I got dragged into this film kicking and screaming and protesting how shit it was going to be. And given that it was the same person who promised me Battle: Los Angeles was going to be a good film I had good reason to protest. I figured it was going to be a horror version of twilight and couldn't be arsed with yet another vampire movie, especially since the entire genre bores me to death as a general rule. The film was refreshingly not anywhere near as bad as I feared. It had an original take on the whole vampire saga and a nice post apocalyptic landscape combined with blade runner-esque city sets ruled by a dystopian government theocracy. The film is predictably overtly religious in nature although no supernaturalism seems to be involved in the entire film so it could really be classed as pure science fiction set in an alternate reality. The creatures have little in common with vampires and are referred to throughout the film as having evolved. Their evolution subsequently leads to a war between humanity and vampires in which most of the world is destroyed and desertified. Humanity desperate and needing to turn the war around creates the ultimate weapon - the priests. After the war the priests attempt to reintegrate into a society that no longer needs them; that is until they are needed again and the film starts.
Not an amazing film but certainly enjoyable. Stars Paul Bettany, Karl Urban and Ian McKellen Christopher Plummer.
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