Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

I have yet to read the book, but I held off on it after being so disappointed with Pride Prejudice and Zombies. I wanted to see this movie to give me an idea if the book was any good. I finally got it in from netflix and here's my review on it.

Synopsis: We learn the "truth" behind Abraham's childhood and how be became a great leader. His mother is killed by a vampire and he goes out looking to kill the vampire that killed her when he's an adult. In his failed attempt a stranger helps him and teaches him how to kill vampires. We see him progress into the man we knew with a dark secret.

Review: 

Like I said I was hesitant on reading the book and only got into seeing the movie after seeing the trailers and being impressed by what I did see. I have also been falling away from vampires since Twilight has ruin them and very few people have been able to do them in a new way. 

With that said I did like the take of vampires in this movie. I thought the look of them and how they could look like everyday people was a great twist to the myth. It was refreshing to see it taken to a different way, but not in a weird sparkling crap. 

I will say I find the sunglasses to be distracting. I have yet to find if people really wore those back in the 1800s, but in every movie that shows people wearing them I automatically assume they are evil. I believe Dracula wears them as well. 

I really thought the Abraham vampire hunter and the politician was done well. They blended the two sides really well and there was no issues for me on it. It was a secret part of him, but one that was done well that you could see the possibility of it. 

I also like how they focused on Lincoln and not only on the Civil War. While that is an important part of his presidency, there was more to him and I like how they focused on his life and the challenges he faced. 

Also, the actions scenes were done very well and I didn't see any issues with the flow of the fights or the effects.

So it's a decent movie that I think is a good one for those who want a movie that is a little different from the other vampire movies.

The Walking Dead 3x8

So I'm a week late on this recap. I watched it on Sunday, but my new job started right on Monday so I haven't had time to write it. This is what happens when you finally get a grown up job. Any by grown up job I mean one that is long hours and had full benefits.

So to the episode. This is the last one until the show returns in February. My recap won't be as lengthy or in the right order since its been a week since I saw it.

We see a new group running away from zombies in the woods. They mention a tower and while they are running away one of them get bite. They run towards the structure and we see the prison with the wall blown out. We go back to Woodsbury where Andrea is getting ready to help Milton take care of Mr. Coleman and after she leaves the Governor goes to his little room and takes his daughter out of a cage next to the fish tanks and tries to get her to calm down, but she gets angry possibly because there is a bowl of meat near by.

Glenn asks Maggie if the Governor hurt or violated her and she tells him no. Glenn then rips arms bones out of the zombie he killed earlier with the chair. Merle and his men decide to take Glenn and Maggie to the "screamer" pits.

Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Oscar get into Woodsbury and search the hospital for Glenn and Maggie. They aren't there and before they can move on one of the towns people sees them and Rick knocks him out. They eventually make it to where Glenn and Maggie are being held. They already attack Merle and his group and Rick and his group uses smoke grenades to hide themselves and get Glenn and Maggie.

Back  in the prison Beth, Carl, Judith and Axel are in a cell where Axel creepily hit on Beth. Carol calls him out and we learn that Axel haven't seem many woman and he thinks that Carol is a lesbian due to her short hair.

Sometime after they rescue Glenn and Maggie Michonne takes off and goes to the Governor's apartment. She waits for either him or Andrea to return. While she's there she hears a noise and breaks into the room where she thinks he's keeping a child hostage until she realizes she's a zombie. As she frees the girl the Governor comes back and asks Michonne to leave her alone. Instead she kills Penny and then Michonne and the Governor get into a fight. They throw each other around the room breaking the fish tanks where Michonne almost gets bit, but she stabs the Governor in the eye with a piece of glass.

In the prison we hear screaming and Carl leaves to see what is going on. He finds the other group and brings them to the cell block. Carl is going to kill Donna the bitten member, but they tell him they'll do it. Carl, locks them into the cell block.

The group tries to get out of Woodsbury, but they are being shot at. As they try to escape Oscar gets shot, Maggie has to kills him so he doesn't turn. Daryl stays to give them cover fire. We then see the Governor gathering the people of Woodsbury and he calls out Merle as a traitor and brings Daryl out.


Review:

Overall I think the episode was a good one.There was a few things I thought were silly, but they were minor.

I think it ended just right to keep us wanting more for the continuation of the season and had enough action and drama. So it was a good episode and waiting till February is going to be hard.

What bothered me about this episode is how does Andrea or anyone else not hear or smell Penny? It seems unreasonable that there's no way to hear her moving or smell her rotting flesh. Also, is the guard tower the show's way of saying people are having sex. We know it's for Glenn and Maggie, but Carol and Axel are up there? Just seems weird to me.

