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Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.
He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also writes obsessively about the box office, charting the many hits and misses that are released weekly, and how their commercial performance shapes public perception. In his time at Collider, he has also helped drive diversity by writing stories about the multiple Indian film industries, with a goal to introduce audiences to a whole new world of cinema.
Swing and a miss > measured victory. Also, #JusticeForHan. (He/Him). Sign in to your Collider account follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recapAs the new historical drama series Death by Lightning continues to resonate with audiences, especially stateside, a movie set only some years prior to the show's events is also surging on the streaming charts. In Death by Lightning, President James Garfield fondly remembers the values Abraham Lincoln stood by, but there's little chance that he was referring to what we saw in the 2012 movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Directed by AI-aficionado Timur Bekmambetov before he could've robbed hard-working visual effects artists of their jobs, the movie opened to poor reviews and disappointing box office results. However, it continues to be a carnival-like attraction on home video.
According to FlixPatrol, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was among the 10 most-watched titles on the domestic HBO Max charts earlier this week, competing against the likes of It: Welcome to Derry, The Chair Company, and Weapons. The movie was headlined by Benjamin Walker (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), and based on a novel and script by Seth Grahame-Smith, who also wrote the source material for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Produced on a budget that has been reported to be as high as $99 million, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter grossed only around $115 million worldwide, less than half of what Steven Spielberg's Lincoln grossed that same year. Unlike that film, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter received poor reviews, and is now sitting at a 34% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics' consensus reads, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesn't jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients."
'Death by Lightning' Opened to Positive Reviews
Bekmambetov, who'd broken into Hollywood with the smash-hit comic book adaptation Wanted, went on to direct the box office bomb Ben-Hur. After having devoted himself to "screenlife" films for years, he's now planning a Hollywood comeback with a thriller starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. Meanwhile, Death by Lightning opened to critical acclaim a couple of weeks ago. The four-episode limited series, which traces the events leading up to Garfield's assassination, leans more on progressive ideology than wooden stakes to the heart. Starring Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen, Death by Lightning is still among Netflix's top 10 most-watched titles domestically, with a "certified fresh" 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Like Follow Followed R Action Fantasy Horror Release Date June 22, 2012 Runtime 105 minutes Director Timur Bekmambetov Writers Seth Grahame-Smith Producers Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur BekmambetovCast
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