How Accurate is "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?"

[@NiownEd]

Lincoln's accomplishments were inspiring for his day but that was over shadowed by Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th President when he, as a young man, bagged his first Sasquatch with nothing but his brawn and a cedar branch. Most do not know that this is what prompted his most famous quote of "walk softly but carry a big stick!"

[@donpietruk1517]

This is truly one of the great documentaries of that time period. It has so greatly enriched my understanding of this little known period. It seems if not for this magnificent President it seems entirely possible that we be overrun by the undead. Indeed he was the greatest American until Bubba Hotep rid us of the mummy infestation.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

That was Elvis and JFK.

[@gilllawson2214]

Lincoln without his beard is like Superman without a cape

[@brachiator1]

Fun commentary. It always amused me that a lot of the historical scaffolding in this film was often more accurate than more conventional movies.

[@grapeshot]

I love it when they were battling the vampires on top of that train they were straight Beast.

[@silverstar4289]

Oh my Gosh!! I was about to make a comment on another video of yours suggesting this very thing! This is go8 g to be fun!

[@ReelHistory]

Cheers!

[@Rob_F8F]

Little known fact, this movie inspired Ken Burns to make the Civil War documentary. On KZbin, there's the famous 3-hour Selby Foote interview on Lincoln as a vampire hunter (though no footnotes!).

[@charlietheanteater3918]

Foote Notes

[@Rob_F8F]

@@charlietheanteater3918 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@ReZpawner]

Bravo sir, you took our hopes and dashed them quite expertly.

[@MattyDardani]

Not passed the intro but I can tell you that is the most accurate documentary ever made

[@Pikepaw]

Before watching this video I am going to state nothing can ruin the idea of Lincoln hunting vampires for me

[@ReelHistory]

you won't be disappointed!

[@sensangel]

Same 😂

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing]

I’m very glad you kept it as serious and enjoyable as you could. I certainly enjoyed the way you did this review.

[@ReelHistory]

Thank you.

[@mizzouman8939]

Well done Reel History guys!

[@ReelHistory]

Thanks!

[@Emanon...]

A magnificent period piece

[@chrisjohn85]

It would be neat if you did a similar video for the time period of “Interview with the Vampire”.

[@caseclosed9342]

I remember I read the book and watched the movie when it first came out. Back then I was still in the Army and watched on a base theater. That’s my real history with this wonderful documentary…

[@rburns9730]

I never knew he killed so many vampires before he became president 🤯

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

The same year this was made the Asylum made Abraham Lincoln vs the Zombies, where he teams up with Stonewall Jackson, a young Theodore Roosevelt and other characters to fight a zombie infestation. Filmed at Ft. Pulaski.

[@tomatobird1307]

This is so fun! I appreciate your sincere appreciation for the movie and the educational contextualizing and tidbits! It's easy to be sarcastic and make fun of "bad" movies, but it's cool to use it as a springboard to talk about more historical facts as well The part talking about placing this in the context of cinema history as well really is some good thoughts. Also glad to hear you have good memories associated with it! I never watched it but I remember seeing the trailer in theaters and the extremely confused noise that the audience made at when the title was revealed

[@hughs500d]

Love it. Love watching you. Keep up the great work.

[@ReelHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@shadowwolf9503]

I did like that the movie showed him living in Gentryville. My Brother, Mom and Dad all used to live in Gentryville. Dad's place was actually only a mile or so from where Abe's log cabin was located. There is a replica cabin there now, and trails you can walk. During the summer, reinacters dress like people from that time and do different activities at the cabin. I used to take my kids there alot when they were young. I'm sure Abe walked the land my Dad owned there. Oh, I guess Abe took care of all the vampires that roamed that area. I've never seen even one of them rascals around Dad's place.

[@gavinhammond1778]

Enjoy how you can appreciate a movie as an entertainment, whilst at the same time discussing it's history. Far too often this sort of thing becomes a turgid exercise in the presenter showing off how many books he or she has read. Thanks for the content.

[@Rob_F8F]

He he he, he said "turgid." Why yes, I am a 12 year old boy, why do you ask?

[@gavinhammond1778]

@@Rob_F8F lol🤣

[@robertbenson9797]

Like Inglorious Bastards, if this movie leads people to do more research and reading on the topic, it is a success! I too, love the mental image of Abraham Lincoln as a sort of super hero ninja vampire fighter. I think Abe would have gotten a chuckle out of this depiction.

