You have got to be kidding! [Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter]

[Clothahump]

SWMBO and I went to the movies recently. A promo for this came on. We nearly died laughing.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

I swear, Lincoln's zombie needs to rise, find an ax and start some serious head-chopping.

[Thudlow Boink]

You're just now hearing about this?

[Ferret Herder]

If the film isn't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy the book?

The Lincoln presidential museum even screened the trailer and some scenes for an audience. I think they offer the book for sale as well in the gift shop?

[Paranoid Randroid]

I’d heard of this film, but yeah, I was nevertheless pretty baffled by its trailer shown prior to Cabin in the Woods. (Not entirely sure that this is the trailer I saw, but close enough.) Looks like they’re playing it straight — or at least as “straight” as an action film in the Blade/Matrix/Underworld mold could be. I would’ve expected more outright camp.

Then again, I suppose the premise is such that the jokes write themselves; best not be too blatant about it. My hopes aren’t high but I’ll see it if the reviews aren’t abysmal.

[Tapioca Dextrin]

The book, at least, is actually a halfway decent biography.

[Lobohan]

Originally Posted by Clothahump

I swear, Lincoln's zombie needs to rise, find an ax and start some serious head-chopping.

And you just wrote the sequel!

[Kamino Neko]

You think Lincoln as a vampire hunter is silly...

(I love that movie to (un)death. It is the yardstick all other '<Famous Person>, Vampire Hunter' movies will always be measured.)

[Push You Down]

At the Anaheim Comic Con I saw the presentation on this. The author of the book did a lot of research so he'd have a good background on Lincoln's history to draw from to create the fictional version for the story. It looks fun. It's the same director as "Nightwatch" so if you like stylized action this should be up your alley.

[Bryan Ekers]

...an axe... bodies spraying blood....

Axe body spray! Of course!

[sciurophobic]

I participated in a survey in a theater lobby where I was shown the trailer. I was asked the following questions (and my answers)

1) What do you think this movie is about? (Abraham Lincoln fights vampires)

2) What would you tell friends about this movie? (It has Lincoln fighting vampires)

3) Who would this movie appeal to? (People who want to see Lincoln fight vampires)

4) What about this movie are you most looking forward to? (Seeing Lincoln fight vampires)

[limegreen]

I liked the book, although it did bog down a bit in the middle for me. I probably won't go see it in the theater, but I will try to catch it on my On Demand.

[Frostillicus]

Great book! Thanks for reminding me that the movie is coming out soon.

[blondebear]

I saw the trailer last week and I immediately thought, "Oh, so this is the Lincoln/Vampire movie...cool!" (I'm pretty sure I saw a thread here about the book) The audience reaction to the title reveal at the end of the trailer was remarkable--lots of people went "WTF?!?!", many laughed out loud, and it set the whole place abuzz.

[stegon66]

It's the same director as "Nightwatch" so if you like stylized action this should be up your alley.

Stylized action? More like incomprehensible action - this director is the Russian Michael Bay, only worse. Nightwatch was awful. Yech.

The book at least was fun, until the ending. Really?

[Drunky Smurf]

Originally Posted by stegon66

Stylized action? More like incomprehensible action - this director is the Russian Michael Bay, only worse. Nightwatch was awful. Yech.

The book at least was fun, until the ending. Really?

I don't plan on reading the book so would you, or anyone, please spoiler it for me.

[BigT]

Originally Posted by sciurophobic

I participated in a survey in a theater lobby where I was shown the trailer. I was asked the following questions (and my answers)

1) What do you think this movie is about? (Abraham Lincoln fights vampires)

2) What would you tell friends about this movie? (It has Lincoln fighting vampires)

3) Who would this movie appeal to? (People who want to see Lincoln fight vampires)

4) What about this movie are you most looking forward to? (Seeing Lincoln fight vampires)

This made me laugh more than it probably should have.

[runcible spoon]

Originally Posted by Tengu

You think Lincoln as a vampire hunter is silly...

(I love that movie to (un)death. It is the yardstick all other '<Famous Person>, Vampire Hunter' movies will always be measured.)

I'm especially looking forward to seeing Lincoln's drum solo.

[Equipoise]

Originally Posted by stegon66

Stylized action? More like incomprehensible action - this director is the Russian Michael Bay, only worse. Nightwatch was awful. Yech.

I disagree. I saw Night Watch in the theater and had a grand old good time. It was good, and fun, to me, and if nothing else, it had the very best subtitles I've ever seen in my life, extremely inventive and almost another character. I haven't seen the DVD so I don't know if they were kept the same or converted to normal-looking subtitles.

I haven't read the book. I'm seeing this movie strictly for the director, because of Night Watch. I'll probably read the book after seeing the movie.


And PLEASE, please don't anyone who's read the book spoil the movie. Go start a book thread.


Edit to add, sciurophobic, I laughed while reading your post too. Funny!

[Yumblie]

There's been a meme going around lately about young people being shocked to discover that Titanic was based on a real ship that sunk, and wasn't just made up for the film. I wonder if this movie will generate a similar reaction, where young people are shocked to discover that Abraham Lincoln was in fact a real person. Who may have fought vampires.

[MegaBee]

PERSON BEHIND ME IN THEATER: What the hell?
ME: This is going to be the greatest movie ever.

[billfish678]

I'm just hoping in this movie it is revealed that his assasination was faked and that in reality the civil war was cover for a massive engineering project to build a steampunk rocketship for Lincoln to go to the moon and fight the vampires there because thats where they come from (and in some circles they are called the Wrathe).

[Tristan]

It is from the same guy who directed "wanted". Which means I will watch it, to see if I can create a new version of the "Wanted Drinking Game" (take a drink when the laws of physics are violated. A brief pause is recommended after the car chase.).

[Spoke]

The trailer looks godawful. It looks like a Simpsons parody of a Hollywood trailer.

[Push You Down]

Originally Posted by Equipoise

And PLEASE, please don't anyone who's read the book spoil the movie. Go start a book thread.

From what the writer of the book said--the movie and the book's endings are very different. (not like a "He LIVES!" kind of different.)


Also ..tangentially connected-this writer is the guy who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Apparently the film version is a dead project. Made me kind of sad.

[Lust4Life]

Theres a Zombie version of Pride and Prejudice in book form apparently.

I suspect that I won't buy it though.

[ripopgome]

Originally Posted by MegaBee

PERSON BEHIND ME IN THEATER: What the hell?
ME: This is going to be the greatest movie ever.

This was almost verbatim my experience as well

[Baker]

Well, if the Lincoln movie does well, they can always make the one about Queen Victoria hunting demons.

http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Victoria...p/0061976016#_

[Johnny Q]

Speaking of Presidents killing monsters....

[Baal Houtham]

Originally Posted by Yumblie

I wonder if this movie will generate a similar reaction, where young people are shocked to discover that Abraham Lincoln was in fact a real person. Who may have fought vampires.

I'm very much hoping that the opening credits include the line, "Based on a true story." That phrase is still seen as having some sales value, but should actually serve as a warning that lies and clumsy manipulations are coming right up. This film could help drag it through the muck.