The title made a very clear declaration of the movies aim, and the content delivered exactly that. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was sworn in as the 16th president of the united states. With benjamin walker, clifton collins jr a motion comic followup to a chapter from abraham lincoln vampire hunter novel where abes friend, edgar allan poe, tells him the tale of historical hungarian countess elizabeth bathory, often tied to vampire legends due to her brutality. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 not the only railroad soundtrack ost by portaps14. The movies have added the bad guys as vampires, obviously fictional but to make story telling interesting. In seaside italy, a holocaust survivor with a daycare business sophia loren takes in 12yearold momo, a senegalese muslim. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 power comes from truth soundtrack ost by portaps14. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter benjamin walker dominic cooper anthony mackie 2012 the death of his mother at the hands of a vampire launches abraham lincoln benjamin walker on a 45year quest to avenge her and eliminate the undead. Ben walker in response to people who ask him how he feels about abraham lincoln vampire hunter being compared to the other, more historically accurate, highergrossing lincoln movie that came out in 2012.
The great calamity video 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vampire hunter, which hits dvd, bluray and bluray 3d on october 22, 2012. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 the burning bridges soundtrack ost by portaps14. Vampire hunter, honest abe learns that vampires are behind slavery. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter just about says it all, ben walker stars in this action film with plot twists a plenty, quite enjoyable with good special effects, i did think the storyline slowed down too much at times primarily in order to perpetuate abes human side and to build his various relationships with the other characters, however on.
He gets himself elected president and fights the civil war to end the fangtoothed scourge. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. Jun 26, 2012 no one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter march 2, 2010 the twominute microepic was written and directed by bodega creative director adam reid, and features a deadon likeness of abraham lincoln michael krebs in his white house. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. Scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. Apr 20, 2015 the movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent. Barts reveals his vampire self to abraham and tries to attack him, but abraham is. Vampire hunter, enjoy watching alternate history superhuman president annihilate vampires in the name of freedom it was great, i think my shirt may have spontaneously grown one of those usa flag.
My brother abraham lincoln the vampire hunter jennifer fantasy july 19, 2015 this story is set in 1818 where abraham lincoln was 9year old and his little sister, ellie, is a little 6year old who loves her parents and her big brother. Vampire hunter, enjoy watching alternate history superhuman president annihilate vampires in the name of freedom. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. Vampire hunter opened, and offered up a fun action thriller using a familiar american icon sporting some modern, asskicking mixed martial arts techniques against familiar, bloodsucking foes. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 80 miles soundtrack ost by portaps14. Abraham drops a pistol, and quickly picks it off the floor.
Chris lee talked to its author, seth grahamesmith, as well as historians. Vampire hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Its also a more entertaining movie than i remotely expected. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. Jun 23, 2012 in anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 childhood tragedy soundtrack. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and.
Whenever abe goes to a new place, we get a snapshot of the new location, 19thcenturystyle. The league of extraordinary gentlemen, hamilton miranda, johnny appleseed folklore, johnny tremain esther forbes, the legend of sleepy hollow all media types, sleepy hollow tv, poe edgar allan works, gravity falls, abraham lincoln. Jun 14, 2012 visionary filmmakers tim burton and timur bekmambetov reinvent the timehonored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced as fierce, visceral. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Poster art for a new film telling the true story of our nations 16th president. We have the first look at great calamity, the digital graphic novel included with the bluray, due out october. The book trailer featuring michae l krebs as abraham lincoln want more. Vampire hunter march 26, 2010 tim burton bought the film rights largely on the strength of publisher grand central s inhouse trailer for the new book from seth grahamesmith, the man who gave us pride and prejudice and zombies. While there, we visited the 16th presidents tomb, climbed into the ordinarily restricted and highly creepy areas just above the gravesites of lincolns wife mary and three of their sons, took a midnight tour of the presidential. Zombies is a 2012 american action comedy horror b movie directed by richard schenkman, with a screenplay by schenkman based upon the story concept of karl hirsch and lauren proctor. I t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Jun 23, 2012 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln.
Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. Pr newswire bodega produces epic book trailer for abraham lincoln. The great calamity full movie in hd visit a motion comic followup to a ch. While there, we visited the 16th presidents tomb, climbed into the ordinarily restricted and highly creepy areas just above the gravesites of lincolns wife mary and three of their sons, took a midnight tour of the. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln saving the union wasnt good.
Vampire hunter 2012 trailers and clips while still a boy, abraham lincoln loses his mother to a vampires bite. High quality abraham lincoln vampire hunter inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. This is a fast read and one that i could not put down. Jun 27, 2012 scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. Rufus sewell vowed to give up playing bad guys and cads, then found himself out of work for months. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 soundtrack youtube. Visionary filmmakers tim burton and timur bekmambetov reinvent the timehonored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced as fierce, visceral. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln.
He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. You also get some great pseudo authentic photographic proof of vampires that existed during the 1800s. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly. Vampire hunter presents slavery not just as something historical, but as a way of thinking about the world as an unequal place that continues to this day. Vampire hunter 18 oct 2012 abe lincoln vampire hunter gets animated we have the first look at great calamity, the digital graphic novel included with the bluray, due out october. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell. This takes a ridiculous what if premise and then proceeds to neither expand on the conceit or even revel in its campy daftness. Vampire hunter is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the lincolns are on their way to the theater. So not only do you get a really good vampire book, you also get some interesting history lessons about the civil war and the great man that was abraham lincoln. By associating slavery with vampires, this book oversimplifies a majorly complex issue, and does a disservice to the countless slaves who suffered at the hands of real.
Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. Since abe has retired from vampire hunting and theres no 401k for that, he hands business off to jack armstrong and joshua speed. Watch trailer for the great calamity, a graphic novel included in the special features of abraham lincoln. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincoln s mother. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Vampire hunter was released on dvd, bluray and bluray 3d in the united states and canada on october 23, 2012. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. In reality too, lincoln had to struggle a lot, and l. Jul, 2017 despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln. The movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent.
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