Other than that I was good with the episode.

Bates Motel Teaser Trailers

So we got two teaser trailers for Bate Motel which will be on A&E early next year supposedly. I'll let you watch the trailers, they don't show much, but then I'll tell you what I think about them.




I know they are called teasers to get you interested, but honestly with these two I wouldn't even know they were for the Bates Motel until I saw the title page. I guess I don't know where they are going with it other than it's the backstory to Norman and explains how he became a psycho.... I hope they don't ruin one of my favorite movies with this crap.

The Walking Dead 3x7

This is late because I was out of town and didnt get a chance to watch the episode until today. I manage to not get anything spoiled.

This episode we see that Glenn and Maggie are taken prisoners at Woodsbury. Merle is torturing Glenn to find out where the group is holding up. Glenn isn't giving in and let's slip the name of group members who have died and mentions Andrea's name. Then Merle brings a walker into the room and uses it to try to convince Glenn to tell him where they are. Even though Glenn is bound he fights the walker survives.

Merle and the governor are talking about what to do when the group comes for Maggie and Glenn. The governor wants to talk to Maggie. He cuts her loose and tries to convince her that it was a mistake and will take her back but not Glenn. She won't give in and he asks her to stand up and asks her to take off her shirt or Glenn's hand will get cut off. He takes off his belt and tries to scare her to tell him but she won't do it. The governor brings Maggie into Glenn's cell with a gun and Maggie finally tells them where to find the group. They don't believe her since they think the prison is over run with bitters. They leave them and discuss how dangerous the group must be if hey are in the middle of the red zone.

We see Rick and the others approach Woodsbury while the governor and his men get ready to go to the prison. Andrea comes back to the governor's place and rather takes a drink of whiskey while telling the governor that t didn't work. She falls into his arms.

Rick rescues Michonne from the walkers outside the prison and at first doesn't want to tell them how she found them, but the. She does. Rick, Daryl, Oscar, and Michonne leave towards the town and a bits away they go on foot. While walking Rick thanks Daryl for taking care of Carl and the baby who Carl wants to name Judith after one of his teachers. The group gets surrounded by walkers and go into a ca in for shelter. They find the owner asleep in his bed. He panics and Michonne kills him. They use him as bait and exit a backdoor which is clear.

The governor takes Andrea to he research area where the nerdy guy is taking care if a man named Mr. Coleman. He asked Andrea to queue the record and in some transept tells him who his family was and Milton explains what is going on. They are trying to figure out once a person dies naturally if trace memories will stay when they reanimate and Andrea will exicute him. The man comes back and Milton thinks he sees a response and takes off the restraints to know better. Andrea kills him because he lunges at him.

I thought the episode was decent. I know it's building up to something but I felt like it was constantly teasing something g good and then nothing. I thought the governor was going to rpe Maggie, maybe he will late but they a lot about it but then nothing.

I'm hoping its going to better when we see the groups fight. I think it's still going well overall this just wasn't my favorite. I did like when Carl told Rick what Daryl was calling the baby. I did think it was weird the name he decided on.

Vacation Time

I hope everyone in the US had fun stuffing themselves with whatever you eat on Thanksgiving. I know not everyone has turkey. I for once will actually be taking a vacation for my birthday (Nov 29th). I have been dying to go to Tombstone,AZ for years. I went back in like 1995 with my Girl Scout troop when we took a trip to Ramsey Canyon. I fell in love with the town and started to get really into the history of The Earp's and Doc Holiday, it actually was going to be my research project last year, but it just didn't work out.

So for 3 days we'll being staying at what seems to be the best motel in Tombstone. The reviews were great and it's located near the OK Corral, The Bird Cage Theater, Big Nose Kate's and a few other places. I was on the website for the motel just to go over the list of amenities and just to get familiar with it before we head down. I've been on there site several times and just now I saw a little photo link with a cartoon ghost.

That's right our motel is haunted. Here's the link to the news article about it. I don't know which room we're in, but it would be cool if we are in room 1-4 which are said to be haunted. I've never stayed in a haunted motel before. If you are familiar with Tombstone you know there is a lot of supposed hauntings in the town.

So needless to say if anything happens I will write about it and do one of my fallen's ghost stories videos.

RIP Twinkies

So what do the twinkies have to do with zombies?! nothing unless you are a fan of the ever popular movie Zombieland. If you haven't seen it, Tallahasse (Woody Harrelson) is in search for Twinkies. So when the news that Hostess, the people who make Twinkies was shutting down after a baker's strike. Here's the news story on what's going on. 

