“Ok guys. I think I have a really REALLY good idea. You know that president Abraham Lincoln? (That guy from Clone High?) Yeah what if we made him a vampire hunter...? (Awkward silence)
The whole "not appearing in mirrors" thing is because most mirrors are backed with silver. But there are other ways to make a mirror, which is obviously what Henry has so the girls he takes home don't notice his lack of reflection and panic. It's the same reason vampires don't show up in photographs -- photographic film uses silver nitrate. I like this explanation much better than "they don't have souls". I mean, a hammer doesn't have a soul, but I can see its reflection. A rock doesn't have a soul, but I can take a picture of one.
@@cjteriyaga.v2 I don't remember that. I'd have to go back and rewatch it. I don't know if AL:VH was following the "no appearing in photographs" rule or not, the above is just my personal headcanon for vampires in general.
@@cjteriyaga.v2 The slide show was comprised of photos and hand drawn pictures. Maybe it was a hyper realistic illustration animation thing? Or the script writers forgot to tell the creative team not to use photos of the antagonist? Haha
technically they got it wrong, the rule was a vampire cannot kill their sire, bascially you can't kill the vampire who made you into a vampire since their blood is running through your veins. it also allows them to impose complete mind control over you if they please but only the really old vamps, because vamps get natrually stronger with age, can effectively do this for long periods of time
For anyone curious, gold and silver were thought to be "pure" metals in the past because they didn't corrode. Silver was especially thought of as pure because it was more of a "white" metal, and white was always seen as clean or pure. This also translates to the myth about mirrors, because back in the day many mirrors were polished silver behind glass. So you couldn't see a vampire in a mirror because the mirror itself was made of a pure metal, silver, which wouldn't reflect evil. You're welcome.
@@dragoncat3499 That's the idea, yeah. Silver was seen is a pure metal and holy metal because it didn't rust, corrode, or oxidize.. Then again today we mostly use aluminum which might fit their idea of a pure metal too since it doesn't rust, but it does oxidize so maybe not. Pure silver doesn't do either, so I'd say aluminum wouldn't fit the bill the same way pure silver does.
@@Kosh800 That brings up a question then... would they maybe be distorted images instead of just nonexistent in a modern mirror? Or would you expect the mirrors to reflect the vampires anyway?
@@Lightdevildarkangel Based on the lore, the idea was that the only reason they didn't appear was because of the pureness/holiness of the metal. If the metal isn't pure then in theory it should reflect their image just fine. Even something like a glass cup should show their reflection.
You know...this honestly feels like a better Assassin's Creed movie than the movie titled "Assassin's Creed" that we got. Think about it: You have a recorded/look back at a famous character, who goes around meeting other famous characters and doing things they were historically famous for. The secret badguy faction that the hero is fighting against, is aligned with the same real-life faction that ended up losing historically. All this movie needed was for Abraham Lincoln to be best friends with a historic inventor in that time period and that's like 90% of the way there.
@Reishadowen: Agreed. If the film had included Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin, or Winchester, the rifle manufacturer, the whole "Avengers" styled team would have been spot on. They missed an opportunity there.
Imagine the movie universe for this: Washington was aware of vampires which is why in his Farewell Address he wanted to prevent US military conflict in Europe since Transylvania is the home of vampires. A few Transylvanians actually try to reach the US and John Adams goes to stop them during the French Quasi Wars making him the first official vampire hunter but after the war a few Transylvanians managed to settle in the US and the vampire hunter title just gets passed down eventually reaching Lincoln. 🤔
@@HavikXIII The title reached him before presidency because it was Lincoln's _destiny!_ It was foretold by the Freemasons that a man of great stature, fortitude, and honesty would purge the land of the blood drinkers during the time the country tore itself asunder.
@@rockinrootbeer1795 like how Aang was told he was the Avatar at before turning 16. Now that this is all outlined, can we get a real script and prequel??
I am TIRED of you men over sexualizing things. Of course you want to see a scantily dressed Obama riding on the back of a dragon beating the shit out of it. Everyone does. Maybe in the end they can fi d out that the dragon was pregnant with Obama babies...?
@@Prototheria Not the Indica! Just imagine a showdown at the end where him and Thor duke it out. An epic scene that highlights the acting talents of both Danny Devito and Chris Hemsworth!
You can rent it on the shelf with the other VHS tapes, right next to other Blockbusters such as : - Abraham Lincoln : Sexes the City - Abraham Lincoln : Transcontinental Truck Driver - Abraham Lincoln : How I stopped a hurricane with my hat !
I know it's full of sins, but the hilarity of this historical twist was so great, seriously XD it made me laugh and it was just, like, original you know? Not been done over and over, and that was really nice. Plus Abe Lincoln hunting vampires is just badass and I like how they made it still fit into history and it's like the government just covered up the vampire stuff lmao. People shold make more original twisted and parody tales and stuff, instead of just remaking ever movie from the last couple decades.
I mean, there's also the fact that you didn't see *HENRY* in the reflections, but his clothes. I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that clothes aren't vampires. :-D
It was entertaining. That's what movies are suppose to do. I don't think there's anything wrong with a few guilty pleasures in life. Because life sucks and can use as much spice as possible to make it palatable.
14:16 he.. he literally told her he hunts vampires and she laughed so he took it back, and she has the nerve to say he lied about being a vampire hunter when she finds out it was real? That's like telling your gf you're allergic to bananas and she's like lol okay whatever and then later on after you're married when she makes banana cream pie and you won't eat it she calls you an asshole for never telling her you can't eat bananas.
Everyone talked about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires, but no one mentioned about George Washington driving a Dodge Challenger to scare off the British army during the Revolution.
Hell, Castlevania Alucard kills his own father..... might be some technicalities there as Alucard is half vampire... and well his dad just keeps coming back from being slain time and time again.......
