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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
- Thread starter Eoraptor1
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Tim Burton films seem to be either hit or miss, mostly miss these days IMHO.
I know there is the whole vampire craze on again in Hollywierd, that they want to cash in on.
Either vampires or zombies.
But for me this is probably going to be a wait til it gets to Netflix movie.
As in if my Netflix 'Instant Queue' ever runs out and there is nothing else to watch...
(Although, I would actually watch this before earlier this summer's "Battleship"...)
I know there is the whole vampire craze on again in Hollywierd, that they want to cash in on.
Either vampires or zombies.
But for me this is probably going to be a wait til it gets to Netflix movie.
As in if my Netflix 'Instant Queue' ever runs out and there is nothing else to watch...
(Although, I would actually watch this before earlier this summer's "Battleship"...)
cheezyflier
Charter Member
when the book first started making waves in the interweb and here in canadia, i was annoyed by it. the whole idea is to me, ridiculous. then my step son brought it home from the library.
i picked it up and began to read it for something to scoff at. the idea stayed ridiculous in my mind. however, the book was very well written, i was impressed by how well it was done.
like most movies, i'll download it from p2p if i decide to watch it. i won't be going to the theatre for it.
i picked it up and began to read it for something to scoff at. the idea stayed ridiculous in my mind. however, the book was very well written, i was impressed by how well it was done.
like most movies, i'll download it from p2p if i decide to watch it. i won't be going to the theatre for it.
I have a Civil War era Minie ball sitting on my desk, and I would not want to get shot by one of those. I'm astonished anyone struck by one of these in an era before antibiotics survived the sepsis. BTW: I wouldn't be at all surprised if Teddy Roosevelt: Zombie Whacker got made. I was as skeptical as cheezyflier before I read Abraham Lincoln, but it was a real book. I consider myself a serious Civil War person, and the author really did his research. It could easily have been a cartoon. Civil War people are funny, though, in my experience. I've met people who could tell you what peach orchard their great great grandfather fought in, but who haven't read the Declarations of Causes of Secession. They have their family narratives, and they're sticking to them. I probably will go to see the movie; because I'm a nerd, and it's part of my cultural practice, and because I'm curious to see what Tim Burton does with it. I've loved the book Gods and Generals, but the movie gave me a screaming headache. I literally resented those three hours spent watching I can never get back.
Interesting that F.W. Murnau made the first Nostferatu in 1922 and people still call vampire movies a craze. Vampire films are cheap to make (even cheaper if you don’t spend on things like a script or acting) and people are familiar with the cinematic vampire "arc" because it’s now embedded in the culture. I make a very clear distinction between Hollywood and actual vampire folklore, which varies from culture to culture, and is very interesting in its own right. I don’t much care for the Harlequin Romance turn things have been taking lately with vampire movies, even though I definitely understand it from a business standpoint, and I also dislike the current trend of vampires with Kryptonian abilities. I'm walking out the theater if Honest Abe is in a love triangle with Mary Todd and a hunky vampire.
JAMES
Now, I'd stand in line for that movie.
Teddy was THE MAN:
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/roosevelt.html
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At the theater yesterday, they showed a preview of it and the entire audience just started laughing. personally, I'm waiting for Bill Clinton: Cigar Hunter
I'm sure the porn industry is already working on that one.
Not in a million years.....
The sad thing is there will be a new generation actually believing this to be true......
You know people who'll literally believe there were vampires jumping around in the 1860s because they saw it in a movie? I'm guessing that was just a metaphor for a general lack of knowledge vis a vis American History - BUT! - I will tell you something that did happen. I watched HBO's adaptation of Fatherland, in which Nazi Germany wins WWII in Europe and is in a Cold War with the US, with a college graduate who asked me if that really happened.
JAMES
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It's that free all expenses paid vacation to a wonderful holiday destination, all you have to do is sit through a short presentation where lunch is served.
It's why a certain wealthy individual in Nigeria, after all these years, still needs your help by using your bank account to help him transfer a large amount of cash for a generous reward.
It's that free all expenses paid vacation to a wonderful holiday destination, all you have to do is sit through a short presentation where lunch is served.
It's why a certain wealthy individual in Nigeria, after all these years, still needs your help by using your bank account to help him transfer a large amount of cash for a generous reward.
cheezyflier
Charter Member
James,
There are actually people around today that believe there will be a zombie-pocalypse.........
I've seen those Zombie sites, but have never taken them as being more than a lark - or a movie tie-in; World War Z will be in theaters soon. We had a Zombie Plague thread on a guitar site where I'm a contributor, which was a lot of fun. People were outlining their survival strategies online and posting pictures of the weapons they were going to use. We joke about it. "When the zombie apocalyse comes, those who are prepared to survive, will survive." I actually READ Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and I've done serious research at the post-graduate level. [You have to wear special white gloves when examining old documents, so the oils and acids in your skin don't degrade the paper; you might also have to deal with a person whose job it is to turn the pages for you.] I'm a fairly serious Civil War buff, and I stand by my words - IMO the book was very well researched and executed satire about American polity, which doesn't mean anyone has to like it. I have no idea what the movie version will be like, especially in the hands of an auteur director. I predict a major return to satire, in the vein of, say, Gulliver's Travels, or Candide, because so much of what passes for Amercian discourse has become so vigilantly non-discursive.
JAMES
cheezyflier
Charter Member
i think you mean formulaic and abbreviated? tbo, i had to google that word. anyhow, if i understood you, then i think you're probably right. hollywood is crap anymore. 60% of the time, it sucks every time.
sorry, i couldn't help it