K.T. Pinto's Blog, page 61
December 7, 2012
QotD
Anyone who steps out of the house in high heels and a wig is my hero.
-Ru Paul
-Ru Paul
December 6, 2012
QotD
“Time to leave now, get out of this room, go somewhere, anywhere; sharpen this feeling of happiness and freedom, stretch your limbs, fill your eyes, be awake, wider awake, vividly awake in every sense and every pore.”
― Stefan Zweig, The Post-Office Girl
― Stefan Zweig, The Post-Office Girl
December 2, 2012
Quote by me:
I'm a fiction writer; reality is irrelevant.
- KT Pinto, Mutants on the Rocks
- KT Pinto, Mutants on the Rocks
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter Review
Believe it or not, I was very eager to see this movie!
Putting the vampire thing aside (because I'm not as much of a vampire freak as one would think), I love alternate history and historical fiction! I like when a writer/director is able to take historical incidents and put a twist on it that will lead you to the same conclusion, but takes you there by a creative alternate route.
I am not a big American history scholar; high school pretty much destroyed my interest in the founding fathers and politics. If they had taught about Jefferson's mistress and that Franklin was a dirty old rabble-rouser, I may have learned something.
But I digress.
I knew a little about the Civil War. I mean, Gone with the Wind pretty much saw to that for me. But of the northern side, I knew very little. Luckily, I watched this with someone who knew this actual history, so I was able to both learn what I should have in school and enjoy the alternate version as well.
Here is my review (with a bunch of spoilers) about Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
They way they infused vampires into the life and times of Lincoln was ingenious and interesting. On the surface, Lincoln would be an odd choice for a slayer, but if you look at his intelligence, passion, integrity, and genuineness (yes, it is a word) and paired that with his physical strength (he grew up on the frontier, and suffered from no severe illnesses) and you have a pretty good candidate for a vampire killer.
There were some great moments in altered history, like the death of Lincoln's son, the use of the silver from the north, and the reason for the south's rapid advancement on the north.
I had a couple of 'feh' moments during this movie:
First of all, Henry Sturges:
Were we really supposed to be shocked by the revelation that he's a vampire? I'm figuring people would have guessed that from the early scene where he throws the vampire into a building and up two stories. Or that minor fact that Abraham gets older and Henry doesn't.
Henry's a vampire? This is my shocked face: 8^O
Next, the death of Adam:
A 3000 year old vampire gets killed by a pocket watch to the gut? That needs a big stretch of the imagination for anyone that follows vampire mythos. It's not like there can be an Abe Lincoln Sequal, since the last time we see him, he's off to the theater...
Last minor gripe...
Will Johnson, super sidekick!
He had no vampire hunter training, no weapons training. He was just a free man working with the underground railroad. Yet he can beat the hell out of a bunch of vampires while on a train... on TOP of a train... with minimal effort and no injuries. That's even more far fetched than Lincoln himself, because at least the president had training and years of experience...
I did like how they portrayed Mary Todd:
She was a strong woman who didn't spend the second half of the movie blaming Abraham for the death of their son, which female characters are apt to do.
You have to suspend SOME disbelief, but this is definitely an entertaining movie that makes time pass quickly by.
Grab some popcorn and enjoy!
Putting the vampire thing aside (because I'm not as much of a vampire freak as one would think), I love alternate history and historical fiction! I like when a writer/director is able to take historical incidents and put a twist on it that will lead you to the same conclusion, but takes you there by a creative alternate route.
I am not a big American history scholar; high school pretty much destroyed my interest in the founding fathers and politics. If they had taught about Jefferson's mistress and that Franklin was a dirty old rabble-rouser, I may have learned something.
But I digress.
I knew a little about the Civil War. I mean, Gone with the Wind pretty much saw to that for me. But of the northern side, I knew very little. Luckily, I watched this with someone who knew this actual history, so I was able to both learn what I should have in school and enjoy the alternate version as well.
Here is my review (with a bunch of spoilers) about Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
They way they infused vampires into the life and times of Lincoln was ingenious and interesting. On the surface, Lincoln would be an odd choice for a slayer, but if you look at his intelligence, passion, integrity, and genuineness (yes, it is a word) and paired that with his physical strength (he grew up on the frontier, and suffered from no severe illnesses) and you have a pretty good candidate for a vampire killer.
There were some great moments in altered history, like the death of Lincoln's son, the use of the silver from the north, and the reason for the south's rapid advancement on the north.
I had a couple of 'feh' moments during this movie:
First of all, Henry Sturges:
Were we really supposed to be shocked by the revelation that he's a vampire? I'm figuring people would have guessed that from the early scene where he throws the vampire into a building and up two stories. Or that minor fact that Abraham gets older and Henry doesn't.Henry's a vampire? This is my shocked face: 8^O
Next, the death of Adam:
A 3000 year old vampire gets killed by a pocket watch to the gut? That needs a big stretch of the imagination for anyone that follows vampire mythos. It's not like there can be an Abe Lincoln Sequal, since the last time we see him, he's off to the theater...Last minor gripe...
Will Johnson, super sidekick!
He had no vampire hunter training, no weapons training. He was just a free man working with the underground railroad. Yet he can beat the hell out of a bunch of vampires while on a train... on TOP of a train... with minimal effort and no injuries. That's even more far fetched than Lincoln himself, because at least the president had training and years of experience...I did like how they portrayed Mary Todd:
She was a strong woman who didn't spend the second half of the movie blaming Abraham for the death of their son, which female characters are apt to do.You have to suspend SOME disbelief, but this is definitely an entertaining movie that makes time pass quickly by.
Grab some popcorn and enjoy!
December 1, 2012
QotD
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
― Mark Twain
― Mark Twain
November 24, 2012
The Anthologies Are Here!
Mermaids 13 in which my story "Golden Ticket" appears,
and Apocalypse 13 in which my story "By Invitation Only" appears,
both published by Padwolf Publishing.
November 22, 2012
Woo Hoo! It's Turkey Day!
After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
November 21, 2012
On Thanksgiving:
This is how I feel. Of course, I also feel this way about 4am Black Friday events too...
What I made so far...
...for Turkey day:
Requested by the family: Ambrosia
The finished product.
Requested by the family: Ambrosia
The finished product.
