Alright
then, Dark shadows another film in which Johnny Depp and Tim Burton work
together, seriously are those two like conjoined at the hip? Probably not, but
if so I give major props to Depp’s acting and the visual effects guys ability
to photoshop Burton out of the shots. All joking aside though Burton probably
has Depp on his speed dial and just calls him up every time he decides he wants
to make a new movie to offer him the lead. The pair does good work though I’ll
give them that.
So then Dark Shadows, for those of you not aware, is a movie based upon an old black and white drama, the movie is however very much so not a drama and lands quite a lot closer to comedy in fact.
Basic run down of the plot spoiler-free
Depp stars as Barnabus Collins a man who back in colonial times rejected the advances of a witch and in anger of his rejection she placed a curse upon his family and turned him into a vampire. She then had him locked in a coffin, sealed with chains, and buried for nearly 200 years. When he is finally released from his prison he quickly finds the surviving remnants of his family, having fallen out of power in the 1970’s and begins trying to restore his family’s good name. in short order it’s revealed the evil witch from two centuries ago had taken over the seafood business that Collins’ family used to control and derive their wealth from.
So then, is it any good? Yeah it’s alright. It’s not the greatest movie ever but it has its moments and overall it’s not too bad. Fans of the old show Dark Shadows should probably be aware that this movie takes very little from the show in the way of pointers. But I thought it was pretty decent and you could do a lot worse with your money and time.
6.5 sex-obsessed centuries of vampires out of 10
Just Blue adding something here..... he doesn't fucking SPARKLE. In my book, this alone merits a 7. Seriously.
So then Dark Shadows, for those of you not aware, is a movie based upon an old black and white drama, the movie is however very much so not a drama and lands quite a lot closer to comedy in fact.
Basic run down of the plot spoiler-free
Depp stars as Barnabus Collins a man who back in colonial times rejected the advances of a witch and in anger of his rejection she placed a curse upon his family and turned him into a vampire. She then had him locked in a coffin, sealed with chains, and buried for nearly 200 years. When he is finally released from his prison he quickly finds the surviving remnants of his family, having fallen out of power in the 1970’s and begins trying to restore his family’s good name. in short order it’s revealed the evil witch from two centuries ago had taken over the seafood business that Collins’ family used to control and derive their wealth from.
So then, is it any good? Yeah it’s alright. It’s not the greatest movie ever but it has its moments and overall it’s not too bad. Fans of the old show Dark Shadows should probably be aware that this movie takes very little from the show in the way of pointers. But I thought it was pretty decent and you could do a lot worse with your money and time.
6.5 sex-obsessed centuries of vampires out of 10
Just Blue adding something here..... he doesn't fucking SPARKLE. In my book, this alone merits a 7. Seriously.
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