I went to see this movie, even though some snobby movie douches criticized it up and down. One went as far as say it was corny and the role of Lincoln was substandardly acted. Umm…it has Vampire Hunter in the title. Not exactly a period piece or a reflection of the struggles of running the Union through our greatest struggle as a nation, idiot. It’s Abe chopping up vampires with an axe.
That said, if you like gory action movies, it’s pretty entertaining. I don’t watch Van Damme movies for the deep internal reflection, I watch to see over the top ass kicking. Well, I did watch, I don’t Van Damme has been in a movie as the lead since Legionnaire on TV only.
Being a big Lincoln fan, it was pretty awesome to watch him twirl an axe and end slavery via poignant speeches and good old fashioned hack and slash tactics. Also, it was good to learn new historical facts, like the fact that he carried a silver coated arsenal and could fight with deadly force on horseback. See what the “system” doesn’t tell you in school, man? Now if only they could make a movie showing Washington killing zombie hordes in Trenton and Yorktown…