'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Opens This Weekend: Best Vampire Movie?
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2012/06/22 15:00:00
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"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
When you first heard about "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," you probably thought it was a spoof. Alas, it's the real deal: the history/horror flick opens nationwide today.
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"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
When you first heard about "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," you probably thought it was a spoof. Alas, it's the real deal: the history/horror flick opens nationwide today.
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"Interview With the Vampire"
Long before he took a bite out of Angelina's heart, Brad Pitt sunk his teeth into Anne Rice's "Interview With the Vampire" in 1994.
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"The Twilight Saga"
Sorry, die-hards, but we're including all the "Twilight" movies here as one entry. Will Breaking Dawn - Part 2" be the best one yet?
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"Underworld"
In "Underworld," Kate Beckinsale proved that a vampire can be as tall and thin as a supermodel.
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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Before the TV show, there was the 1992 comedy about a cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires.
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"Queen of the Damned"
Hip-hop star Aaliyah played a vampire queen in "Queen of the Damned," based on the Anne Rice novel. It was released six months after her death in a plane crash at age 22.
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"Vampires Suck"
The "Twilight" spoof opened at No. 1 at the box office in 2010.
'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Opens This Weekend: Best Vampire Movie?
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When you first heard about "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," you probably thought it was a spoof. Alas, it's the real deal: the history/horror flick opens nationwide today.
"The way I see it, whatever else it is, it's a huge summer movie that is, for a change, not a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, a remake, based on a toy, a video game, or a board game," author, screenwriter and producer Seth Grahame-Smith told CBS. "And that's where I come in and make my case of, like, 'Hey, let's do something strange. Let's do something offbeat, a little daring. Let's get back to doing cool genre films.'"
So far, however, the film only has a 36 percent rating on RottenTomatoes.com. "Don't let the stupid title dissuade you from seeing 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.' Let the stupid plot, the stupid history, the stupid action scenes, the stupid trivializing of slavery," gripes the The New York Post. However, The Washington Post calls it, "Both terribly silly and a lot of fun."
We have to say: This one sounds just weird enough to be somewhat interesting. From "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" to "The Twilight Saga," click through our slideshow and let us know: What's the best vampire movie?
"The way I see it, whatever else it is, it's a huge summer movie that is, for a change, not a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, a remake, based on a toy, a video game, or a board game," author, screenwriter and producer Seth Grahame-Smith told CBS. "And that's where I come in and make my case of, like, 'Hey, let's do something strange. Let's do something offbeat, a little daring. Let's get back to doing cool genre films.'"
So far, however, the film only has a 36 percent rating on RottenTomatoes.com. "Don't let the stupid title dissuade you from seeing 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.' Let the stupid plot, the stupid history, the stupid action scenes, the stupid trivializing of slavery," gripes the The New York Post. However, The Washington Post calls it, "Both terribly silly and a lot of fun."
We have to say: This one sounds just weird enough to be somewhat interesting. From "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" to "The Twilight Saga," click through our slideshow and let us know: What's the best vampire movie?
Top Opinion
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Queen Katherine 2012/06/22 17:59:10
None of the above.
Let the Right One In.
Had Blade been on the list, I would've picked it. (I hate vampires, though.)
my REAL favorite is "Vampire's Assistant" though(you should read the books XD... movies title is name of 2nd book... series is called "Cirque Du Freak")
Hopefully folks skimming this thread will be inspired to see these (much better) movies. Near Dark was one of those flicks that didn't get a lot of attention even when it came out, though it's a deserving "cult classic."
Anything is better than Twilight... terrible actors, terrible writers, and awful special effects (at least in the first movie, the only one I saw)