Let's leave it all at the door here. I loved Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman. Hated Batman Returns, Alice in Wonderland, and Willy Wonka. Could care less about Nightmare before Christmas and Sweeney Todd. Okay, so I'm not a Tim Burton hater. I'm not a huge Tim Burton fan. I think in this situation, I'm as close as you get to the average movie goer. No agenda, no attachments. That being said, this film is terrible. Burton spent so much effort and time worrying about making this film ...
Read Full ReviewI generally like Tim Burton as well as Johnny Depp. This movie was no exception. It is a dark (of course with Tim Burton) comedy with some hint of action/thriller in it. I would not really characterize it as a horror movie even though there are a vampire as well as a witch and a werewolf in it. Of course there is the romance stuff but I personally feel that is really more of a background or justification to the plot than anything else. This is not a magnificent movie but it’s a good movie. I h...
Read Full Review***I don’t get all the hate*** On coastal Maine, a Vampire named Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) is released in 1972 after almost 200 years in captivity and reacquaints himself with his family’s chateau & the nearby fishing village. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the Collins matriarch, Helena Bonham Carter the in-house shrink, Eva Green a conniving witch, Bella Heathcote the reincarnation of Barnabas’ long-lost love and Chloë Grace Moretz a 15 year-old punk. Directed by Tim Burton, “Dark Shadows” ...
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by Danny Elfman
During the first few minutes of the film
by Iggy Pop
Playing in Carolyn's room when she meets Vicky Winters
by Donovan
Carolyn plays this song during Vicky's first dinner with the Collins family
by Carpenters
During the renovations made to Collinwood and the Collins' cannery
by Barry White
Barnabas and Angie rock-- and wreck-- the room
by T. Rex
by Alice Cooper
The first song played by Alice Cooper at the Collins' Happening
by Alice Cooper
The second song at the Collins' Happening, with an introduction by Carolyn
by Danny Elfman