Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

I saw the trailer for this about a month ago and it blew me away... that is were this tale sadly ends!  This was nothing like the trailer, the trailer was fast paced, aggressive and comedic in a slightly absurd way.  In reality it was much slower, almost period drama slow in places, and the vampires were almost as scary as those found in Buffy the Vampire slayer or maybe even Sesame Street!  There were some entertaining moments but they were few and far between.

The most notable thing throughout was the over reliance (to the point of obsession) on 3D effects and I'd rather see an end to all this 3D nonsense and some actual focus of clever and funny stories.  Also Ab seemed to age far faster than his best friend who looked pretty much the same the whole way through (and no not his vampire friend)!

Film 201/365, Day 214/365 – A Knight’s Tale

Good fun if not a little silly.  A Knight’s Tale is a nice easy film to watch, plenty to laugh at, the jousting is very good and there’s a love story if you like that sort of thing.  For me however the real star of this film is Paul Bettany as the legendary story teller Geoffrey Chaucer before he is famous, when he often gambled away the very clothes off his back but still has an exceptional mastery of the English language.

Synopsis:  When young William Thatcher’s master dies before completing a jousting contest he steps in a takes his place.  Desperate to continue in the role his creates a fake identity and sets about becoming a jouster with hopes of one day becoming a famous knight. 

Film 171/365, Day 176/365 – The Tourist

A bit predictable but oddly compelling.  Everyone looks good, which isn’t difficult when Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp are your stars, the story is quite good but like I said predictable but for what ever reason you can’t help but wait for it to all play out.  Good fun but that’s about it.

Synopsis:  Frank, a maths teacher from Wisconsin, is on his way to Venice when a mysterious woman sits opposite him and before he knows what's happening he is staying in her hotel, being chased by Russian gangsters and Interpol who all believe he is someone else.  Will Frank be able to convince everyone who he is?