Reviews of Dark Shadows 2012
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Good looking movie, great cast, but for some reason the whole seems less than the parts. Like much of late era Tim Burton, I wanted to like this more than I actually did. I dont think it was a bad movie, it just never came together the way it should of.
Based on a 70s TV show that I had never heard of until this movie was made, it feels like its trying to be a gothic comedy in the…
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An unholy mess of a movie, not totally without entertainment value but with uneven performances & tonally it’s all over the shop.
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I've never seen the 1970s soap opera on which Dark Shadows is based, but I'm assuming the movie relies too heavily on storylines from the show. I'm assuming this due to the unfocused narrative, excessive characters without satisfying arcs or interactions, and story threads that don't have a decent payoff.
Still though, there is a strong cast with Johnny Depp once again putting in a good performance, and Tim Burton elevates the material above what would be a complete disaster…
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In een verleden dat geeneens ver geleden lijkt, schreven we in deze kolommen onze teleurstelling over het jongste werk van Tim Burton. Burton, kapsel steevast in vogelnest en blik permanent op halfdroef melancholisch, bleek immers niet meer de excentrieke outsider van weleer, maar een filmmaker die almaar meer in de pas bleek te lopen van de studiobonzen. Het dient echter gezegd: Burtons ‘Dark shadows’ is terug iets meer vintage-Burton dan vintage-Disney, al komt de film niet eens aan het schouderstel…
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The story is bland, the characters are remarkably dull and the jokes fall flatter than Mitt Romney’s personality.
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Although I like, many others, am a huge Tim Burton fan who's been disappointed by much of his work post-Ed Wood...I really loved this, This is my 4th or 5th time watching it (background watches included) and it's completely retained it's charm for me.
Even though I'm a fan of the original series...I went into the film knowing it was going to be a campy version and, with that mind, I loved just about everything about it. I'm also a…
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This could have been more, although it doesn't take itself too seriously it also doesn't make you laugh enough. Still good if you enjoy Burton.
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It has some funny moments and the cast is good, but at a certain point it feels as if Tim Burton has made the same film over and over again and after a few times it just stops being special.
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The fact that my favorite part in this film was a cameo from Alice Cooper should give you some clue into what this movie had going for it.
Despite the amazing cast, and my previous enjoyment of the vast majority of Tim Burton's movies, stylistically and plot-wise this movie just didn't have me.
Many of the scenes were awkward and didn't seem to add to the plot in a very meaningful way.
Overall I don't believe this remake of the old television show should have occurred at all.
My nod to Chloë Grace Moretz though, the girl can always deliver.
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I enjoyed Johnny Depp's silliness but didn't think the movie was a laugh a minute.
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Tim Burton is the director that people love to hate. Personally he's a hit and miss for me. He's made a few personal favorite films like Ed Wood, Sleepy Hallow, Beetlejuice, Sweeney Todd etc. As for Dark Shadows it wasn't that bad of a film it wasn't the cringe worthy experience that Alice in Wonderland was. I think everyone jumped on the "let's hate Tim again" band wagon for this movie because of his last film essentially bombing. Dark Shadows…
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terrible.