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Matters of the heart do not really concern playboy, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp). Not till he rubs Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green) on the wrong side.
Matters of the heart do not really concern playboy, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp). Not till he rubs Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green) on the wrong side.
Believe it or not, Edward Cullen is probably in for some serious competition for vampire
Barnabas Collins is worth every penny. He, like all vampires, is not only thirsty for blood,but makes the whole blood-sucking thing look so natural. He has a gift of the gab - not only when it comes to quoting from Eric Segal's The Love Story, but also while using his long-nailed fingers, fangs and eyes to hypnotize his victims. He is a charmer not just for his looks - vampire, no vampire, every woman in town wants to bed him -- but for his Ps and Qs in place (any and every woman is 'Madam' for him). Also, when the libido is too high, he unabashedly indulges in a little quickie... rock and roll style. And if all that is not
enough reasoning to convince you, here is one last try: Barnabas is actually Johnny Depp. Depp fans, the actor leaves you with no reason to complain. For the rest of you, watch Depp's long spiel on something, everything and at times nothing, transform him into Collinwoods' happening vampire.
The horror aside - there's nothing to make you bite your nails - Dark Shadows clearly
works on three fronts. First, is the picturesque setting and visual effect. Presenting his drama in an out-an-out gothic backdrop, a time when witches, vampires, werewolves walked around as the living dead, Tim Burton poses a teaser: Legends are more beautiful than the truth.
Next are the performances. The Collinwoods estate is full of family members who are
representatives of skeletons in the closet of almost every next door family: Elizabeth
Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeifer), her teenage rebel daughter Carolyn (Chloe Grace
Moretz), a drunk psychiatrist, Dr Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter). Each funny in their own way. But the one standing out is Eva Green who, as the sultry boardroom witch, epitomizes the hell hath no fury like a woman scorned funda in this dramedy.
Lastly, it's the comic timing, courtesy the vampire himself. Depp has his own share of
problems to deal with. What problems? The sight of a woman doctor! The urgency to find a husband for a fifteen-year-old! Can't really blame him for the generation gap now that he returns after 200 years. For the remaining loops (a little in the second half), it's the music that takes over -- My First, My Last, Top Of the World, and one sung by... Surprise!
Surprise!
After having swept you off your feet in seven different movies, the Burton-Depp duo return tell us why this celluloid rendition of Dan Curtis soap opera was the talk of the town in the 1960s. For now, Burton creates some marvelous set pieces where the past intervenes with the present, while Depp creates a compelling picture of comic disarray.
Review posted within last 6 month
Yup Freedom for Vampires..Nice funny Story.. End was bit melodramatic ,Bollywood style.for Depp i will give it 4
Review posted within last 6 month
A disappointing movie!
Review posted within last 6 month
rib tickling at times.. slow at times.. one time watch,.,
Review posted more than 6 month ago
For vampire lovers
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Amazing comedy movie . Nice to enjoy the frolic part ! Really, a entertaining one !
Review posted more than 6 month ago
very bad movie and vulgur scenes
Review posted more than a year ago
Why the hell he made this movi....???? No point to watch or waist time !!!
Review posted more than a year ago
Waste of money and time
Review posted more than a year ago
Dark Shadows is a fun to watch!
Review posted more than a year ago
A brilliant horror comedy. Johnny perfect in every role.
Review posted more than a year ago
I would second the opinion of sanchari.The movie is a sad mockery of the brilliant movies and shows that revolve around vampires and witches.What I dont understand is,why add the element of humor (lame humor rather) in a conceptual movie like this
Review posted more than a year ago
This is a disgrace in the name of a review. The town is Collinsport (for the fact that it is a port and the Collins family has a well established fishing lineage) not Collinswood (for whatever pun was intended there). The Burton-Depp duo has delivered masterpieces like Sweeney Todd and Edward Scissorhands, the standards of which this film does not stand true to. Only fact that holds, from this review and the film itself, is that this is most definitely one for Depp fans. If you love the actor, he will not leave you dissatisfied, however under-utilized his talent remains in this dark comedy. Johnny Depp does not watch his own films post release, and that is what is what one who does not get starry-eyed at the sight of his face should do as well. Wait till it hits TV. This one is clearly not worth the attention of the serious movie-goer.
Review posted more than a year ago
Johnny Depp's back with a bang...!!! its a must watch....
Review posted more than a year ago
not a good moview
Review posted more than a year ago
very disappointing movie
Review posted more than a year ago
Johnny Depp's back with a bang! Finally its break for the Twihard fans n peep into this new dimension Vampire story! Eva Green's been rocking throughout the plot. A must watch to tickle your funnybone..!
Review posted more than a year ago
fantastic comedy
Review posted more than a year ago
awsome n mature comedy. Barnabas Collins is nowhere near Edward Cullen. A must watch
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