Since Zombieland came out zombie apocalypse survivalist and deemed the Twinkie the must have idea for surviving. What's my take? I've never been a face of the cream filling treats like twinkies have, it's taste just isn't appealing to me. So I'm not bummed about they going away, but I understand the need for when times are tough to have that something that makes everything seem worth it. 

One last thing, I am sure someone will buy the recipe and the rights for them. Other companies make crappier versions of them so i am sure someone will make them again. Just wait a bit. I happened with the face cream Princess Diana use to wear... oh yeah I bet you didn't know that. 

The Walking Dead 3x6

This will be our last episode for a while. Again if you don't want anything to be spoiled then stop reading.

Merle and a few others are outside Woodsbury find a Biter O Gram to go back. They are looking for Michonne who pops out and kills two of the men. She gets away and our credits roll.

We return and hear a woman talking to Rick on the phone glad to hear others, she's been calling since it started. He asks if they can take the group but she has to talk to the others and will call back in 2 hours. He cries that they're dying in there. Rick checks on everyone and wants to clean the bodies out but leaves before he mentions the call.

Merle and one other gut survives the attac from Michonne and they must kill the other two and get away because she's hunting. Andrea tells the governor she still doesn't like the fights but gets it. She tells him she wants to contribute and guard the wall.

Someone else calls Rick back and he tells them how safe it is. The caller asks Rich if he's killed anyone and he tells him about 4 people and then is asks how he lost his wife. The man hangs up and Rich throws a fit.

Andre and another girl talk about shooting bows. She misses so Andre jumps outside and kills it.

Hershel goes to where Rick received the phone call and mentions how he still feels his legs and toes of his missing foot. He tells Rick Lori was sorry and that there's nowhere else to run. Rick then explains about the phone calls. Hershel wants to sit with Rick when they call again but Rick won't have it.

Merle and Michonne fight in the woods and is attacked by walkers. They survive and Michonne is nowhere to be found.

Daryl and Oscar search the prison with Carl. Daryl tells Carl a story about when his mom died as a child. Carl tells Daryl that he shoot his mom and that it was real.

The governor is "writing" in his journal when Andrea stops by and is told not to by on the wall anymore. She explains that she did enjoy the fights and hated that she did. He tells her he's growing on her. Michonne got away but is going to die so Merle wants to go back but the kid doesn't so he shoots him. Michonne we see is hurt and covered in walker blood. She learns it makes her invisible to them.

Another woman calls back wants to hear how Lori dies and Rick questions how she knew his name and hangs up.

Michonne wonders into a deserted town where Maggie and Glenn go to get supplies. Andrea and the governor talk in his garden and he asks her how long it's been but nervously says he meant the whiskey. And being there with her. He explains his theory of why they survive and they kiss.

Merle surprise Maggie and Glenn with Michonne still hiding. He asks Glenn about Daryl and wants to go with them to see Daryl. Tells them he fixed his arm and Glenn doesn't want to let Merle go with. Merle holds Maggie hostage and demands he drives them away.

Oscar finds slippers in an empty cell and a walker tries to attack them. The walker was stabbed in the throat with carols knife and Rick gets another phone call. They claim to know him and he hears lori's voice. She asks him what happened and he tells her he was going to keep them all alive. She tells him he still has the the others and the phone gets static.

The Andrea and the governor sleep together while there's a knock at the door. It's Merle coming to tell him about the guys dying and killed Michonne but doesn't have her stuff. He ten tells the governor that he found two people that Andrea knew with them. And will find out where the group is staying.

Rick returns to the cell block and be holds the baby. We see Daryl stabbing the knife and loose it and finds carol who's looking pretty worn out. Rick, Carl ,Beth and Hershel go towards the courtyard and Rick walks towards the gate to see Michonne with the basket of formula shaking with zombies surrounding the group.

Overall I really liked the episode while we got not big characters dying we did get the questions answered to how the last episode left us with.

I still find the interaction between Andrea and the governor pretty awkward. I get that he maybe out of practice but Andre as well seems awkward as well. I'm sure there's a big reason for this hook up but I'm not enjoying it.

I was glad to see we saw who was calling but I felt like Rick did a 180 afterwards a little too quickly and thank goodness we found carol. I did want them to magically assume she was dead.

To add to this post. I realized that this episode is the last we'll have for a while and I felt like it wasn't as exciting as it could be. While I know I'll watch when the show returns I'm not sure this episode will convince people who are on the fence to keep watching the show. Nevermind we get a new episode next week.