I am currently out watching Daybreakers, be back soon with a review……
Okay, so I went in not expecting much, and definitely not expecting to be impressed, but wow! The movie was much better than I ever imagined. The acting, the special effects, the whole plot, and the way it was all put together what amazing. It was in no way cheesy, but was quite bloody, which I don’t mind. Ethan Hawke and Willem Defoe were awesome, and I can’t tell you how happy I am that I actually enjoyed the movie. I mean, I so seldom am ever excited by a movie, and then remain excited after I’ve seen it…..literally never happens for me. Take “Paranormal Activity” it was good, but I was a little disappointed with the ending. It really hit too close to home for me at the time, so that probably helped it. Anyway, back to “Daybreakers”…..I have been reading the reviews and once I saw how it rated with both critics and viewers, I knew that it would be good. Usually, these types of movies rate very low by the critics, but both viewers and critics gave it an A-, which to me is great! I really liked that they changed the whole idea of the old vampire stories, and made it modern and believable by turning vampirism into a virus. I really think it is worth the money to go an see it in the theater, if for nothing else but the big dark theater, surround sound, and the popcorn of course. I even went to see it during the matinee hours and it only cost us $11.00 total. I had to sneak in a Kit-Kat bar and some sweetarts though. I have to say, that this is by far one of the best movies of its kind, and not that I can really compare “Twilight” to this movie, but it totally blew “Twilight” away. I believe that it is still showing in theaters everywhere, and you really don’t want to miss this one. So if you are a vampire fanatic, love to watch scary and gory movies, then you really need to go and see this one. Loved it!
Tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for since I saw the movie trailer for “Daybreakers.” I am so excited about this movie, and for my birthday, on Saturday, I would really love to go and see it, hint, hint. I love everything about vampires, including scary vampire movies, and even books. I have told my husband that if I ever met a vampire, he had better watch out….lol. The book series “Twilight” was absolutely wonderful. I read “Twilight” in four days, “New Moon” in 3 days, and “Eclipse” in four days too. I was so upset that I did not have another book to read. Anyway, “Daybreakers” is going to be good, I just know it! The movie trailers give away more of the movie than I am going to, but here goes, the movie takes place in the year 2019, and most of the human population is infected by a virus that causes them to turn into vampires. The vampires start farming the remaining humans for their blood, and the blood supply begins to diminish, as does the unaffected human population. Ethan Hawks’s character discovers a cure for the vampire virus, and he tries to convince them to become human again. The vampires become offended, because they like what they have become. The vampires don’t believe there is anything to cure, and well, I am sure there is going to be a lot of blood shed, guns, and fighting, the battle of the vampires and what little is left of the human population. Anyway, I found yet another movie trailer for it on YouTube and I am posting it here for you to watch. I really can’t wait to see it, and I know that I am not going to be disappointed.
I love old castles and Gothic style buildings. This is the Cachtice Castle located in Slovakia, in a small town called Cachtice. Having been home to one of the worst female serial killers in history, it is nowa castle ruin which has been made a national nature reserve because of the rare plant life that it now resides. Erzsebet Bathory, a famous female vampire was said to have been bricked into this castle after having brutally murdered over 600 young women, and being convicted of 80. She died here four years later.
One of the most famous female vampires in history was Erzsebet Bathory (1560-1614). She was known as The Blood Countess of Hungary, and her victims numbered more than 650. She lured young women to her castle with the promise of well-paying jobs and, once there, she imprisoned them. She then tortured her victims by mutilating their hands, biting off the skin of their faces, and severe beatings that almost always ended in death. Bathory then bathed in the blood of her victims in hopes of retaining her youthful beauty. She was tried and convicted of 80 deaths of young girls and women, and was bricked into her castle where she died four years later.
Vampires have stalked the earth since the early twelfth century, and it is believed they continue to walk the earth today. Two of the most famous of vampires are Gilles de Rais (1404 – 1440), and Peter Plogojowitz (died in 1725).
Gilles de Rais, was an evil Frenchman, who tortured and killed between 80 and 200 children. Once a Catholic, he turned sadist, and began killing children and feasting on their blood and internal organs. It is not known if appetite for children was that of a madman, or that of a man who was inspired by an occult. Thankfully, he only lived to be 36-years-old.
Peter Plogojowitz, was a Serbian peasant, from the small village of Kisilova. He was thought to have become a vampire after his death, going on a an eight day rampage, and killing 9 of his fellow villagers. All of these villagers were said to have mentioned Peter Plogojowitz in their dying breath. His was one of the most well documented vampire cases which was witnessed by Austrian authorities. His body was exhumed and his body was found to have continued to grow, and fresh blood found in this body. There was also witness to blood smeared across his face. The villagers staked his body and burned his remains.
