hard to review not knowing the original series

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2013)

A bit of a difficult on to review as I haven't seen the original 1966 series. i knew that it had horror and comedy in it and that's exactly what we do see here. On the other hand I also didn't found it a typical Tim Burton flick.
Johnny Depp is really looking great as Barnabas Collins, his stiff and on the other hand funny. There are a few good horror moments but in fact it's more about the comedy and situations. Not that it was bad at all. The original cast of Dark Shadows do appear at the party, sadly Jonathan Frid (the original Barnabas) died shortly after. What was funny was that we do have a gig of Alice Cooper in his clothes from the seventies. I liked that part a lot. I also liked the performance of Eva Green (Angelique Bouchard) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Elizabeth Collins Stoddard) wasn't that bad neither.
Still it's not my favorite Tim Burton flick but I enjoyed it as a starter of a horror night. Oh yeah, Christopher Lee makes a small appearance.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 1/5