This is the one Tim Burton will be remembered for...

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2012)

This movie was great! It's not perfect. It has the worst ad campaign and trailer I have seen for a modern film. The film is a lot of fun. It's not a comedy. There are some scenes in the middle that seem out of place, like him brushing his teeth. But most of the film is cool and hip. The TV show was lurid and melodramatic. I saw the film House of Dark Shadows in the theater on opening day in 1970 and the theater was empty. That film was awful, but the follow up Night of Dark Shadows was even worse. Burton's film has received poor reviews. They can't accept that the old show is lousy. I just watched the MPI collection. This is Tim Burton's best film. Unfortunately, it is being overshadowed by a giant wrestling match called The Avengers. It's much harder to develop real characters, and that's what Tim Burton has done. It's about time someone acknowledges what a genus he is. PS> He's made several stinkers especially Planet of the Apes.