And to me he comes across in interviews as someone who's more than willing to promote the film because he believes in it, not just because he has a writing credit for it - though, of course, I could be wrong and maybe all he's really doing is protecting his ass.
Just hearing his voice in that interview, I totally believe him. I believe that he totally gets what it is that the fans see in DS, and what it is that they're afraid of when they see the trailer. And I now truly believe that they did not set out to do a send-up, but something in the spirit of the original albeit with (more) humor. Granted, mixing humor with drama, suspense, and/or horror can be very tricky, and is much more likely to fail than succeed. But Tim Burton has a very good track record in that area, so I'm still quite positive, after the reassuring interview with Seth. Hearing that interview, and that absolutely wonderful score, has me just
dying to see this movie already!!!
(I'm still not totally sold on the Barnabas makeup, however. In fact, there's a shot in the German version of the trailer that I don't remember seeing anywhere else, where Barnabas has his shirt open, and his whole chest is that same pasty white as his face. But without a doubt they tested different makeups to get the exact result they wanted for the overall work, so I won't say they made the wrong choice before watching the whole movie.)