Interesting, thanks MB. Going along with this, this past weekend I was browsing the IMDb message board of the Swedish film, Let The Right One In. One of the posters there, I assume from what he wrote that he was a teen, said that he was in a video store and a group of other kids were looking at the DVD cover for Let The Right One In, and one girl tossed it back and said, "It looks like a ripoff of Twilight." The guy/gal who posted to IMDb said he got in a big argument with her, because LTROI was written first, and she didn't believe it. I found this attitude to be very concerning. The younger fans of Twilight may not realize that Twilight isn't the first story about vampires, nor is it the be-all and end-all. I can't really give a full opinion about Twilight because I haven't seen it (nor have I read the books), but judging from the clips I've seen, it's not even much of a vampire story so much as it is a story about teen love. I just hope that they aren't so silly as to dismiss Dark Shadows as being a ripoff of their favorite hot trend. And along with that, I hope (and trust) that TPTB don't try to make DS too trendy. I do agree, though, that the production values are going to have to be a lot more up to date and along with the types of films that are released in today's world. That's why I am wondering if they may go for an R rating. Even if it's PG-13, I am guessing that they are going to imply a lot of gore.
Cathy