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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Depp/Burton DARK SHADOWS Is In Release!!
« on: October 07, 2012, 04:14:26 AM »For me , the movie definitely gets better the more I've seen it (this was the third time). Knowing all the stuff to come makes the story more "filled in", and the Vicki/Josette character doesn't seem to have been "abandoned" as much midway through the film--maybe because I'm noticing every little detail a lot more. And the lack of audience laughter makes the vomit scene easier to take. Hey, even the Carolyn stuff at the end seemed to play out more slowly and not be so out-of-left-field.
I just finished watching the film for my third time as well and I couldn't agree with you more, KMR. I loved the film even more this time than I did the two times I saw it in theaters - and it's quite interesting how watching it alone seems to make it even less of a "comedy" than I thought it was in the theaters (I'll never fathom WB's marketing campaign!). And something else I think I noticed this time around is that there seems to be two other things in some of the trailers and TV spots that aren't in the film. But I'm going to have to pay close attention the next time I watch to be sure that it isn't simply a case of the trailers and TV spots taking bits of dialogue from one scene and making it seem like it's from an entirely different scene.
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And the Blu-ray is just absolutely gorgeous
Indeed!
I haven't watched any of the extras yet even though I'm dying to. But I've had a long day, so I think I'll probably wait to watch those tomorrow night. But I did check out the menu system for the Blu-ray, and it's totally different than the menus for the Sherlock Holmes and Batman films. There really isn't even any reference to Maximum Movie Mode except on the packaging - the actual menu choice for what is Maximum Movie Mode simply says "Play Movie with Focus Points".
And finally, I was surprised to see that the front of the slip cover for the Blu-ray is 3D. I didn't read about that anywhere, nor did I even suspect it might be a possibility.
148 days 23 hours 14 minutes 26 seconds since the Depp/Burton Dark Shadows has been in release(ET)!
The Depp/Burton Dark Shadows is now out on DVD/Blu-ray!!