Dark Shadows

Tim Burton directs this horror comedy released only last week. It's based on a TV-Series also called Dark Shadows and, like the series, it tells the story of a vampire that was imprisoned for two hundred years. As he escapes he finds that his family's fortune has disappeared and that the evil witch that imprisioned him is responsible for it. So he sets on to get the money back as well as wooing the family's new nanny.
It stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth  Collins and Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard. Plus Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman and as always the music is done by Danny Elfman. 

This movie is based in a TV series of 1966, which had around 1500 chapters. I haven't seen the original series, but I have seen some of the chapters of the Revival done in 1990. The Rivival's treatment of the story is way darker than Tim Burton's movie, it doesn't have the comedy take that this one has, which makes the story pretty interesting. The problem of the movie is that, based in a series which is so long, there are some things that don't get enough time or explanations.

And I think that's about all I have to critisice of this movie. I loved the way it is set in the 70s, how the music and the brands are set on screen. Plus every line uttered by Johnny Depp is a mine of gold.

The visual effects, make up, dresses and sets, are worth seeing. I loved them all, specially the werewolf and the visuals around Angelique Bouchard.

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Well it's a Tim Burton movie. It's funny and beautiful, the script is whitty and the acting is just perfect. The make up work and the special effects alone are worth every second.