[@davemac1197]

Presumably Lincoln must be related to Buffy Summers of the Sunnydale Hanks Summers vampire slaying dynasty?

[@BHuang92]

Historically stupid but hilariously awesome!

[@Rock-n-Rolla369]

The book is actually pretty good. A lot of historical facts about the time period are peppered in with the vampire fiction. Never saw the film.

[@MillerSean]

Now imagine being a group of Rangers going to see Cocaine Bear. Interp is going to get a lot of mileage out of those quotes thus summer.

[@balthazarasquith]

Lol best April fools ever man. Love it. Kudos points to you

[@oscarmena8193]

When are you doing the lincoln movie review?! 😮

[@bobbrown9158]

Abe had a lot at "stake" with those southern vampires.

[@lalabrouhaha]

Satire?! You mean to tell me this isn't historical fact?! I feel betrayed.

[@ReelHistory]

it strays only slightly. They get some of the history remarkably correct!

[@whbrown1862]

Interesting use of early PowerPoint in the movie. The way I understand it, the inability of Confederate General Braxton Bragg to properly load his PowerPoint slide deck brought confusion to Confederate General James Longstreet during the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. (Side note - I want the movie poster for my office!!) [Great presentation by the way!!]

[@magnificus8581]

This and Under Siege are two of the greatest documentaries ever made

[@trenteaston3515]

Under Siege did a hell of a job making the USS Alabama look like an Iowa class battle ship. You can only really tell in exteriors because the Iowa class has two smokestacks to the South Dakotas one.

[@Rob_F8F]

The knife fight between Steven Siegal and Tommy Lee Jones is till taught at West Point.

[@goaway3717]

Good point on Lincoln and Douglas. It wasn't all that long ago where political opponents could be professional and courteous with each other and not be bent on the scorched earth style hatred and personal destruction that is to be so common between the left and right today. I remember in the 70's and 80's having many lively arguments with friends that were politically opposite of me in many an opinion but we never took it personally or stopped being friends and hanging out with each other over political points. That's nearly unheard of today, more a leftist thing than the right I think but it's still a damn shame that such a thing as 'cancel culture' exists just because someone has a different opinion on something.

[@mapesdhs597]

Indeed, the "middle ground" of politics has vanished. Curiously, even the old West Wing TV series from way back alluded to this idea, so although the polarisation has become far more blatant in the last 5 to 10 years, the process was already underway quite some time ago, even to those writers of a series in which they clearly wanted to portray some idea of compromise, yet ironically today many of its lead characters would be regarded as far right. Oh how the goal posts have moved, and perhaps that's why rational discourse has become so difficult. As one person put it, these days, anyone slightly to the right of Jane Fonda is regarded as a nazi.

[@morganfreeaimthebountyhunt7682]

Still waiting for the sequel: Andrew Jackson: Zombie Hunter

[@mikmuroya]

Minor correction: at 19:36, you said that Ninian & Elizabeth Edwards's house, "Edwards Place" still exists and is a historic site today. Actually, Ninian & Elizabeth's house no longer stands. There is a historic home in Springfield open to the public called "Edwards Place", but that was actually the home of Benjamin Edwards, Ninian's brother, though a few pieces of furniture from Ninian & Elizabeth's house are on display there. However, there is a reconstruction of Ninian & Elizabeth's house nearby at Lincoln Home National Historic Site, though it isn't open to the public.

[@Rob_F8F]

I hope you will review "FDR: American Badass!" next.

[@ReelHistory]

Ha ha. Now that would be something.

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing]

‘History will only remember one part of me’. Abraham Lincoln

[@andrewc6602]

This was fun!

[@bulfin21]

Best channel on KZbin for history buffs . Brilliant

[@ReelHistory]

Thank you!

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing]

Can’t deny how amazing the train fight is.

[@zach7193]

Interesting fact that John Rothman played a role as a judge on Law & Order.

[@RobynHoodeofSherwood]

Darn! I love satire 😂 It would have been so much fun. I really was expecting that when I saw the notification. Still a very entertaining video. I loved the movie.

[@dipdo7675]

Guilty pleasure…on my list with Weekend at Bernie’s and Fast Times at Ridgemont High!

[@shaggycan]

The director of this film previsouly directed a film called Nightwatch which is based on a book series that could be said to be 'Russian adult Harry Potter' very cool magical world building. If you are a big Harry Potter fan as a kid give Nightwatch a try.