Blade is a Dhampir, they are human born with vampire traits because their mother got bite while they were in the womb. They are not "cursed" because they still have a soul, they live longer and have more chance to condemn themselves, also if they consume part of full pureblood vampires they will change into full vampires.
@Jacoby Dodge I wasn't arguing, I was trying to understand what you think I got wrong or missed. Not everything you see online is an argument, sometimes people are looking for clarification
Daniel Day Lewis is a phenominal method actor- this would require him to actually dress as Lincoln and kill vampires to get a feel for how to portray it in the movies- not that he's have a problem mind you :)
@@eclipsehorse8693 That right there is the key to the truth. Daniel Day Lewis didn't retire from acting because he lacked a desire to act anymore. He retired because after going method and killing vampires to prepare for playing Lincoln, he realized that he was really good at hunting vampires and now does that in his spare time. When he's not making his own clothes, that is.
I read the book, and trust me, this movie is NOTHING like the book, outside of the general premise. It's been a few years since I've read it, but I remember nothing about Lincoln getting super powers. He used his wit and tools, and the element of surprise, to kill the vampires, and he failed multiple times before he finally succeeded in killing one. And I'm pretty sure the rule about vampires not being able to kill vampires was not in the book. On the contrary, Lincoln had a whole group of good vampires to protect him from being executed while he ran for President. That would be pretty silly if they weren't even able to touch each other. Also, Henry did not keep his vampirism a secret from Abe for that long. He found his nearly dead body, nursed him back to health, and I believe Abe figured it out before he was back on his feet. Also, they changed the ending. The book ends with Henry in a bar, but he meets with a man, telling him that some people are too interesting to let die. It heavily implies that he turned Abraham into a vampire after his assassination to revive him from the dead. The book sets up this possibility after one of his kids die, and he offers to do the same for them, even though Lincoln refuses to let him do that.
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, the book also ends with a doctored photo of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, but with both Henry and Abe superimposed in the crowd.
I could see a resurrected Lincoln, on being asked which one of the many portrayals of his on film was his favorite, responding, "I liked the one where I fought all the vampires." Cracking a broad grin and adding "Reminded me of my time dealing with Congress."
Some Sequel Ideas- Theodore Roosevelt: Werewolf Slayer John F Kennedy: Alien Killer George Washington: Zombie Murderer Donald Trump: Demon Fighter Andrew Jackson: Wendigo Destroyer Bill Clinton: Succubus Exterminator Harry Truman: Yokai Terminator Im expecting your call, Hollywood
Yeah, weeeell, technically, "based on" a true story literally just means you included an actual person's name or a real location, etc., it doesn't have to be even loosely based around the facts, just any setting of the true story, so since Abe Lincoln was in the story, yeah it's "based on a true story". It's not a true story, it's not based on actual events except the most general, like the war itself, it's just based around a true story, that story being "abe lincoln was an American who became president and then the civil war happened", that's a true story. Then they threw in a bunch of untrue stuff, but yeah, you can still say, fecetiously, that it's based on a true story because English is stupid like that XD
I guess the story itself would be a parody of actual history, but usually a parody is a joke twist on a work that's been done, a piece that is original but funny is just comedy in general, a piece that pokes fun at political or societal norms or events is satire, so it could count as satire maybe, and comedy, but I think it wouldn't be a parody unless it was a joke twist on another work, this is just a fictional and subsequently comedic twist on a real person and events skewed way out of proportion but I don't know if that falls into the parody category.
Honestly, give the book a read. The movie is fun and all, but plays really loose with history (even more so than just having vampires would imply). The book, on the other hand, is really interesting because it worked really hard to fit into real history. The premise being that the history in the book is our history, this is just the pieces we don't know. So, for example, Lincoln was never in a place he wasn't at a time he wasn't. If he was known to be somewhere at a given time, he is 100% locked into that location. It's a really good read for reasons like that.
5:00 would have honestly been a few sins off in my mind if Sturgess tied the explanation of why vampire can't be reflected in mirrors to the "silver is a cursed upon the cursed" thing.
When a mirror is made, thin coatings of various metals, including silver, are added to give the mirror it's reflective quality, so it makes perfect sense that we can see vampires in windows or highly-shined surfaces that don't contain silver
Two of the my most favorite scene from this movie is when they had the battle on the horses in a middle of a herd of horses that probably numbered in the thousands and the fight scene on top of the train. But I also like when they had the fight scene on the plantation. This movie is definitely a guilty pleasure for me. But I remember when it first came out and a lot of people were angry because they made Abraham Lincoln a superhero but like I told them Captain America didn't fight in World War II neither did Dr. Manhattan fight in Vietnam. Well disintegrated people in Vietnam.
@@eduardoamparo8516 true but like I said we know Abraham Lincoln didn't fight vampires prior to the Civil War just like Captain America didn't fight in World War Dr. Manhattan wasn't in Vietnam. And DiCaprio wasn't on the Titanic.
This movie is top tier guilty pleasure movies. It’s bad, we know it’s bad, and deep down the actors know it’s bad. But it’s also good?? Definitely going to have to watch this again
It's also Star Trek rules: ship's gotta uncloak when firing. It's part of "the rules" in popular culture :) That's why the original Halloween II ended the Michael Myers story perfectly for me, because how do you kill a guy who keeps regenerating? My experience with AD&D trolls says: fire will sort that problem out :)
Honestly, this is the same thing that happened to World War Z, where the movie glanced at the name and only took one concept from the book (the bit where a mass of zombies forms a growing pile of corpses over a stadium full of survivors) and just ran with it...
@@WykydJester Haven't seen World War Z but the audio book is on RUclips. Sorta seemed like it should of been done like the Office more than how the movie was made. Great book though.
