True Love wins in this Dark Shadows

Rating: 5/10 (8 April 2013)

This movie is for those 13 and older. This Dark Shadows shares little with the Dark Shadows of the late 1960s/early 1970s except for the names of the characters. Yes, Barnabas is still a vampire and Angelique a witch. With its overly dramatic acting and dark picturesque scenes, this movie comes off more like a comic book. Not the say the interpretation is bad, it is just very different (no werewolf in the original Dark Shadows in the original family). The interpretation is so different that many who grew up with Jonathan Frid as Barnabas may feel a bit cheated. Jonathan Frid's character tried to hide his monster from his family, this Barnabas does not hide his monster. Who cares if the characters are shallow or that the script is not that good. It is a comic book rendition of Dark Shadows.For what it is, it works. This is a popcorn popper and a cruncher at the end. You gotta love the sets and the addition of Alice Cooper. I give it five thumbs up.