After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln saving the union wasnt good. John wilkes booth may 10, 1838 april 26, 1865 was an american actor who assassinated president abraham lincoln at fords theatre in washington, d. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter the great calamity trailer. Jun 23, 2012 in anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, in a message to congress december 1st, 1862 11. And heres the music video of the theme song of abraham lincoln vampire hunter. In reality too, lincoln had to struggle a lot, and l. Its the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. While still a boy, abraham lincoln loses his mother to a vampires bite. Oct 15, 2012 watch trailer for the great calamity, a graphic novel included in the special features of abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, historys greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family and his life to protect america from bloodthirsty vampires. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Jun 23, 2012 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. Benjamin walker stars as americas 16th president who moonlights as a.
Jun 27, 2012 scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. High quality abraham lincoln vampire hunter inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. 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. Another greatgrandfather, andrew porter, was the son of an irish immigrant. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter take a look to the track list of the soundtrack of abraham lincoln vampire hunter, the fantasy action movie directed by timur bekmambetov and starring benjamin walker. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients. 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. Its also a more entertaining movie than i remotely expected. With benjamin walker, clifton collins jr a motion comic followup to a chapter from abraham lincoln vampire hunter novel where. Mary todd lincoln was the wife of the 16th president of the united states, abraham lincoln.
Vampire hunter, though, moves past literary mashups, and deserves to be judged on the merits of the alternate universe it constructs. This sometimes becomes very corny and laughable, especially during the heightened moments of action and drama. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincoln s mother. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter bluray 3d, bluray, and dvd debut october 23rd sep, 2012. Since abe has retired from vampire hunting and theres no 401k for that, he hands business off to jack armstrong and joshua speed. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent. Scenestealers contributor warren cantrell is a trained historian with a b. 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.
Aoc public affairs officer matt guilfoyle watches lincoln and abraham lincoln. At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts. The movie soundtrack of abraham lincoln vampire hunter will be released on july 3, 2012. Abe benjamin walker continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 80 miles soundtrack ost by portaps14. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 power comes from truth soundtrack ost by portaps14. The movie posits civil war period in a different way in order to reveal to the modern society that most of the slave owners in the south were man eaters while in the northern part fought for freedom of the black people and for the freedom from the vampires that slaved them. Vampire hunter, written by seth grahamesmith and published 2010. Abraham drops a pistol, and quickly picks it off the floor. Lincolns farmtested physique had superhero potential. 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. He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him.
Instead of going to the movies, i am one of those people who wait to see it ondemand and recently had the opportunity to catch up on two of last years releases featuring our 16th president lincoln and abraham. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 the burning bridges soundtrack ost by portaps14. 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. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. Jammer dat het verhaal eigenlijk onzin is en het acteerwerk ook niet altijd even best is. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 download torrents. Ultimately, vampire hunter cheapens and demeans the true story of abraham lincoln and the civil war, which killed over 600,000 people. Pr newswire bodega produces epic book trailer for abraham lincoln. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother.
Vampire hunter 2012 trailers and clips while still a boy, abraham lincoln loses his mother to a vampires bite. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter and is surprised by which film more accurately depicts the u. He is rescued by henry dominic cooper, a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers.
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No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of henry sturgess who teaches him how to fight and what is. 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. In anticipation of the upcoming film, i just finished reading abraham lincoln. We have the first look at great calamity, the digital graphic novel included with the bluray, due out october 23rd. The movies have added the bad guys as vampires, obviously fictional but to make story telling interesting. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 soundtrack youtube. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln. Jun 30, 2017 at the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 not the only railroad soundtrack ost by portaps14. Vampire hunter also contains too much slow motion wirework and cgi effects.
Jun 26, 2012 no one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, which hits dvd, bluray and bluray 3d on october 22, 2012. Buy abraham lincoln vampire hunter bluray from amazons movies store. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. The first book, said greenberg, will be abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter was released on dvd, bluray and bluray 3d in the united states and canada on october 23, 2012. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter 2012 childhood tragedy soundtrack. At 6foot4, he was a strong giant, says seth grahamesmith, who adapted his novel for the screen. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased publishing company grand central publishing. I do enjoy historicalpolitical biographies, particularly those. Find out everything empire knows about abraham lincoln.
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Barts reveals his vampire self to abraham and tries to attack him, but abraham is rescued by a vampire hunter, henry sturgess. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. 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. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud trailer suggests. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of henry sturgess who teaches him how to fight and what is required to kill a vampire. Benjamin walker stars as americas 16th president who moonlights as a vampire slayer in director timur.
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 office circa 1864 as he confronts. Chet manning, troubleshooter with the south and west railroad, never needed to look for action. 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. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. The movie abraham lincoln the vampire hunter is acted on the basis of a novel by a similar name written by grahame seth. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and. 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. Vampire hunter kindle edition by grahamesmith, seth. It just seemed to stroll right up and punch him in the gut. Vampire hunter, a presidential biography in the vein of a doris kearns goodwin or david mccullough, but.