The rule doesn't include other reflective surfaces because mirrors were backed by silver in that time period. Today a vampire would reflect just fine. I know what I'm talking about, I hunt vanpires
@@NavyMonk89 Guys, he hunts VANpires. They can run him over, sure, but if he's in a tall building he's generally fine. What's more impressive is that he's killing vehicles without being caught or hindered in any way.
I didn't expect for this movie to be at least decent but I enjoyed it for the most part. The fights were a thing of beauty. Never saw a guy get punched UP the side of a barn before
What gets me is that, when this movie came out, everyone's main complaint was that it "wasn't historically accurate." Like, no shit! No, you're right, he hunted werewolves instead! How could we be so foolish?
vampires might be invisible in mirrors, but their clothes are normal clothes and should be visible. this is a HUGE plot hole in every fucking vampire movie i've ever seen. i love abe vampire hunter. it's actually about him versus the parasitic banking cabal, who are the real vampires. he defeated them with silver - real money used locally. this movie tells a great story if you're aware of the story.
Also why does the silver make them have no reflection? Normally something's weakness doesn't make them invisible, it hurts or weakens them, so being near a mirror should hurt or make them feel sick, not just make them not show in the mirror, it doesn't really make sense that that's a thing. That's like if making a mirror out of Kryptonite and holding it up to Superman just makes him have no reflection, but doesn't actually affect him even though it's made out of his weakness.
@@-desertpackrat its like superman is bulletproof but so is his suit? his super-suit should be in tatters after someone shot him up . He should look like that scene from 'Handcock'
@@suda_lifts I agree. It has a LOT of faults, but it's an incredible movie about Lincoln and a goofy fun vampire movie. It's dumb, but I like dumb movies sometimes. Plus, it has an fantastic cast who all either do a passable job or act like they are in a Oscar worthy period piece.
I was bummed the movie took out the whole "vampires want to set up human plantation farms across america" plot and instead focused on this smaller stake (hah) antagonist.
@@xxRellekxx I mean it does fit it since in that times they had slave plantations and Lincoln was fighting to stop that. So I think it fits the narrative perfectly because the vampire can have slaves to feast on
This is my favorite movie; I made my college roommates watch it and showed a lot of my friends. I like it not because of how good it is (which its honestly a solid movie) but because it is too good for what it is about. This movie should not work, I get why people meme the hell out of it. But for what it is, the action is top notch; albiet a bit over the top. The diologue is charming and not too terrible. But why I really enjoy this movie is summed up at 7:36 ^ The movie swaps from action, gruesome vampire killing then goes into a romantic love story with Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln. The cast is also top notch with Benjamin Walker (Abraham) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Mary Todd) + Dominic Cooper who I love as Henry. There are two places where sins should have been removed because of how funny they are: 1 sin off for that cheesy delivery of "Real power comes not from hate; but from truth" = Honest ABE?????? 1 more sin off for the scene where Abe picks up his axe after the time skip and as he is twirling it he fumbles and drops it. Personally 1 sin off for Speed; he carried his weight and was super funny.
A note on vampires not being able to see themselves in mirrors They only reason they can't see themselves in mirrors is because old mirrors used to be backed with silver, so it's not that they don't have reflections but that the silver negates them
Writer: "I have this great script that catalogues the life and times of Abraham Lincoln" Studio Exec: "Uh huh..." Writer: "...who... uh, hunts vampires." Exec: "Oh ho! Now we've got a movie!"
I think Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was a great documentary on the story of my life.
So you wanted to include a theatrical interpretation of you boinking Mary Todd in your documentary?
So, Mr. President, is it true that you used to crawl under your bed to put on your boots? I read that in a book once.
Nice beetlejuicing
I agree and end my turn.
Uh
Imagine the pitch meeting for this movie
Quick! Let's reach out to screen rant 😃
It's based on a book if i remember correctley. I think it's by the same author as pride, prejudice and Zombies.
@@Ollidol
Yep, can confirm, I've got a copy collecting dust on my bookshelf.
“Ok guys. I think I have a really REALLY good idea. You know that president Abraham Lincoln? (That guy from Clone High?) Yeah what if we made him a vampire hunter...? (Awkward silence)
That room had more drugs than Tony Montana's office
This movie is literally the definition of the history channel at 3 am.
XD
The whole "not appearing in mirrors" thing is because most mirrors are backed with silver. But there are other ways to make a mirror, which is obviously what Henry has so the girls he takes home don't notice his lack of reflection and panic.
It's the same reason vampires don't show up in photographs -- photographic film uses silver nitrate.
I like this explanation much better than "they don't have souls". I mean, a hammer doesn't have a soul, but I can see its reflection. A rock doesn't have a soul, but I can take a picture of one.
Fascinating read, thank you for the info
Wait. Wasn't the main antaganist in a slideshow? He was even taking his glasses off, so it's not a drawn animation.
@@cjteriyaga.v2 I don't remember that. I'd have to go back and rewatch it.
I don't know if AL:VH was following the "no appearing in photographs" rule or not, the above is just my personal headcanon for vampires in general.
@@cjteriyaga.v2
The slide show was comprised of photos and hand drawn pictures. Maybe it was a hyper realistic illustration animation thing? Or the script writers forgot to tell the creative team not to use photos of the antagonist? Haha
Thansk
"Vampires can't kill their own kind"
All other fictions: Are you sure about that?
69th 😏
@Just Some Guys without a Mustache
Blade:"Am i a joke to you? "
It’s literally the opposite in the Witcher, only vampires can kill vampires.
I fully agree comment god
technically they got it wrong, the rule was a vampire cannot kill their sire, bascially you can't kill the vampire who made you into a vampire since their blood is running through your veins. it also allows them to impose complete mind control over you if they please but only the really old vamps, because vamps get natrually stronger with age, can effectively do this for long periods of time
Next up: "George Washington, werewolf hunter."
