Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?!
At least that's a movie Hollywood will be making (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1682066/). It's probably a risky attempt. But with Tim Burton involved, who knows?
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Please move to DC immediately.
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Watch out, Frankie. jAZ thinks threads about politicians belong in DC, period, regardless of how nonpolitical they are.
I'm not a Tim Burton fan, but I like vampire movies so I'd probably see this one. |
No way it's as good as a black JFK and a fat Elvis hunting an ancient Egyptian soul sucker in a nursing home.
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Based on a true story
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j/k Frankie :p |
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Good concept. It's not "The Amazing Man With The Croc Urine Brain", but it's not bad.
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Oooh, let me guess: Johnny Depp as Abe and Helena Bonham-Carter as Mary Todd.
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Still dont understand all the vampire hype. I think it's really gay.
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In other news, Joss Whedon is making a new film. Nathan Fillion is in the running for the title role. |
Come on. Pinnochio Vampire Slayer is a brilliant concept. He stakes vampires with his nose by telling lies during combat.
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"This is a great book" :fire: |
Do you know how many stakes you can keep in a dryed and stretched beaver on your head?
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Tim Burton, Abraham Lincoln and vampires? All at the same time?
I'm there. |
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This sounds as bad as the Attack of the Killer Klownz from Outer Space.
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ya know, I'd like to see the remake by quintin tarantino ten years after this bombs.
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First off, that is, IMO the best thread title in atleast 3 months.
Secondly... really? trying to somehow tie Abe Lincoln into the new vampire craze? :facepalm:. As a director/artist, Tim Burton is a one trick pony...are these kinds of films all he ever wants to do? |
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Hopefully, Honest Abe will take a detour and stuff some garlic down that Twilight-pillowbiting-poor-excuse-of-a-vampire's throat.
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LMAO |
Ill definitely be using this book/movie in a history class in the future.
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There have been several pop culture "ups" ... when the first Dracula movie was made (the silent one - Nosferatu, maybe?) - that was huge, then about 15 years later when Bela Lugosi re-created the role, then about 40 years after that when Anne Rice's books started hitting the shelves, and now today. The entire concept of Dracula is rich with ambiguity and symbolism ... especially of the highly sensual sort, so it makes sense that the idea will simply not die. FAX |
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http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Page...ee-dracula.jpg Mr. CHRISTOPHER LEE |
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http://www.moviecritic.com.au/images...e-vampyre1.jpg |
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Just an FYI.. this movie is currently being filmed in New Orleans... I know this for a fact because one of my good friends just told me he is on set for the next 3 months as the "data lab manager" for the film. Whatever the hell that is.
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This is one of the most fun books I've ever read. It's an easy read too, should make for a good movie.
Looks like most people in the thread don't realize that it was a book first....although this is a year old now. |
As a vampire, I find this movie HIGHLY offensive.
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I read the book about a year ago. Thought it was ok, interesting concept but the writer just didn't pull it off in my opinion. Though lots of people enjoyed the book.
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Timur Bekmambetov is an interesting talent.....hes the Russian guy who made the Nightwatch and Day Watch movies....then made Wanted a few years back.
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See Frankie, this is how you properly not do a repost.
The trailer is out now. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/34x6m-ahGIo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
I think there's a way to make a movie called "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" be good and that doesn't look like it.
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All the slow-mo action sequences were a bit too much for me.
When I read the book, I imagined all the fight scenes to be really gritty, not over-glorified like they are in the trailer. I'm still going to see it because I loved the book. I'll give it a chance. |
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Spoiler!
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Ahh, you should. It's an easy read. Should only take 2 days at most to read the whole thing, and it's pretty good.
It's probably way better than the movie will be. |
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A ****ing axe/hatchet would be the just about the worst weapon to use against vampires. /nerd rant
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Maybe these vampires are highlanders. |
Im really starting to hate how action movies are filmed now days. Too much overstylized, slow mo, quick cutting wire fu with no real grounding in physics. It takes me out of the movie when all the characters are like Superman.
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Coming Soon:
Barack Obama: Conservative Headhunter |
Trailer looks interesting. May have to check out the book before the movie comes out.
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Either way, I'm taking a sword. You can thrust into the heart, then remove the head with one weapon :) |
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lCI08PivCSw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Truly scared me as a kid & still does, the very look of the guy combined with his incredibly odd movements and just the grainy, old quality of the film...its creepy in a way nothing else i've seen is, otherworldly. |
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I don't buy that actor as Lincoln. Yes, that's the problem I have with it. I know it sounds silly. I just don't buy that guy as Abe Lincoln.
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He does look better with the beard though.
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Anyone interested?? SO for only 39% on RT.....
IMO this summer has been pretty weak so far....lots of disappointing movies. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abra...ampire_hunter/ |
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Dark Shadows = no Battleship = no MIB3 = no Snow White = meh Madagasgar 3 = decent Prometheus = great but flawed Sandler and Rock of Ages = meh Disappointing summer up to this point |
I expect a lot of the negativity to come from people who can't get past the absurdity of the concept, or those with the mindset of HOW DARE THEY DO THIS TO LINCOLN DON'T THEY KNOW HE WAS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVARR111!!!!!111.
I enjoyed the book, I'll probably give the movie a shot. |
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Jimmy Carter Zombie Slayer? Ronald Reagan Martian Killer? ......Maybe Bill Clinton Poon Hunter |
My initial reaction was that it would be horrendous but the more previews I see of it, it seems like it will be entertaining. It doesn't feel like they are trying to make some serious vampire movie like a lot of them have been lately.
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