Please don't think anyone's attacking you, Janet, for not liking the film. You're a DS-OS fan an you didn't and that's fine. I'm a DS-OS fan and I loved the film. That's also fine. And, as a DS-OS fan, I didn't like one iota that '91 remake. I thought it was an over-the-board, gore-infested rehash of HoDS, rather than DS-OS. And that's fine. I still appreciate what they tried to do in '91 and failed miserably. I have seen it several times, both in reruns on the Sci-Fi (pre-"SyFy") channel and on Hulu. Why? Because I appreciate that someone has kept out beloved DS alive. I've even learned to appreciate many of the good things in the "travesty" of the '91 remake. I just wish I could see the abortive '04 remake attempt, but you-know-who won't allow it on youtube or anywhere else because he thinks it will take away money. Yeah, right. Just how does he expect to make any money for the estate of DC off of it? Why doesn't he just get with reality and accept that it won't and just let us DS fans enjoy it? (Are you reading this, you-know-who-you-are?)
Anyway, I am an immense fan of DS-12. I thought much of what Burton/Depp did was brilliant. Having Barnabas struggle with life 200 years later was far more brilliant than having the DC-Barnabas (in both the OS and '91 showing up within a day or two dressed to the max in 20th century clothing and knowing what's going on) did. It would be funny. And far more realistic. But trying to rehash the original storyline of Barnabas and Josette and Maggie-Victoria today wouldn't work anymore. It just wouldn't. It's all been "twilighted" to death (and I hate Twilight and everything it stands for).
As much as I hated DS-91, I appreciate that it brought in a whole new fan base. DS-12 did the same thing. I went to my first viewing with over two-dozen friends, most of whom didn't know what DS was about and they left as fans.
Like I said, you didn't like DS-12, Janet and that's alright. Be grateful that this site has been optimistic about it because it is our DS. There are those of us who don't like DS-91 and this site has been optimistic about it because it's our DS. (As for those of us who never saw DS-04, blame you-know-who.) Your opinion is valued.
Gerard