Burton Seemed to Out-Deadpan the Original Deadpan

Rating: 5/10 (14 May 2012)

My Wife and I were both HUGE fans of the original TV series. We actually own most of the original paperback copies of DS as well as the VHS(s) of the original show.
Depp was a perfect Barnabas, and I thought Phieffer was a pretty good Elizabeth. To my wife and I, Eva Green stole the movie as Angelique. Her overall vibe in the movie was great. But the reason why I only gave it a 5/10 is twofold;
1) - What little comedy there was was shown in the TV previews, and, 2) - I thought the overall pace of the movie was extremely boring.
While DS always had a dark, deadpan vibe to it, I thought Burton went so far in trying to capture that vibe that he ruined any chance at capturing the overall suspense of the old show. The casting was great, but the editing and pace was terrible. Burton missed on quite a few genuine opportunities to add a bit more humor and there was absolutely no real suspense to speak of. It was pretty obvious what would happen next; including the ending.
Unlike other reviewers, though, I will surely be on line to watch the (hopefully) next installment. Maybe there will be a bit more depth to the overall story.