Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)

[Goaty]

Here the trailer from the Director of Wanted (love that film) and Day/Night Watch films

This does looks like one of 2000AD stories; Dafoe 1966?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34x6m-ahGIo

[Goaty]

Love that poster!

[dweezil2]

This is so laughably naff sounding, it might just work! 

[Emperor]

I agree, I think they might have actually made a decent film from what sounded like a stupid concept.

[Roger Godpleton]

At least it isn't FDR: American Badass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R898wegx6Y

Lincoln is in this one as well, and he's played by Kevin Sorbo. Why not just cut out the middleman and dump on Lincoln's grave, producers of FDR: American Badass?

And why does Ray Wise have to do pap like this? Stupid Twin Peaks being all ahead of its time when TV stars never ever became movie stars...

[mygrimmbrother]

I read the book, and I really enjoyed it.

[CYCLOPZ]

FUCK POLIO!!

Badass indeed.

[Emperor]

At least it isn't FDR: American Badass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R898wegx6Y

Lincoln is in this one as well, and he's played by Kevin Sorbo. Why not just cut out the middleman and dump on Lincoln's grave, producers of FDR: American Badass?

And why does Ray Wise have to do pap like this? Stupid Twin Peaks being all ahead of its time when TV stars never ever became movie stars...

As Tharg is my witness, I will see this film.

The scary thing is, this isn't the expected mockbuster from The Asylum, that is going to be Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies:

www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165583-new-photos-from-abraham-lincoln-vs-zombies

The sad thing is it won't be half as awesome as FDR: American Badass, they should really invest a modest amount of time in making their movies interesting instead of just trying to confuse people with a similar name. Being an ERB fan I thought I should give Princess of Mars a spin and now if Jim could fix anything for me it'd be to punch the producers and director.

[Goaty]

2nd Trailer, I like those Axe actions! Nice with touch from Director Timur Bekmambetov!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9ZOTQCO05zo

[Goaty]

Oooh like it!

Red-Band trailer;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypz7UKJKD0

[TordelBack]

Nice.

[SKD]

Nice.

Oh Yes!

Stew.

[Kirbs]

He's a bit niffty with that axe. I'll be watching it.

[Tiplodocus]

Really?
Must be a sign I'm getting old but the trailer for this and Amazing Spider-man just had me bemoaning the sorry state of many films today where they just try and pummel you into liking them.

[Mardroid]

It's interesting how different people react to these things.

The trailer came on the telly at work last week* and my co-worker was disgusted at the fact this historical figure was depicted fighting vampires. It was as if she found the idea of such an iconic personage involved in something like that degrading, or something. (She does likes Twilight though so she's not against vampire films so much... albeit that kind seem to be sparkly man-toys. To be fair, i haven't seen any of the Twilight films so I shouldn't judge.)

To her credit, she said she may still watch it out of curiosity.

Personally I love the idea of taking a historical figure and portraying them with a hidden supernatural history. I liked Bubba Ho-tep, for example.

I can see how some might find that trailer a bit much, but I quite like it. A bit of hacky fun, and it's good to see vampires depicted as proper monsters.


*Yes, we have a telly in the computer room at the college where I work. Mind you it's a small private college, so the computer room doubles as a communal hall place. Which incidentally is part of the same room as reception where I'm located...