-looking actors, action or romance or a moving story, and a happy ending.<br \/>\n<br \/>&#8230;and AFTER you&#8217;ve seen the movie, and you&#8217;re wondering something about the last scene, you should <a href=\"http:\/\/entertainment.time.com\/2012\/06\/25\/spoiler-alert-who-is-the-vampire-hunter-at-the-end-of-abraham-lincoln\/\" target=\"_blank\">click this link.<\/a> You&#8217;re welcome.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metzroth.com%2Fkatie&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metzroth.com%2Fkatie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2FAbraham_Lincoln_Vampire_Hunter.jpg&#038;description=Abraham%20Lincoln%3A%20Vampire%20Hunter%20Review%20(no%20spoilers)%20\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"horizontal\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--FB Like Button--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.metzroth.com\/katie\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- Place this tag where you want the +1 button to render. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-plusone\" data-annotation=\"inline\" data-width=\"120\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- Place this tag after the last +1 button tag. --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  (function() {\n    var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text\/javascript'; po.async = true;\n    po.src = 'https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js';\n    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s);\n  })();\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--for google analytics---><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>  var _gaq = _gaq || [];\n  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-33373029-1']);\n  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);<\/p>\n<p>  (function() {\n    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;\n    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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