president by day, hunter by night

the reason i'm watching this movie is basically because of the awesome trailer. that, and also the fact that it's not some star-studded hollywood movie. bagi aku, even though there's a few negative reviews on this film saying it's ridiculous, dumb and all but somehow, i still find it quite interesting actually. mungkin sebab aku bukan orang amerika kot. jadi aku takdelah serius sangat nak komen pasal history deyols semua kan. so layan je cerita ni. kenapa aku kata interesting? semua sebab horror scenes as well as the fight scenes. oh ye, cerita ni super ganas hokay. bunuh-bunuh secara kejam putus kepala, badan, darah siap terpancut habis. semua raw. takde nak cut cut. momen momen terkejut sangatlah banyak weh. aku siap melatah lagi. tapi dalam hati je lah kan. and kids shouldn't be allowed to watch this one though. extreme hardcore murder scenes.

this movie is actually an adaptation from the novel with the same title. ni pun baru aku tau lepas masa aku nak tulis entri ni. haha. masa pergi tengok tak tau pun cerita tu daripada novel. cuma bila aku baca kat wikipedia pasal novel ni, barulah aku tau yang versi filem lain sikit dari cerita asal. terasa macam nak beli pulak novel dia.

(spoiler alert! do not read if you haven't watch the film yet. or if you plan to watch it soon!)

cerita ni pasal Abraham Lincoln (Abe) who lived a secret life before and after becoming the 16th President of the United States. lepas emak dia dibunuh oleh vampire, dia berdendam dan berjanji nak menuntut bela diatas kematian emaknya dengan membunuh semua vampire who are intent to take over the United States. masa dia hampir hendak dibunuh oleh vampire, dia diselamatkan oleh Henry, who turned out to be a vampire as well. but he's a good vampire. Henry ini berdendam dengan Adam, ketua segala vampire yang telah menukar Henry menjadi vampire. Henry ni memang tengah cari orang nak direkrut untuk membunuh vampire. kenapa Henry tak bunuh je vampire tu semua? sebab dalam cerita ni vampire tak boleh bunuh sesama sendiri. the dead can only be killed by the living. so bermulalah episod si Henry ni mengajar Abe menjadi vampire hunter dengan menggunakan kapak since Abe was not good using guns. once ready, Henry sent Abe to the South with a mission : kill all the vampires and always be alone. Henry will set the target for Abe to kill in letters. he begins his business and political careers by day, continuing to track down the vampires in Henry's letters at night. but after a while, he decides to give up vampire hunting and instead concentrate on his daytime pursuits. he marries Mary Todd, begins to raise a family, starts a law firm, and is elected dalam dorang punya pilihanraya lah lebih kurang. this somehow, left Henry a bit disappointed. akan tetapi....jeng jeng jeng....something happened to the Lincoln's family that brought Abe's back to his hunting business. apakah dia?

nak tahu kenalah nonton ceritanya ya buk...huhu ;)

footnote : never knew fighting with just an axe can be so darn cool! seriously, lepas tengok movie ni, terasa macam nak ada kapak just like abe lincoln. mesti cool habis. and the guy who plays Abe Lincoln looked so much like the real Abraham Lincoln. hebat mekap team dorang. and for the record, i thought it was Eric Bana yang berlakon jadi Abe, rupanya orang lain. some guy named Ben Walker.