New Dark Shadows movie list

New movie list Dark Shadows Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. -- (C) Warner Bros. Release Date Dark Shadows May 11, 2012 Wide
Actors For Dark Shadows
Johnny Depp,Michelle Pfeiffer,Bella Heathcote,Eva Green,Chloe Moretz,Helena Bonham Carter,Gulliver McGrath,Jackie Earle Haley,Jonny Lee Miller,Gully McGrath,Ray Shirley,Thomas McDonell,Christopher Lee,Ivan Kaye,Justin Tracy,Susanna Cappellaro,Josephine Butler,William Hope,Shane Rimmer,Michael J. Shannon
Genres Dark Shadows : Drama,Horror,Mystery & Suspense
User Ranting Dark Shadows : 3.2
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User Count Like for Dark Shadows : 226,358
All Critics Ranting For Dark Shadows : 5.3
All Critics Count For Dark Shadows : 226
All Critics Percentage For Dark Shadows : 38 %
Review For Dark Shadows
This is not so much a coherent movie as it is a long, expensive joke in search of a purpose. Anthony Lane-New Yorker Mostly Dark Shadows is silly when we're trained to expect slightly richer fun from Burton and Depp. Lisa Kennedy-Denver Post Fans of Depp's past collusions with Burton will find their rewards along the way. But there's a perfunctory vibe to the goings on, a weariness amid the weirdness. Christopher Orr-The Atlantic Clearly, they made the movie they wanted to make. It's just not the movie this "Dark Shadows" fan hoped to see. Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger Dark Shadows' only meaningful relationship is between Depp and his audience. He's a persona now, no longer an actor. Stephen Cole-Globe and Mail How bad is "Dark Shadows"? It makes you long for a "Twilight" movie. That's bad. Tom Long-Detroit News It turns into a bit of a mess towards the finish line, but at least it's a fun mess, and if you're looking to Tim Burton for narrative tidiness you must be thinking of another Tim Burton. Rob Gonsalves-eFilmCritic.com Dark Shadows should have been a return-to-form for director Tim Burton, but with a bloated budget and way too much room to play, Burton delivers yet another wasted effort. R. L. Shaffer-IGN DVD Though lacking in relevant extras, Warner's Blu-ray release of Tim Burton's latest underpraised ode to resurrection and individuality looks and sounds spectacular. Chris Cabin-Slant Magazine Made for an audience of no one, Dark Shadows is a mess of campy horror, "fish out of coffin" comedy, and gothic melodrama. Brian Holcomb-CinemaBlend.com Not a colossal failure but an indicator that Burton and Depp could stand to step outside their collective me + you = cinematic magic mindsets. Ben Kendrick-ScreenRant ...following Graeme-Smith's lead, Burton has made, quite possibly, the worst film of his 30-year career. Adam Ross-The Aristocrat Dark Shadows is never short on stunning backdrops and impressive cinematographic techniques. It looks a treat. But with Dark Shadows, like Depp himself, you can only put so much make-up on an ageing face and sell it as fresh. Patrick Kolan-Shotgun Critic Neither Burton nor Depp could determine a unifying tone for the movie, which winds up an unsatisfying tongue-in-cheek comedy. (Blu-ray edition) John J. Puccio-Movie Metropolis It's just sort of a star vehicle for Johnny Depp, with everyone and everything else a secondary consideration at best. John J. Puccio-Movie Metropolis It had so much potential, but given the result, it should have stayed in the shadows. Jeff Beck-Examiner.com Dark Shadows really is just a mixed bag of chuckles and drama that never really gets the balance quite right. Matt Looker-TheShiznit.co.uk While "Dark Shadows" has many wonderful elements, it is set up to become a new franchise for Warner Bros, but it just doesn't quite have that eternal bite. Justin Craig-FoxNews.com Captures the grand sweep and often ridiculous theatricality of both soap operas and gothic romance. William Bibbiani-CraveOnline There's much more bloody potential here for dark comedy (and shaded emotions) than we're lightly spattered with . . . offers no zany flourishes, dashing touches or striking shots. Brian Gibson-Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) Dark Shadows makes almost no attempt to reward cinema audiences. Charlie Lyne-Ultra Culture In yet another over-designed cinematic letdown, director Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland; Sweeney Todd) weaves a choppy comic tale of resurrected ghouls set in the early 1970s. Jim Schembri-3AW Burton can still deliver a great visual hook and whimsical comedy. But he seems caught between his new laziness and his old genuine excitement about filmmaking. Nathaniel Rogers-Film Experience Isn't sure if it is supposed to be a campy homage, a vampire black comedy, or a family friendly horror pic...doesn't come close to the duo's wondrous collaborations. Bruce Bennett-Spectrum (St. George, Utah) Dark Shadows gets stuck in neutral because of the uncertainty as to what kind of a film it wants to be. Mark Pfeiffer-Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema Burton deploys the kind of winking, sly humor he knows his leading man can pull off. Tricia Olszewski-Washington City Paper