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Matt’s Review: ‘Dark Shadows’ is a Another Burton/Depp Fiasco Not Worth Theater Dollars
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GRADE: C
A Tim Burton movie starring Johnny Depp? Say what? Of course I’m kidding, because this is not the first time this pair has collaborated with one another — not to mention another Burton regular Danny Elfman scoring Dark Shadows and Helena Bonham Carter also being in the mix. All the familiar sights and sounds were there, but towards the end I was just hoping it would end quickly. All the cards on the table, I am not a big fan of Tim Burton anyway. He’s just not my type of storyteller. Even aside from this obvious bias, Dark Shadows is not a very good movie — most of all because I could not buy into or care for Depp’s Barnabas Collins, his plight, or any of the other supporting cast members.
Some Quick Tidbits
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● So the last Green Lantern update I posted was that Mr. Ryan Reynolds had been tapped by Warner Bros. to don the green suit and power ring. Since then, set news has been relatively quiet from the $150 million superhero blockbuster. Currently, Reynolds, director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) & Co. are about to wrap filming in Australia. Production on set has been delayed several weeks due to various unexpected problems, but the project seems to be hitting its stride now.
