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Arrives on DVD-Just in Time for Halloween! On Oct. 2, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released “Dark Shadows,” just in time for Halloween viewing and enjoyment. Yes, October is a month to release vampires, werewolves and all sorts of dark, shadowy creature with stories that will hopefully scare the daylights out of you.
a coffin since 1772, but is released in 1972 when a crew of workers unearth his casket and open it. This turns out to be a big mistake on their part. To his great surprise Barnabas discovers that the flourishing fishing business of his father, dating back to the 1700s, is nearly ruined and
Pfeiffer), is the one relative he feels he can trust with his dark secret past, but it turns out his dysfunctional family members have dark secrets of their own. The screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith is based on the hit black and white television series, “Dark
from the TV cast make a cameo appearance in the film as guests who come to the refurbished Collins mansion for an elaborate ball. They are dressed in party clothes and come to the front door. They are also seen on the dance floor. Their on-screen-tribute is brief, so be prepared.
“Dark Shadows,” directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a vampire awakened from several centuries of cursed slumber. He lay buried in
his descendents are a sorry lot with a live-in-shrink (Helena Bonham Carter) on hand to try and keep them centered. The family matriarch, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michele
Shadows,” created by Dan Curtis. I personally never saw the series, but fans of the original should keep their eyes open because the original Barnabas Collins and others
While the storyline deals with an undead Collins family member, Barnabas, and the curse placed on him back in the late 1700s by a bewitching lover, a witch
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By Theda Kleinhaus Reichman named Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), the macabre storyline is also quite amusing. Much of the humor derives from the contrast in time. Everything was prim and proper when Barnabas was buried alive in 1772, but now that he’s back among the living he discovers life in 1972 is totally different from the world he once knew. He’s also distressed to see that his grand estate has fallen into ruin and his current family is a mess. Being an honorable fellow, even though he is a vampire, Barnabas is determined to revitalize his family and their mansion to their past glory days. Unfortunately Barnabas is still haunted by the reincarnation of his former jilted lover, Angelique, who is now Collinsport’s leading citizen. In her current existence she is known as Angie and she bears a striking resemblance to his old nemesis. It seems that no one really dies, they just return century after century in a new body, but to Angie’s surprise she still has the hots for the newly resurrected Barnabas.
In one love scene, as she tries to win him back in this life, they literally bounce off the walls. The tryst is more comical than sexy and there are complications. It turns out Barnabas doesn’t want to rekindle his past lust for Angie because young David Collins’ new nanny, Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote) is mysteriously, the mirror image of Barnabas’ one true love, Josette. Uh, oh! The “Dark Shadows” Blu-ray Combo Pack contains many special features with nine behind-the film Focus Points. They range from “Becoming Barnabas” as Johnny Depp talks about transforming himself into this infamous, undead cult character to a segment entitled “Vampires, Witches and Werewolves, Oh My!” which uncovers the method behind Tim Burton’s madness as he twists and tweaks his favorite classic movie monsters for the gothic universe of “Dark Shadows” Another fun feature is “Reliving A Decade.” It examines the 1970s from groovy bell bottoms to classic rock & roll as Barnabas finds himself in a new century so
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