Ngl, that could be movie someone is considering
Thats what i thought when i saw this movie
Ngl werewolfs are quite hot...
@@bluelegocrane7754 Excuse me?
@@internal1825
What?
Abraham Lincoln: I hope that people tell my story after I’m gone
This movie:
There is no such thing as bad publicity.
Clone high making Abraham Lincoln the worst character ever.
@@jimkid1392 Yes there is
Big Smoke: OOOHH
I'm not sure about you, but for me Lincoln being a vampire hunter is 100% canon and a testament of his badassery.
For anyone curious, gold and silver were thought to be "pure" metals in the past because they didn't corrode. Silver was especially thought of as pure because it was more of a "white" metal, and white was always seen as clean or pure. This also translates to the myth about mirrors, because back in the day many mirrors were polished silver behind glass. So you couldn't see a vampire in a mirror because the mirror itself was made of a pure metal, silver, which wouldn't reflect evil.
You're welcome.
So if vampires were real, they would have reflections in today's mirrors, since we don't make them out of silver anymore?
@@dragoncat3499 That's the idea, yeah. Silver was seen is a pure metal and holy metal because it didn't rust, corrode, or oxidize.. Then again today we mostly use aluminum which might fit their idea of a pure metal too since it doesn't rust, but it does oxidize so maybe not. Pure silver doesn't do either, so I'd say aluminum wouldn't fit the bill the same way pure silver does.
@@Kosh800 That brings up a question then... would they maybe be distorted images instead of just nonexistent in a modern mirror? Or would you expect the mirrors to reflect the vampires anyway?
@@Lightdevildarkangel Based on the lore, the idea was that the only reason they didn't appear was because of the pureness/holiness of the metal. If the metal isn't pure then in theory it should reflect their image just fine. Even something like a glass cup should show their reflection.
silver is a sterile material. still used for medical purpose and surgery.
You know...this honestly feels like a better Assassin's Creed movie than the movie titled "Assassin's Creed" that we got.
Think about it: You have a recorded/look back at a famous character, who goes around meeting other famous characters and doing things they were historically famous for. The secret badguy faction that the hero is fighting against, is aligned with the same real-life faction that ended up losing historically. All this movie needed was for Abraham Lincoln to be best friends with a historic inventor in that time period and that's like 90% of the way there.
Agreed 100%
Loved this movie, unironically. 😄
tell Filmento or Cinemash or whoever's responsible for doing videos about such observations
toss in a leap of faith and they have the last 10%
God damnit now I wanna play as Lincoln in an Assassins Creed game
@Reishadowen: Agreed. If the film had included Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin, or Winchester, the rifle manufacturer, the whole "Avengers" styled team would have been spot on. They missed an opportunity there.
Imagine the movie universe for this: Washington was aware of vampires which is why in his Farewell Address he wanted to prevent US military conflict in Europe since Transylvania is the home of vampires. A few Transylvanians actually try to reach the US and John Adams goes to stop them during the French Quasi Wars making him the first official vampire hunter but after the war a few Transylvanians managed to settle in the US and the vampire hunter title just gets passed down eventually reaching Lincoln. 🤔
I like this idea
Only its already fallen flat cause Abe became a hunter before he was president
@@HavikXIII
The title reached him before presidency because it was Lincoln's _destiny!_
It was foretold by the Freemasons that a man of great stature, fortitude, and honesty would purge the land of the blood drinkers during the time the country tore itself asunder.
Fans of Ben 10 know that George Washington was definitely involved with hunting the paranormal.
@@rockinrootbeer1795 like how Aang was told he was the Avatar at before turning 16. Now that this is all outlined, can we get a real script and prequel??
I'm still waiting for Barack Obama: Dragonslayer.
Jimmy Carter: Rabbit Slayer
well, he HAS helped take down the giant rabid white house Oompa Loompa...
I am TIRED of you men over sexualizing things. Of course you want to see a scantily dressed Obama riding on the back of a dragon beating the shit out of it. Everyone does. Maybe in the end they can fi d out that the dragon was pregnant with Obama babies...?
@@goldenpups78yearsago88 what..
@@goldenpups78yearsago88 are you high?
"dude you know abraham lincoln? What if he was like..."
*hits bong*
"A vampire hunter."
- actual pitch for the movie
Seems right
No, not a bong, but a fat pound of crack.
the book is a lot better
I can’t be the only one who likes the movie?
@Xander you spelled "runs lines of coke" wrong 😭😭😭😂
Such as random movies. Up next Benjamin Franklin: The Emporer of Lightning.
It might be the Indica talking, but I would watch the absolute shit out of that.
@@Prototheria Not the Indica! Just imagine a showdown at the end where him and Thor duke it out. An epic scene that highlights the acting talents of both Danny Devito and Chris Hemsworth!
You can rent it on the shelf with the other VHS tapes, right next to other Blockbusters such as :
- Abraham Lincoln : Sexes the City
- Abraham Lincoln : Transcontinental Truck Driver
- Abraham Lincoln : How I stopped a hurricane with my hat !
Benjamin Franklin: The Lightning Thief
This movie is the equivalent of someone making a movie called Barack Obama: Space Cowboy in 200 years
I know it's full of sins, but the hilarity of this historical twist was so great, seriously XD it made me laugh and it was just, like, original you know? Not been done over and over, and that was really nice. Plus Abe Lincoln hunting vampires is just badass and I like how they made it still fit into history and it's like the government just covered up the vampire stuff lmao. People shold make more original twisted and parody tales and stuff, instead of just remaking ever movie from the last couple decades.
You should read the original book. I liked it a lot better. Movie is 90% different from the book, though.
Yeah, tons of books do this, but they're usually not made into movies since it's such a hilarious concept
I struggle to watch it now but I had so much fun as a kid watching this movie and the cool axe swinging action.
