Rent Dark Shadows (2012)
2.9 of 5 from 258 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- The story of Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), a dashing aristocrat who is turned into a vampire by a jilted lover and entombed for two centuries. Emerging from his coffin into the world of 1972, he returns to his once-majestic home, only to find the few dysfunctional descendants of the Collins family who remain. Determined to return his family name to its former glory, Barnabas is thwarted at every turn by his former lover - the seductive witch Angelique (Eva Green).
- Actors:
- Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gulliver McGrath, Ray Shirley, Christopher Lee, Alice Cooper, Ivan Kaye, Susanna Cappellaro, Josephine Butler, William Hope, Shane Rimmer, Michael Shannon, Harry Taylor, Glen Mexted
- Directors:
- Tim Burton
- Producers:
- Christi Dembrowski, Johnny Depp, David Kennedy, Graham King, Richard D. Zanuck
- Writers:
- Seth Grahame-Smith, John August
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide: to Tim Burton
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/10/2012
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Castillian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Thai
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Maximum Movie Mode: See how the brilliant imaginations of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp created Dark Shadows with nine behind-the-film Focus Points
- Deleted Scenes
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Dark Shadows review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
Based on the cult TV series of the same name Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows tells the story of Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), a most unfortunate businessman in 1752, whose true love (Bella Heathcote) is thrown off a cliff by the witch Angelique (Eva Green) who wants him all for herself. After disposing of her rival, the previously rejected Angie, curses Barnabas, turning him into a vampire and locking him in a chained coffin underground for all eternity.
Until some clever clogs comes along a little over 200 years later and digs him up.
Barnabas finds himself in his now failing family’s home where two siblings live with their children as the family fishing business descends further into debt. Barnabas’ descendants. Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer), her brother Roger (Johnny Lee Miller), her teenage daughter Carolyn (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Roger's 10 year old son, David (Gulliver McGrath), are surprisingly welcoming once Barney offers to save their business.
Things take a turn for the (even more) bizarre when Barney meets the family’s new nanny Victoria, who is scarily reminiscent of his murdered love, Josette (probably because they’re played by the same woman…)
Throw in an appearance from Helena Bonham Carter and a healthy dose of the visual fantastique and you have what seems to be any Tim Burton film made in the last ten years. Not to say the movie wasn’t enjoyable, for what it is it was fine, interesting and fun but the once imaginative and unusual stories and settings Burton was so renowned for have become rather unimpressive and over indulgent of late.