tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post788214874834687565..comments2023-05-30T12:02:21.680+01:00Comments on Mundane Rambling: Dark ShadowsKarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675872174982961589noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-87733152765372055782012-06-04T13:32:00.451+01:002012-06-04T13:32:00.451+01:00Hi Allen
Thanks for your detailed comments!
I re...Hi Allen<br /><br />Thanks for your detailed comments!<br /><br />I really don't agree that the prerequisite for watching Dark Shadows was prior knowledge of the tv show especially as it ended around thirty years ago.<br /><br />I am not aware if it is repeated often on US tv but as someone based outside of the USA I had never heard of it before.<br /><br />The casting of Johnny Depp certainly put the target audience squarely in his demographic which is a lot younger than those who originally watched the show.<br /><br />I know I have missed out on the nostalgia factor and wont have understood the in jokes as I have no knowledge of the source material.<br /><br />My review is purely from the films point of view and because of that I honestly think Dark Shadows is one of the messiest films I have sat through in long time.<br /><br />The premise is actually very good and I do not doubt Daniel at all when he says that they crammed in 1000 plot points into the one film. They tried to do too much in two hours and in the end achieved nothing.<br /><br />I just think that with a much stronger script and actual fleshing out of the characters it would have been a very good film.<br /><br />I did love the Top of the World montage as I like slightly off beat humour - if they had kept this up my opinion wouldn't of been so negative.<br /><br />It's a pity as I the show does sound like something I would have watched.<br /><br />Transferring Dark Shadows to the big screen is most definitely an opportunity which has been poorly handled<br /><br />Thanks again for reading<br /><br />K :-)Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675872174982961589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-67332325532205946162012-06-04T13:22:59.745+01:002012-06-04T13:22:59.745+01:00you know how fickle I am though - the films I expe...you know how fickle I am though - the films I expect to dislike I end up loving and visa versa.<br /><br />Dark Shadows was messy from start to finish. My lack of knowledge of the tv show meant that I couldn't even get any nostalgia enjoyment from it!Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675872174982961589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-41351777905148213552012-05-19T22:14:26.749+01:002012-05-19T22:14:26.749+01:00I failed to mention something above that I thought...I failed to mention something above that I thought was well known: the soap opera was meant for housewives when it appeared around 1968 or thereabouts but, appearing at 4PM on weekdays, it quickly became the province of an entire generation of schoolchildren who loved it while their mothers didn't seem to know about it. It developed into entertainment for children and part of the reason it was finally taken off the air was because older children got their younger brothers and sisters hooked on it and they started having nightmares. I hope there is a sequel to this movie because there was the character Quentin who was a werewolf when the Moon was full. He also had his long lost love and a theme song that was quite haunting and which actually broke the Billboard Top 100 as a single 45RMP record (this was before cassettes, 8 tracks and CDs)Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-2454034979305163862012-05-19T22:08:41.438+01:002012-05-19T22:08:41.438+01:00Remember, this was a soap opera.Remember, this was a soap opera.Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-54574654112538336862012-05-19T22:08:00.253+01:002012-05-19T22:08:00.253+01:00Karina - The prerequisite for seeing this movie wa...Karina - The prerequisite for seeing this movie was, of course, knowing the original TV series which was always high camp. <br /><br />Barnabas appeared in episode 260 or something, several years into the series. <br /><br />Without remembering how campy the series was, one wouldn't recognize the way this film's director deliberately made this film version a little cheesy as well. <br /><br />So I loved this film. But again, you'd have to have been there. =)Allenhttp://www.emailtray.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-22673138984200138402012-05-19T20:55:30.893+01:002012-05-19T20:55:30.893+01:00Considering you disdain for the pairing I'm no...Considering you disdain for the pairing I'm not suprised to read the review. I will say one thing about the plot, they tried to ram in 1000+ episodes of plotlines, from the original series, into a 2 hour film. I enjoyed it but I can totally agree with you about the lack of use of the supporting cast, pointless wasting of a good cast!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999677394326327996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-41991160901372742372012-05-19T20:11:20.194+01:002012-05-19T20:11:20.194+01:00I took one for the team today - next one is on you...I took one for the team today - next one is on you my friend! <br /><br />K ;-)Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675872174982961589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061101762249972174.post-47925733219394359302012-05-19T19:39:11.623+01:002012-05-19T19:39:11.623+01:00Thanks for watching this crap, so I don't have...Thanks for watching this crap, so I don't have to ;-)Maynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.com