Exactly. It was a fun movie.
I mean, there's also the fact that you didn't see *HENRY* in the reflections, but his clothes.
I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that clothes aren't vampires. :-D
There's also a movie called Abraham Lincoln vs zombies. He was a busy president in his time lol!😆😆😆😆😆
Is there some history that my teacher is not telling me?
some lore has vampires creating or controlling zombies, so I'd say it fits
@@defeqel6537 interesting. I didn't know that.
That's a such a horribly terrific film
Really... wow, thats way we have no mythology creatures today
Not going to lie, I completely unironically LOVE this movie.
It was entertaining. That's what movies are suppose to do. I don't think there's anything wrong with a few guilty pleasures in life. Because life sucks and can use as much spice as possible to make it palatable.
Same
SAME
Same
Was almost nothing like the book(which was awesome for different reasons) but in its own way, the movie was still great.
14:16 he.. he literally told her he hunts vampires and she laughed so he took it back, and she has the nerve to say he lied about being a vampire hunter when she finds out it was real? That's like telling your gf you're allergic to bananas and she's like lol okay whatever and then later on after you're married when she makes banana cream pie and you won't eat it she calls you an asshole for never telling her you can't eat bananas.
Now replace the bananas with strawberries and I've actually seen this happen and it was twice as funny as it sounds
That's oddly escpecific
Now that's a unique way of putting it but good point
That's women for ya.
@@chekaiji7049 Dat spelling tho
Jokes aside, this movie actually did a good job making the story fit in the actual history as if it really happened. Of course it didn’t
Are you sure about that...
@@thegasman_3651 I wasn't there, so I have no clue, but I do believe it's unlikely
It happed
It 100% happened
the books made it fit to an extent
Everyone talked about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires, but no one mentioned about George Washington driving a Dodge Challenger to scare off the British army during the Revolution.
I thought that Paul Revere sent a radio message to everyone in America that the British are Coming.
America fck yeah
Why are u everywhere
He saved children, but not the British children.
And nobody talks about the time the founding fathers invented the UZI
after seeing the title i can’t possibly imagine that this film would be bad
Ikr.
the most powerful title of all time
@@henrym5889 same I liked it actually
It's actually pretty good for a trash movie to enjoy with friends, and it does have some killer SFX.
@@henrym5889 i imagine that it’d be fun to watch
The funny part is that he literally killed 6 killers, so the number of killers in the world goes down by, like, 5.
That “Silver war” line was absolute gold
No it was silver
🥁
@@antenna_prolly From Bugler
That's a rather tinny pun.
“It’s one of God’s little trick. Vampires can’t kill their own kind.”
Alucard would like to call bullshit on that
Which Alucard?
@@Almighty_Mage from Hellsing Ultimate (including Abridged Version)
Hell, Castlevania Alucard kills his own father..... might be some technicalities there as Alucard is half vampire... and well his dad just keeps coming back from being slain time and time again.......
Let’s not forget Blade
@@pastorTracy911 That is true
I can’t wait for George W. Bush: Saddam Slayer
*cries in, kids of veterans shipped off to same war as parents were in*
@@antenna_prolly lol
@@antenna_prolly you all seriously didn't get the middle east mcchildren? It was delicious
More the Twin Slayer
Adam: You can't kill other Vampires.
Blade: Says Who?
Morbius: Says me.
Blade is a Dhampir, they are human born with vampire traits because their mother got bite while they were in the womb. They are not "cursed" because they still have a soul, they live longer and have more chance to condemn themselves, also if they consume part of full pureblood vampires they will change into full vampires.
@Jacoby Dodge your comment makes no sense
@Jacoby Dodge Yes, I was wondering what it is you think flew over my head because that is what r/whoosh means
@Jacoby Dodge I wasn't arguing, I was trying to understand what you think I got wrong or missed. Not everything you see online is an argument, sometimes people are looking for clarification
Legend has it that Daniel Day Lewis wanted to play this version of Lincoln, but had to ultimately settle for the historical accurate one...
*the less historically accurate one...
Awe... that poor Golden Globe and Academy Award winning man.😢😢😢
Daniel Day Lewis is a phenominal method actor- this would require him to actually dress as Lincoln and kill vampires to get a feel for how to portray it in the movies- not that he's have a problem mind you :)
@@eclipsehorse8693 That right there is the key to the truth. Daniel Day Lewis didn't retire from acting because he lacked a desire to act anymore. He retired because after going method and killing vampires to prepare for playing Lincoln, he realized that he was really good at hunting vampires and now does that in his spare time. When he's not making his own clothes, that is.
Tried out for the wrong one. He thought the vampire scenes where coming but theu never did.
How did Adam snap the axe in half when it's got a gun barrel inside it? 3 words. He's A Vampire.. He has super strength. Btw this movie is awesome.
This is how I watch movies that I haven't seen yet.
me too lol or ones I don't want to see or pay for until I see a synopsis like this.
I've honestly never heard of this movie
Likewise. I haven't the energy to sit for 60 minutes for a movie. My 18 month toddler also has a movie radar and will always call me midway
I sat through every boring minute, it was excruciating
I read the book, and trust me, this movie is NOTHING like the book, outside of the general premise. It's been a few years since I've read it, but I remember nothing about Lincoln getting super powers. He used his wit and tools, and the element of surprise, to kill the vampires, and he failed multiple times before he finally succeeded in killing one. And I'm pretty sure the rule about vampires not being able to kill vampires was not in the book. On the contrary, Lincoln had a whole group of good vampires to protect him from being executed while he ran for President. That would be pretty silly if they weren't even able to touch each other. Also, Henry did not keep his vampirism a secret from Abe for that long. He found his nearly dead body, nursed him back to health, and I believe Abe figured it out before he was back on his feet.