[@joshuawells835]

My father has a theory that in the writers' wing of Hollywood, there is a dart board with random things written on it that the writers will throw darts at and see where the darts land, then write accordingly. It's how he explains things like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@trenteaston3515]

I don't know why but this review suddenly reminded me that "Guns of the South" was a novel I read, where Neo-Nazis with a time machine go back in time to the American Civil War to give Robert E Lee's Army AK-47s to help them win the American Civil War.

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing]

Definitely ended up being better movie then I thought it was going to be, I really enjoyed it for what it was.

[@jayjablunov4697]

Good catch on John Rothman playing roles on both sides of the civil war. Not unlike Tom Wilkinson playing Cornwallis in, "The Patriot," then turning around to play Benjamin Franklin in the HBO John Adams miniseries.

[@ReelHistory]

Good comparison!

[@alongfortheride84]

I fell asleep in the theatre when we watched this.

[@zaccox108]

Must have been sleeping in class when they mentioned that Lincoln was a vampire hunter😴

[@77mpickett]

When my friends said we bout to watch Abe Lincoln vampire hunter. I'm like o ok cool do u have a tote or something for our brains or should I just put it on the floor next to the couch

[@cag1763]

Seems to me we never read about this part of Lincoln's life...

[@brianprice2665]

My guilty pleasure movie. Like the book too.

[@cag1763]

I haven't watched your video yet but I have watched the movie 4 or 5 times....it is a good movie...the dark side of Lincoln was nothing to mess with..he proved that by protecting the union..from slavery which was wrong and vampires before they took over...I will not let you change the image of Lincoln as our greatest president...

[@keto8354]

Expectation: Lincoln (2012) review Reality: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) review on a side note, will there be a Lincoln (2012) review soon?

[@kevinzhang6623]

The title was also quite an obvious giveaway. 🤣

[@DaTrixie]

My comment: Was Jefferson Davis, really a Vampire???

[@lonnietoth5765]

Is it me or does the Washington Monument look like one of Graham Stokers " Vampire Killing Stakes " @ and why is pointed in a straight line with the Whitehouse ? I also believe Lincoln could have carried up to 1/2 dozen quality 9" " Vampire Killing Stakes " @ . Did Mary Lincoln go crazy or was she possessed or bitten by a Vampire ? Can't wait to find out if Trump is a witch ?

[@jozsa8043]

🫅 your crown sir!

[@ReelHistory]

I reluctantly accept

[@alejandrobetancourt8123]

More factual than gods and generals

[@ReelHistory]

Ha ha.

[@Rob_F8F]

I was wondering when you would get to this movie? Forget about "Lincoln" that was a fairey tale compared to Al:VH. That it didn't sweep the Oscar's was the biggest crime ever.

[@juliewitt1411]

I liked this film. It was the last time I was at a movie theater. However, liked the book better. The book had me in stiches. 🤣

[@fredbays]

I watched this one a few yr back and I must agree cooking the fool is the best High point of this grate Z movie

[@OneTwoFreeForAll]

Have to watch this only because I was part of the film

[@Likwidfox]

Oh Fred I wanted a Dick Winters dead pan review. Commit!

[@ReelHistory]

you can lead a horse to water...... - Andy

[@Likwidfox]

@@ReelHistory "Pro Slavery is no longer in favor amongst the Vampire Community as shown in the Docu-series TrueBlood."

[@ReelHistory]

@@Likwidfox, ha ha!

[@stevenschwartzhoff1703]

Please do do "Abralam Lincoln Zombie Slayer" a much better film.

[@warmonger8799]

[@nephite467]

It’s based on a book

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Vampire and zombie films are often not about the actual vamps or zeds, using them as a metaphor. Except for this one. It's all only about vampires. No metaphor.

[@Chipotleadvisory]

The book is so much better

[@MidnightRangeTM]

Get this guy………..trying to get us to read!!!!! Pffffff Al gore invented the inner webs so I ain’t gotta reed dude

[@ReelHistory]

Apparently you do

[@jeffsmith2022]

And you wish to be taken seriously?...

[@ReelHistory]

Please state your complaints, Sir.

[@azcardguy7825]

Typical educator…. Thinks their audience is mentally challenged….

[@ReelHistory]

Please elaborate - Andy

[@SkipTerrio]

ALVH may as well be a documentary. Depicting America's first dictator as a vampire hunter is no less fantastical or absurd than depicting him as some great liberator or defender of the republic. 🤷🏻‍♂️