I don't think Abigail is streaming free anywhere right now; I had the DVD home from the library and watched it last night. The embedded trailer above gives a good sense of the movie being "campy" and outrageous. Although billed as a horror/thriller, it's not really scary. My delight came from the absolutely over-the-top portrayal of the iconic battle of vampires and humans. At first you laugh at the ridiculous appearance of a tutu-clad 12-year-old as an ancient monster. And then they turn the dial up beyond 10.
I've embedded below four moments that did make me laugh; three will be recognizable to those who have already seen the movie...
The fourth one depicts the moment the fearless vampire killers set off down a dark hallway with their sharpened pool cues, protected by a bag of onions (the uber-rich girl who was tasked with getting garlic from the kitchen didn't know the difference).
Several critiques of the movie note that the story takes a long time to get going, then perhaps goes on a little too long, which is probably a fair assessment. But it's fun if your head is in the right mindset, and a nice change from the Democratic convention.
Abigail is probably the 2nd "bloodiest" movie i have seen- after Peter Jackson's Dead Alive. both of these move well beyond gore shock value into the realm of silent film pie fights performed in red goo.
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