Abigail
“Joey: Okay. What do we know about vampires?Peter: That they're not real.Sammy: What are we talking about, like an Anne Rice or a True Blood? You know Twilight? Very different kind of vampires.”
abigail is so fucking cunty like what the absolute fuck.. she absolutely ate (LITERALLY) and mothered everything. Alisha Weir is going to be a huge movie star.. she is fantastic in everything she’s done so far.
as i’ve mentioned before, i am a HUGE sucker for vampire movies.. as i dressed up as one for Halloween for several years in a row. idk why, but they’ve been my hyper fixation ever since i was a kid, which is funny, because i never saw any vampire films as a kid. 😭 ANYWAY. this film takes what you know about vampires and basically says “well no, what if…?” that’s why those lines in the trailer, even though they may seem as throwaway lines.. play a HUGE part in the film itself. they are constantly referencing as many vampire films as they can, even though they work as jokes, plays a bigger part in the scene. it’s very cleverly written and i absolutely loved it.
the performances were great.. everyone played into their very cliched roles well but my favorites were clearly Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, and surprisingly, Melissa Barrera. i wasn’t a huge fan of her acting in Scream 5, but she improved a lot for Scream 6, and even more for Abigail. Dan Stevens and Alisha Weir definitely provide most of the comedic moments for the film which impeccable line delivery, but Kathryn Newton and Kevin Duran are great too.
the cinematography was absolutely stunning, the editing was smooth, the score was fantastic (PLEASE MORE MATT AND TYLER COLLABORATIONS WITH BRIAN TYLER), the set design was terrific, and the blood.. WOW. very very VERY bloody. i was absolutely shocked. it’s not Saw levels of gore, but it’s bloody as fuck which was amazing.. I LOVE BLOODY MOVIES.
after V/H/S, Ready or Not, Scream 5, Scream 6, and now Abigail.. Matt and Tyler are my favorite horror directors next to Christopher Landon. all 3 just know how to create super fun horror comedies that are beautifully crafted with such love and passion. it would be an absolute dream of mine to work with any of them one day on one of my projects.
i don’t care.. this film is my favorite film of 2024 so far. it has horror, comedy, blood, and vampires.. what more could i ask for? it will also be entering my favorite horror comedies list as well. i will be rewatching this tomorrow in 4DX because it just looks like it would super cool. i also need to let my film high go away because i am just obsessed with this movie now. i really needed another movie that just pulls me in and takes me on an absolute wild ride. i was really hoping this was good and i am very happy it was. i don’t anticipate my rating going below 4.5/5 but for now its a 5/5, and we’ll see how it holds up on a rewatch tomorrow. i also need an abigail sequel like ASAP.
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