Thursday, March 15, 2012

Dark Shadows



I like everyone of the actors in this movie and I would hope that they signed on having first read the script. This will either be very great or very sad. I like the goofy tone they have taken with the whole 'Dark Shadows' concept. This could be another 'Beetlejuice'.

7 comments:

Daph said...

omg that is just what my Monster said, "could be another Beetlejuice"
hmmmm

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...

I confess I'm a bit confused given that I've never seen the show its based on which I thought was a supernatural soap, but this looks more like a comedy. Maybe Burton is going to same route as Dan Aykroyd did with "Dragnet" were he loves the show so much that he's making an affectionate parody of it.

Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...

Don't you love 'Beetlejuice'? I still can't get over my love for that hunter with the tiny shrunken head in the waiting room scene.

Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...

I liked 'Dragnet' too.

Anonymous said...

ha! I saw on one blog it was predicted that Depp in romantic vampire drag would be a natural draw for the teeny-bopper "Twilight-Bloody Diaries-Whatever" crowd, but I have my doubts given that they seem to be seriously lampooning the genre, which treatment is fine with me!
(Question; can one "seriously" lampoon something?)

M. D. Jackson said...

I don't see much affection in this parody. Based on this trailer the movie looks like it will be a slap in the face to serious Dark Shadows fans (I know many a Dark Shadows fan and I can't see them liking this one bit)

Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...

They are just trying to reach a broader audience who remembers the show as being a little bit goofy. I have my own fears of Barnabas Collins so I would like a more cuddly version of him in my head.