Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Justin Rogers5 said:Not sure what the problem is with Eric Bana not being the lead. I liked the trailer. Big fan of Burton movies. It’ll be pretty satisfying when he finally smashes that tree with the axe at the end.😂

Look, the shortlist was actually pretty stacked—you had Eric Bana, Tom Hardy (who passed on it), Adrien Brody, Josh Lucas, James D'Arcy, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and even Timothy Olyphant, but for some reason, they ended up going with Benjamin Walker instead.

Guess I just totally misread the situation.

That's a massive overstatement...

I absolutely LOVE IT!!!! 🙂 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Talk about trashing your own history. It’s basically Honest Abe turning into Buffy with a beard. I honestly wonder who had to bend over and kiss ass just to get this movie greenlit.

John Peterson3 said:Talk about trashing your own history. It’s basically Honest Abe turning into Buffy with a beard. I honestly wonder who had to bend over and kiss ass just to get this movie greenlit.

You're overreacting, man. This is just decent popcorn entertainment.🙂

Besides, Lincoln is a pretty controversial figure. I watched a documentary recently that painted him as a war criminal, yet here he is in this movie, portrayed as some pure-hearted saint.🤷

John Peterson3 said:Talk about trashing your own history. It’s basically Honest Abe turning into Buffy with a beard. I honestly wonder who had to bend over and kiss ass just to get this movie greenlit.

I don't know, I kind of disagree, because if Burton is directing, it's probably gonna be some huge spectacle, maybe.

darkwalker33 said:I don't know, I kind of disagree, because if Burton is directing, it's probably gonna be some huge spectacle, maybe.

Burton is just the producer here..

In the trailer, they’re calling it ''based on a true story'' 😂

Christian Cook6 said:In the trailer, they’re calling it ''based on a true story'' 😂

Exactly! 😂

I might go see it, though I have a feeling this movie is going to be a massive flop.

That’s a pretty pathetic payout considering the budget they threw at this project.

Just finished watching. Interesting subtext here. At first glance, Bekmambetov has put together a decent little patriotic flick, the kind you’d see being churned out during or right after World War II in America. Nowadays, since we lost any illusions about "freedom" and "democracy" a long time ago, a "Made in the USA" movie feels a bit intellectually stunted. Then again, that twist at the end where Sturges stabs him in the back /spoiler/ Obama obviously gives it a nice, ironic little "click," making everything fall into place.

Regardless, there's enough action to satisfy a more casual audience. Lincoln handles that axe pretty well, and the film is packed with pretty—though hardly original—slow-motion sequences, CGI effects that aren't half bad, and some perfectly decent villains. Maybe even too few of them. Perhaps that was intentional, since it would be all too easy to start rooting for the bad guys instead.

It’s nothing groundbreaking for American cinema, and a minor effort for Bekmambetov in terms of execution. Let's just hope this thing doesn't tank at the box office.

It’s definitely intentional trash, but honestly, it's pretty watchable. In my opinion, the CGI holds up surprisingly well, and even Rufus is actually decent as the main villain, though you could go back and forth on pretty much everything else...

I caught that movie yesterday, and I'd say it was about an 8/10 for me.

When I first saw the title, I figured it was going to be some low-budget trash. Turns out it’s actually decent. A solid movie.