Gawker Author: Leah Beckmann Article Mentions
Author, Leah BeckmannMentioned, Michelle Pfeiffer Mentioned, Johnny Depp Mentioned, Eva Green Mentioned, Tim Burton Mentioned, Helena Bonham Carter Mentioned, Chloe Moretz Mentioned, Collins Family Mentioned, Julia Hoffman Mentioned, Chloe Mentioned, Bonham
Here's the trailer for the adaptation of the late 60's ghoulish soap opera, Dark Shadows. But alas, coated over and shellacked with Tim Burton camp and Johnny Depp shmaltz, the revival of the cult classic looks like it will be an unrecognizable homage to the original. The show, which ran from 1966 through 1971, followed the Collins Family and their home in creaky, creepy Collinwood mansion. The home is haunted by chattering ghosts and, after he is accidentally released from his coffin, a vampire named Barnabas Collins. In 1795, Barnabas was cursed by the witch Angelique after rejecting her in favor of Josette. Barnabas became a vampire and Josette hurled herself off a cliff. After Barnabas is revived from the grave, Julia Hoffman, a plucky ...(read more)
... Here's the trailer for the adaptation of the late 60's ghoulish soap opera, Dark Shadows. But alas, coated over and shellacked with Tim Burton camp and Johnny Depp shmaltz, the revival of the cult classic looks like it will be an unrecognizable homag ...
... still kickin, Eva Green sure is pretty and look, there's Helena Bonham Carter. But cast aside, this thing stinks to high heaven. There are, for example, 93 seconds of nothing but gross sex banter followed by a tongue bath. And it's never a good sign ...
... has sealed you away forever in a coffin made of tit jokes. The thing is, I appreciate what Tim Burton has accomplished. He's produced some gems that were good and fun and maybe even had a hand in shaping the way a handful of later movies were made. ...
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