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Everyone just needs to calm down and respect this movie for what it is. Frankly, I don't understand what people were expecting from a movie called Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. You'd think it's an entertaining guilty pleasure sorta movie. But even my fairly high expectations were surpassed. What I thought would be a fun popcorn flick was actually a high octane, original and overall epic movie. The movie has great atmosphere and an especially awesome dismal colour scheme. The cast is quite impressive, like Benjamin Walker's Lincoln, while, of course we'll never really know how well he portrayed Lincoln, he seemed interested and dedicated to this roll. The vampire designs were awesome. I loved how their jaws grew to such large size and contorted to a whole different shape, reminiscent of Venom. It's good to see something different than just pale guys with fangs and red eyes. I thought the actions sequences were also well put together and quite inventive. For example, there's a chase between Lincoln and a vampire atop a herd of stampeding wild horses. I never thought I would see that. I've only heard complaints about this movie. A big one is that Abraham doesn't even kill vampires for half the movie, when he becomes president. That's quite the exaggeration. Try the last third of the movie he's president, plus he's supposed to be in his fifties. Were you really expecting him to be slaying vampires at an age when he could retire. And if that's not enough, he does kill vampires, in the film's finale. He has a higher body count than any other action sequence in the film, too. People should just calm down. No, it doesn't have the greatest story line or Oscar winning dialogue, but it did what it came to do: entertain. Stop oogling at the third batman movie, and watch an original movie for once, instead of simply shunning it away. Stick to your franchises for all I care, because I'm satisfied with this. Final rating: 8.5/10

This isn't for everyone. You won't find it funny if you don't usually watch content from TGWTG. In fact, unless you know a lot of the in jokes from all of the reviewers, it won't be nearly as enjoyable. Basically, if you don't watch tgwtg.com material really often, it won't be enjoyable. It got silly gags. Obviously. Were people expecting anything else? I wasn't expecting a rom-com. I was expecting a funny silly comedy. The people behind this were catering to their audience, which for the most part is 18 or younger movie fanatics. And people claiming that they don't know how to make a movie considering they bash on movies for a living is ridiculous. For one thing, they've never claimed they CAN make a movie. I pretty sure only a few of the reviewers on this site went into any sort of film study in school. And I couldn't tell you who that is, or how long they were studying. Plus, I have a feeling the script was somewhat of a group effort. I bet everyone put their two cents in, not just the credited script writers. Another thing, it doesn't have a big budget. So no, there aren't top of the line effects and award winning acting. IT's cheesy. Yes. It's basically just friends goofing off. And if you're a big fan of these reviewers like me, you'll enjoy it.

This is a simply magnificent film. The acting is top notch, the effects practical, and the cinematography is stunning. Michael Shannon gives a brilliant performance as Curtis and feels so real. He is for the most part calm, but when he flips out it is unreal how tense Shannon can make you feel. Jessica Chastain does her job and the supporting cast is just as great. But you know what? Every other actor could suck in this movie and it would still be great just because of Michael Shannon. We follow him the whole film and we come to realize that while the things he's doing are rather crazy and desperate, we know what he's going through and the audience can tell he's just trying to do the right thing. The script is tight knit and well thought out. It does start and end somewhat slow, which is the movie's only real weakness, but as the film progresses we become more and more invested in the story and we want to know if Curtis is going crazy or he's right and the storms are coming. The camera-work here is breathtaking. Like this shot right here. It's too good. It's a pretty haunting image. Unfortunately I can only show you what I can scrap up online, but trust me, it's some great stuff The whole feel of this movie is chilling as the musical score constantly jangles in the background. It's quiet, but noticeable. Take Shelter is a top of the line kind of movie, with a haunting feel and a genuine sense of paranoia. You will feel like your there, with Curtis, as the anxiety and tension builds. If it weren't for the extra few minutes that made the movie more dragged out, it would probably get a perfect 10. My favourite film of the year so far, 9/10.