As someone who has been a camp counselor to kids that age, I don't find it odd for a boy that age to make such a comment. I've heard lots worse but it would not be something I would think of putting into a movie script, but that's me.
And that is my whole take on it.
Apparently the scene I so widely object to is in the final cut of the film, which is unfortunate, because it has no place being in something called
Dark Shadows, and imo destroys, perhaps, the most vital character relationship in series history.
[spoiler]I don't care about the content itself, though it is far removed from anything we are used to in DS. But I do care about how and with whom it occurs. How sad, because I think I would have been able to enjoy the movie if it weren't in the final cut. And, more than anything, it proves to me that this was never anything more than a parody. This is not how you reinvent a character or a character relationship.
You don't get the full context in this description, but it is part of a joke in regards to Barnabas adapting to the modern day...
Again, don't read if you don't want to know. But to say I am disappointed that this ended up in the film is a vast understatement. This is an injustice to longtime fans who wanted to see a legitimate relationship unfold between these two characters. It doesn't explain how it happens in the description, but when you have the final context you will realize it is not in anyway authentic or appropriate:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/AFF288423/ As Barnabas said, "I have tried to cooperate with all of you, and all I have gotten is one slap in the face after another." That's how I now feel about the Burton project now.
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And the only thing that can save it for me is if the context of the scene is significantly different from what I am expecting...