Also, they changed the ending. The book ends with Henry in a bar, but he meets with a man, telling him that some people are too interesting to let die. It heavily implies that he turned Abraham into a vampire after his assassination to revive him from the dead. The book sets up this possibility after one of his kids die, and he offers to do the same for them, even though Lincoln refuses to let him do that.
Welcome to the channel, where the books don’t matter.
Is the book title the same as the movie? Id love to find and read it.
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, the book also ends with a doctored photo of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, but with both Henry and Abe superimposed in the crowd.
That sounds so much better
The book is way way better.
I could see a resurrected Lincoln, on being asked which one of the many portrayals of his on film was his favorite, responding, "I liked the one where I fought all the vampires." Cracking a broad grin and adding "Reminded me of my time dealing with Congress."
Write a book. 😃
This movie will always have a special place in my heart
But is it a good place
@@suprchrgr70 absolutely
Have you read the book the movies based off of? It goes like really deep on the whole worlds vampire mythology 😂
@@j.a.m5083 I haven't read the book, this is just the first action movie that I really had fun watching
@@medium.kahuna Read the book
Y’all watch out for my directorial debut of “Theodore Roosevelt: Zombie Slayer”.
"Speak softly & carry a big stick..."
...for killing zombies!🧟♂️🧟♀️
If it's half as entertaining as this movie was, I will watch it.
This film is a abomination. But I can see Theodore Roosevelt hunting zombies! Lol.
I mean the guy who wrote the book this movie is based on also wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Goblin Slayer and Ronald Reagan: Commie Slayer.
“Kissing another mans willie without permission”
Willy was a slave?
@@kennorthunder2428 no hes a Richard
DING!!!
Abraham Lincoln VS 2020, now that’s the movie I want to see
I got an election ad when i read this comment
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Would Cinemasins be banned for saying Lincoln haha
Dude it would end before it started one look around and one look the the news and internet and he would kill himself
Hot damn! I would pay top dollar to see that! Stupid 2020
"We are now outnumbered."
Me: George Washington???
My favorite line in history:
"We're out numbered!"
"Good thing I can't count." ... raises sword
We are OUTGUNNED!
OUTMANNED!
OUTNUMBERED, OUTPLANNED!!!
@@redactedredactedredacted1090 HAMILTON
@@BeetlejuiceBeetlejuiceJr yasss! I found a right hand person 😃😃😃
@@BeetlejuiceBeetlejuiceJr SIR HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO AND HE’S FLUENT IN FRENCH I MEAN-
This movie was insane. I remember trying to get my friends to see it at the time. I lovingly called it Bladebraham Lincoln.
One of my fav scenes in all of film is
"Where's the silver?!"
"RIGHT HERE!" _SILVER PUNCH_
I always use this movie as an example whenever the topic of "based on a true story" movies comes up.
Some Sequel Ideas-
Theodore Roosevelt: Werewolf Slayer
John F Kennedy: Alien Killer
George Washington: Zombie Murderer
Donald Trump: Demon Fighter
Andrew Jackson: Wendigo Destroyer
Bill Clinton: Succubus Exterminator
Harry Truman: Yokai Terminator
Im expecting your call, Hollywood
I hope we can see a Joe Biden movie.
Monica Lewinsky the succubus?
We all know Trump would be the Alien hunter.
@@geraldcastellano1988 heh heh heh
@@faaznoushad1718 to catch a predator?
I really enjoyed this movie, fan fiction movie idea with a huge budget.
There is a whole book series of A. Lincoln: Vampire Hunter so yeah...
"Hey you know Abraham Lincon?"
"You mean that one guy who killed vampires?"
"Uhhh... yeah. Wanna make a movie about him?"
"Sure."
‘George Washington: Cherry Tree Chopper’
‘Benjamin Franklin: Eats Cherry Pie’
@Lost Aquarian makes a grown man cry
They should try sinning Pride, Prejudice and Zombies.
Sinned immediately for being worse than the original and then the book.
@@Red-S-267 the movie wasn’t the original
@@Cthulhuwarlord sorry I should have stated it more clearly. The movie is worse than Pride and Prejudice, and P&P&Z the book.
Tucker Cooper I cannot sit through P&P, but I loved the P&P&Z book. The movie was SUCH a disappointment.
Just give it 1000 sins at the start and be done wit hit.
This is one of those random movies that end up being really fucking good entertainment wise.
Archer: "I've always wanted to fight some guys on the top of a speeding train!"
my thought after watching this was "this would have made a good anime"
Oh god I'm imagining it now XD
Don’t you dare turn American history into an Anime. I can only imagine the horrible fanfics 😫
@@thereisalwaysarainbowafter1364 As your name suggests, even among those fanfics there'll be some good rainbows amongst the shower of horrors.
@@slavthesage5661 JESUS CHRIST HE ATTACKED MY RUclips NAME! HOW WILL I GO ON?
Berserk. You are thinking of Berserk.
“If I ever see you here again I will have your BALLS as a coin purse!”
Best line ever!!! 😂😂😂😂
To be accurate it's the scrotum that has been used as a coin purse.
I don't care what anyone says, this movie is amazing.
Straight up I loved this movie.
I think Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was a great documentary on the story of my life.
I had fun watching it, so I absolutely agree! ^^
@@marthasimmons8026 someone else said that bot
I took a girl to see this movie for a first date and then she asked “If it was based on a true story?” There was not a second date.
I'm surprised the first date didn't end then and there.
... So Sorry, I'm sure you were devastated by her rejection. Like who would take someone to see memoirs of some dead old peeps
You have chosen...wisely.
Don’t lie so ....loudly.
