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2012-06-26 11:35 AM

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I know this is going to draw many an eye-roll, but I read the book over the last few days (should'a been training, I know.  I had the flu and was traveling...) and I actually have some insight that might change your perception about this book.

The book is a novel that takes a fascinating man and time in history and throws in Vampires and some gore.

1) There are a lot of young'uns out there who are interested in vampire stories right now but who know nothing about the man who saved the Union.  If this book gets some of them to take some interest in that time period and learn that this country was very closely ripped in two forever, and that Abe Lincoln did everything in his power (and some things that were against the constitution) to save the Union, that's a plus.

2) I've always known slavery was wrong and horrible.  The way the book presents slavery as a means to allowing vampires to harvest humans while terribly grotesque, is unfortunately not too far from reality.  Slaves were raised and bred like cattle and treated like a crop to be used-up and which, if killed, would never be investigated by the authorities.  So as the book paints a very disgusting view of vampires taking advantage of this, the facts are just as disgusting. 

The book jumps over some significant parts of the Civil War. Gettysburg is only mentioned as Lincoln is presenting his Address, Lee is almost never discussed, Stonewall Jackson is never mentioned.  In hindsight, I think those are appropriate things to leave alone. 

I can't speak for the movie because I haven't seen it but I hear it's too much action and too little substance.  The book is not earth-shattering, but it's good.  Just thought I'd pass this on to COJ in-case someone was thinking about reading the book. Instead of training...

2012-06-26 11:47 AM
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I agree with the above. The book wasn't any earth shattering work, but it was entertaining, and it paints a good picture for those folks who believe in conspiracy theory type things. The author of the book also wroste the screenplay for the movie and he did it no justice. The movie had largely different parts and does not end anything like the book.
2012-06-26 1:21 PM
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I honestly have gotten the eye rolls from my husband about wanting to see the movie.  I made a joke about them making other movies like George Washington Werewolf slayer or Teddy Roosevelt Zombie Killer.  

Which then proceeded into a discussion with my husband that I never thought I would have.  He would believe Teddy Roosevelt really was a zombie killer because he was such a bad a@@.  Really?  LOL  

2012-06-26 1:25 PM
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As a historian, I just shake my head. Just sigh....oh well. Not my cup of tea.....
2012-06-26 1:33 PM
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I read it recently too and thought pretty well the same thing about an interesting twist on real history - like you said, not earth shattering but it was a fast, enjoyable read and jogs some history lessons - when you can pick them from out of the 'story' part with vampires.

2012-06-26 1:35 PM
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Tireman 4 - 2012-06-26 11:25 AM As a historian, I just shake my head. Just sigh....oh well. Not my cup of tea.....

As an action movie fan I will see it.

2012-06-26 1:45 PM
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I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.
2012-06-26 2:06 PM
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There is a sub-B-Movie spinoff called "Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies".

It's so bad that it's actually kinda epic. I recommend it
2012-06-26 2:28 PM
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mrbbrad - 2012-06-26 2:45 PM I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.

Thought the same thing but I had 16 hours of plane time to get into the book.

Teddy Roosevelt was in fact a bad ____.  He used to swim across the potomac year round.  He earned the Medal of Honor for charging up San Juan Hill. 

Dunno about Zombie Killin...That would be too easy for him.  He had huge Buffalo killin' guns all over the place in the White House.  Line up the zombies and Blamo take out 7 at once!  Also, because the world had not been globalized as it is now, the virus wouldn't have spread very far so you burn one town that has the disease, you're likely to kill off the epidemic right there...

Washington was in-cahoots with the vampires if Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is to be believed...

 

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mrbbrad - 2012-06-26 2:45 PM I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.

Thought the same thing but I had 16 hours of plane time to get into the book.

Teddy Roosevelt was in fact a bad ____.  He used to swim across the potomac year round.  He earned the Medal of Honor for charging up San Juan Hill. 

Dunno about Zombie Killin...That would be too easy for him.  He had huge Buffalo killin' guns all over the place in the White House.  Line up the zombies and Blamo take out 7 at once!  Also, because the world had not been globalized as it is now, the virus wouldn't have spread very far so you burn one town that has the disease, you're likely to kill off the epidemic right there...

Washington was in-cahoots with the vampires if Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is to be believed...

 




Is it really a stretch to liken Washington politicians to the blood-sucking undead?
2012-06-27 6:34 AM
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scoobysdad - 2012-06-26 3:33 PM

GomesBolt - 2012-06-26 2:28 PM

mrbbrad - 2012-06-26 2:45 PM I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.

Thought the same thing but I had 16 hours of plane time to get into the book.

Teddy Roosevelt was in fact a bad ____.  He used to swim across the potomac year round.  He earned the Medal of Honor for charging up San Juan Hill. 

Dunno about Zombie Killin...That would be too easy for him.  He had huge Buffalo killin' guns all over the place in the White House.  Line up the zombies and Blamo take out 7 at once!  Also, because the world had not been globalized as it is now, the virus wouldn't have spread very far so you burn one town that has the disease, you're likely to kill off the epidemic right there...

Washington was in-cahoots with the vampires if Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is to be believed...

 




Is it really a stretch to liken Washington politicians to the blood-sucking undead?


I think he meant "George" as he owned slaves, and the southern slave owners gave their old, sick, or unneeded slaves to the vampires for meals.


2012-06-27 9:56 AM
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mrbbrad - 2012-06-26 1:45 PM I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.

+1, I thought it was some kind of joke trailer while it was on.

2012-06-27 10:01 AM
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spounds like one of the stupider plots I have ever heard of.  i mean really? 
2012-06-27 10:07 AM
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ecozenmama - 2012-06-26 1:21 PM 

Which then proceeded into a discussion with my husband that I never thought I would have.  He would believe Teddy Roosevelt really was a zombie killer because he was such a bad a@@.  Really?  LOL  

yeah,Teddy Roo was the bomb diggity.  We need more like him in office these days.

 

on a separate note, when I first saw the trailer I thought "oh, geez, how ridiculous.  Hey Blinkin chopping up vampires."  Then I saw another better trailer and thought "Ok get over the historical accuracy cr@p.  It's a movie.  With vampires, no less.    I'll have to see it when it hits rental."

2012-06-27 10:37 AM
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cgregg - 2012-06-26 2:06 PM There is a sub-B-Movie spinoff called "Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies". It's so bad that it's actually kinda epic. I recommend it

 

I saw this when I went to RedBox, and thought it was this movie that had just gone straight to DVD.  I didn't realize their was one already made, but with zombies instead! LOL 



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2012-06-28 11:15 AM
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mrbbrad - 2012-06-26 1:45 PM I literally laughed out loud when I first saw the trailer for this. It's like a bad Saturday Night Live sketch idea. No thanks.

 

Which is the whole reason to see it!



2012-06-28 1:11 PM
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my daughter had the book so i took it last week and read it... like has been said not a great literary piece but was entertaining enough (no walking dead that's for sure). I do like the fact u will get some kids reading it and not know they are "learning" some actual history with the fiction mixed in... I will be seeing the movie... although i will wait for it to hit the dollar show....
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Tireman 4 - 2012-06-26 11:25 AM As a historian, I just shake my head. Just sigh....oh well. Not my cup of tea.....

As an action movie fan I will see it.

Cord, I saw it when I was up north last week.  Originally had planned to see Prometheus but it wasn't on for another two hours and we didn't want to wait.  From a purely action standpoint, it was actually pretty dang good.  Sure, it's a movie about Abe Lincoln killing vampires but it was entertaining save for a few bad CGI scenes.

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