Predictable

Rating: 1/10 (21 November 2013)

I've never seen the TV series, so don't hurt me.
This movie was based on a show from the 70's that not many people I know talked about. I think that was one of the reasons this movie didn't do well. That and people thought Tim Burton/Johnny Depp's schtick was getting tiresome. Their thoughts were "Not ANOTHER Burton/Depp movie!"
The plot is the typical fish out of water story that has been done a million times. Barnabas doesn't know what a car is, or a TV is, or why isn't anything like the century he lives in now. It's such a big cliché.
Johnny Depp just plays the same weirdo he always does. He always has that curious, innocent look on his face. The frown and the widen eyes.
Aside from Depp, Burton has to cast Helena and Christopher Lee AGAIN!
Don't you hate it when directors cast the same actors over and over and over? It's like when Wes Anderson always casts Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson again and again.
The cinematography is awful. Ever since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton always has his movies out of focus and pale. It's like if you were taking a picture on your camera and turned the focus off. And characters with white faces are another Burton cliché.
The whole thing about Carolyn turning into werewolf at the end is never explained. This movie is just lazy and doesn't bother telling you anything.
When Barnabas bites Victoria at the end and says "My curse has been lifted." How? You're still a vampire. But who cares? This movie sucks.
The only good thing about this tripe is Eva Green. She has so much fun playing a sexy witch.
Hey, Eva Green pukes GREEN vomit. Geddit?