Yeah, weeeell, technically, "based on" a true story literally just means you included an actual person's name or a real location, etc., it doesn't have to be even loosely based around the facts, just any setting of the true story, so since Abe Lincoln was in the story, yeah it's "based on a true story". It's not a true story, it's not based on actual events except the most general, like the war itself, it's just based around a true story, that story being "abe lincoln was an American who became president and then the civil war happened", that's a true story. Then they threw in a bunch of untrue stuff, but yeah, you can still say, fecetiously, that it's based on a true story because English is stupid like that XD
I was 14 when I saw this and i remember I fucking loved it, I look back at it now and it's just cheese but it'll always have a soft spot in my heart
This was actually a damn good movie. Extremely underrated...
its extremely ok.
In whaf universe? Give me Blade any day.
Agreed!
So wait, is this movie not a parody? With a title like that it definitely sounds like one lol.
Its true facts.
It's an adaptation of a historical fiction book. Fun read too
I guess the story itself would be a parody of actual history, but usually a parody is a joke twist on a work that's been done, a piece that is original but funny is just comedy in general, a piece that pokes fun at political or societal norms or events is satire, so it could count as satire maybe, and comedy, but I think it wouldn't be a parody unless it was a joke twist on another work, this is just a fictional and subsequently comedic twist on a real person and events skewed way out of proportion but I don't know if that falls into the parody category.
Honestly, give the book a read.
The movie is fun and all, but plays really loose with history (even more so than just having vampires would imply). The book, on the other hand, is really interesting because it worked really hard to fit into real history. The premise being that the history in the book is our history, this is just the pieces we don't know. So, for example, Lincoln was never in a place he wasn't at a time he wasn't. If he was known to be somewhere at a given time, he is 100% locked into that location. It's a really good read for reasons like that.
Honestly after the horse scene,the whole script got lazy
Up Next On Netflix: John F Kennedy: Alien Killer
"Kissing another man's Willie without his permission" will always be funny to me
Lol also why willie look like jfk🤔
I’m so mad you pointed out that terrible knife switch move because that was literally the exact shot from GoT and it pissed me off all over again
5:00 would have honestly been a few sins off in my mind if Sturgess tied the explanation of why vampire can't be reflected in mirrors to the "silver is a cursed upon the cursed" thing.
1:36
“LIES! Sometimes a boy gets drunk when he has to watch a movie where Valcolm Abepire fights Lincrahams. Lies I say!”
*sigh*
*(Ding!)*
When a mirror is made, thin coatings of various metals, including silver, are added to give the mirror it's reflective quality, so it makes perfect sense that we can see vampires in windows or highly-shined surfaces that don't contain silver
12:05 Are we literally going to ignore that someone is playing the violin while there's fighting?
A whole band was playing when a ship was sinking, so it could happen.
Still one of my favorite novels during a time when everyone else was reading Twilight
I need Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies done next
Yes
How did you get here so early
How was this comment made 13 hours ago
Why yes
That was made but it was an even cheaper movie I believe
As a Civil War re-enactor, I can confirm Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a documentary.
All joking aside, I actually unironically liked this movie.
"United we stand, divided we fall."
- Abraham Lincoln
"United we stand, together we fall" - Bravado
@Nicholas Ovel lmao XD
19:05 Missed opportunity for the Batman Forever line "I see without seeing. To me, darkness is as clear as daylight." Ding!
Two of the my most favorite scene from this movie is when they had the battle on the horses in a middle of a herd of horses that probably numbered in the thousands and the fight scene on top of the train. But I also like when they had the fight scene on the plantation. This movie is definitely a guilty pleasure for me. But I remember when it first came out and a lot of people were angry because they made Abraham Lincoln a superhero but like I told them Captain America didn't fight in World War II neither did Dr. Manhattan fight in Vietnam. Well disintegrated people in Vietnam.
Well yeah but captain america and dr manhattan arent real people
@@eduardoamparo8516 true but like I said we know Abraham Lincoln didn't fight vampires prior to the Civil War just like Captain America didn't fight in World War Dr. Manhattan wasn't in Vietnam. And DiCaprio wasn't on the Titanic.
Don't forget Lincoln's wife using a gun to shoot her Rosary square in the forehead of the vampire that killed her son.
This movie is top tier guilty pleasure movies. It’s bad, we know it’s bad, and deep down the actors know it’s bad. But it’s also good?? Definitely going to have to watch this again
Hey, Vampire Invisibility must follow Dungeons and Dragons rules: The Invisibility drops if you make an attack ^_^
It's also Star Trek rules: ship's gotta uncloak when firing. It's part of "the rules" in popular culture :) That's why the original Halloween II ended the Michael Myers story perfectly for me, because how do you kill a guy who keeps regenerating? My experience with AD&D trolls says: fire will sort that problem out :)
Elder Scrolls and Fallout, too.
Not to mention TF2 as well
I was expecting so little of this movie that I ended up liking it.
Movie: based on a true story
Also the movie:
The book is pretty good if you haven't read it! Reads like a biography.
This whole movie is basically "Discount Father Gascoigne"
I audibly laughed lmao
Hahahaha top tier
HUH?!? ..... 😶😕
i remember being hyped for this movie, and i never watched it and totally forgot about it until just now
Missed a good one, "You really want to know the truth, Mary?"
*YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!*
I was absolutely expecting it.
I'm gonna be that Dude. "the book wasn't bad"
Seriously, the book isn't that bad. However was behind the movie just saw the title and really took the action perspective
Honestly, this is the same thing that happened to World War Z, where the movie glanced at the name and only took one concept from the book (the bit where a mass of zombies forms a growing pile of corpses over a stadium full of survivors) and just ran with it...
@@WykydJester Haven't seen World War Z but the audio book is on RUclips. Sorta seemed like it should of been done like the Office more than how the movie was made. Great book though.
I’ve not seen this film since it came out and I’ve got no plans of watching it.
