Abraham Lincoln is the archetypal SF/fantasy hero: He's freakishly tall (and therefore presumably superhuman), he gets killed by some dude who thinks he's Brutus, and his villains owned slaves.
The first trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? Why, don't mind if I do.
I'm not the biggest fan of Timur Bemabetaphakonkox -- he's stylish, but I felt both Night Watch and Wanted lacked something -- and I understand FilmDrunk's consternation at the film's apparent lack of humor, but I'm digging this. I like that they're playing it 100% straight, at least for this trailer. Maybe it'll be tiresome during the movie proper, but right now watching a grim-faced Lincoln flinging his ax around like a kung fu master is awesome to me. Look, any action scene featuring someone wearing Lincoln's top hat equals pure entertainment as far as I'm concerned.
I'm not the biggest fan of Timur Bemabetaphakonkox -- he's stylish, but I felt both Night Watch and Wanted lacked something -- and I understand FilmDrunk's consternation at the film's apparent lack of humor, but I'm digging this. I like that they're playing it 100% straight, at least for this trailer. Maybe it'll be tiresome during the movie proper, but right now watching a grim-faced Lincoln flinging his ax around like a kung fu master is awesome to me. Look, any action scene featuring someone wearing Lincoln's top hat equals pure entertainment as far as I'm concerned.
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"I am naturally anti-vampire. If vampirism is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel. And yet I have never understood that the Presidency conferred upon me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling."
The Great Decapitator
This does look rather on the awesome side of modern vampire films... until its release though I shall continue to read this rather spiffing blog http://lincolnisawesome.blogsp... .Honestly Abe, how do you find yourself in these situations?
*signs up for anti-vampire, axe martial arts classes... buys top hot*
I think Lincoln was awesome, and I know the book was fiction. But I really wish the writer had gotten his personality right.
I don't get where this whole "humor angle" comes from. It's not a funny book. I think that it probably stems from the fact that instead of the book being placed in the Sci-Fi or Horror section at bookstores, its normally filed under humor for some stupid reason. Sure the concept itself may be humorous, but the execution is almost 100% straight Horror Fiction (with some exceptionally well researched exposition and historical parallels). Goes to show that FilmDrunk doesn't really do it's research, and whereas most folks find the concept funny, that they've also never bothered to read the original novel either.
I hope this goes well because if that happens then we'll get Pride and Prejudice and Zombies which would also work well as a "straight" movie.
I'm up for anything including Abe Lincoln fighting supernatural forces.
It's a good teaser, but I'm more intrigued by the question at the very end: "Are you a patriot or a vampire?" ...And for once, I am honestly tempted to visit a film's Facebook site to learn more.
Except now, I'm more busy with the images that my mind has formed around that question; Namely, a remake of Red Dawn where Teddy Roosevelt fights off an army of McCarthy-era-style commie vampires. And there's a chimp.
I just don't know if I can watch this with a straight face. Will probably go opening night though. Cause that is amazing.
I was really excited about this movie, because I absolutely loved the book. But this trailer kinda killed it for me. The book was fantastic because it didn't focus solely on scenes where Lincoln was going on vampire hunts. There was alot of character and emotion in the book, and I really hope this movie wasn't made into a cheesy action flick
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln
There is nothing a top hat can't make better.
While I am rather tired of Vampires themed movies, I am so looking forward to seeing The Rail Splitter kick blood sucker ass.