Before I even start watching.... this is probably the ONE movie I don’t want sins for... leave its ridiculousness and badassery ALONE! 🤣
There's absolutely no reason this movie should've been this damn good lol
@16:36 that Final Fantasy 4 joke. just made my day, I got the Joke. thank you LOL
The rule doesn't include other reflective surfaces because mirrors were backed by silver in that time period. Today a vampire would reflect just fine. I know what I'm talking about, I hunt vanpires
You were sworn into secrecy
@@DaLova81 He's not around to spill any more secrets as the vanpires that he hunts got him.
@@NavyMonk89 Guys, he hunts VANpires. They can run him over, sure, but if he's in a tall building he's generally fine. What's more impressive is that he's killing vehicles without being caught or hindered in any way.
I’ll be back when the comments freshen up
I’m back
Godspeed, brother.
These are some cold days on planet earth my friend
It may take years my guy
They're already pretty fresh
They have. Not as fresher than my corpse.
Thanks for sharing because 2:55 had me rolling. I was just hearing you but now I’m listening 👂🏾
I actually really liked this movie lol. it was fun and ridiculous, entertaining
I remember this movie being released and I still can't believe it's real.
I didn't expect for this movie to be at least decent but I enjoyed it for the most part. The fights were a thing of beauty. Never saw a guy get punched UP the side of a barn before
"kissing another man's willie without permission" lmao
It is election day I could see why it's out today.
1:16 took me tf OUTTTTT😭
"Kissing another man's Willie without permission" LMFAO
I liked this movie so I’m excited to see it done
What gets me is that, when this movie came out, everyone's main complaint was that it "wasn't historically accurate."
Like, no shit!
No, you're right, he hunted werewolves instead! How could we be so foolish?
vampires might be invisible in mirrors, but their clothes are normal clothes and should be visible. this is a HUGE plot hole in every fucking vampire movie i've ever seen.
i love abe vampire hunter. it's actually about him versus the parasitic banking cabal, who are the real vampires. he defeated them with silver - real money used locally. this movie tells a great story if you're aware of the story.
Also why does the silver make them have no reflection? Normally something's weakness doesn't make them invisible, it hurts or weakens them, so being near a mirror should hurt or make them feel sick, not just make them not show in the mirror, it doesn't really make sense that that's a thing. That's like if making a mirror out of Kryptonite and holding it up to Superman just makes him have no reflection, but doesn't actually affect him even though it's made out of his weakness.
Actually In the original Dracula story Jonathan couldn’t see Dracula’s clothes either.
because it was a curse from god, weren't you paying attention? god makes the rules how he sees fit.
@@-desertpackrat its like superman is bulletproof but so is his suit? his super-suit should be in tatters after someone shot him up . He should look like that scene from 'Handcock'
Great point
This is one of my favorite movies and I am unashamed.
I also came back and liked my own comment 1 year later 😂
The book the movie is “based” on is actually really entertaining. The movie, as always, didn’t do justice to the book
Eh I think it did, it’s just as entertaining as the book
@@suda_lifts I agree. It has a LOT of faults, but it's an incredible movie about Lincoln and a goofy fun vampire movie. It's dumb, but I like dumb movies sometimes. Plus, it has an fantastic cast who all either do a passable job or act like they are in a Oscar worthy period piece.
I was bummed the movie took out the whole "vampires want to set up human plantation farms across america" plot and instead focused on this smaller stake (hah) antagonist.
@@xxRellekxx I mean it does fit it since in that times they had slave plantations and Lincoln was fighting to stop that. So I think it fits the narrative perfectly because the vampire can have slaves to feast on
@@rdp16rulez yeah like that one horse scene alone is just badass
This is my favorite movie; I made my college roommates watch it and showed a lot of my friends. I like it not because of how good it is (which its honestly a solid movie) but because it is too good for what it is about. This movie should not work, I get why people meme the hell out of it. But for what it is, the action is top notch; albiet a bit over the top. The diologue is charming and not too terrible. But why I really enjoy this movie is summed up at 7:36 ^ The movie swaps from action, gruesome vampire killing then goes into a romantic love story with Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln. The cast is also top notch with Benjamin Walker (Abraham) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Mary Todd) + Dominic Cooper who I love as Henry.
There are two places where sins should have been removed because of how funny they are:
1 sin off for that cheesy delivery of "Real power comes not from hate; but from truth" = Honest ABE??????
1 more sin off for the scene where Abe picks up his axe after the time skip and as he is twirling it he fumbles and drops it.
Personally 1 sin off for Speed; he carried his weight and was super funny.
0:28 I love the pause!
The real one actually burned down, laughing out loud
A note on vampires not being able to see themselves in mirrors
They only reason they can't see themselves in mirrors is because old mirrors used to be backed with silver, so it's not that they don't have reflections but that the silver negates them
This is one of my favourite no brainer- popcorn movies on a rainy night.
*Everybody else:* Everything Wrong with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire hunter... Spoilers Duh
*Me:* Everything Spoilers Wrong Duh With Abraham Lincoln: Vampire hunster
Too early in the day to read this comment
Movie Ideas: Mean girls, Clueless, Good fellas, Heathers.
leave mean girls alone
@@joshnorton2742 Lmao its amazing no doubt but I wanna see what he would do with it
My list includes Tusk, Contagion, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and Knowing.
@@asnowballinhell ah wise choices friend
@@mindyobusiness1408 Thanks.
"The Movie Sin Tally at the end of the video has a number greater than zero" cliche! *Ding!*
"kissing another man's willie without permission"
*Dies*
Writer: "I have this great script that catalogues the life and times of Abraham Lincoln"
Studio Exec: "Uh huh..."
Writer: "...who... uh, hunts vampires."
Exec: "Oh ho! Now we've got a movie!"
To have that job.
/sigh