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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 10, 2012, 07:16:35 PM »
An Ellen ad just ran on the radio.  And there was a very ominous pronunciation of the words "Dark Shadows."  It kind of brings you back a bit. 

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Calendar Events / Announcements '12 I / Re: Matt Hall Interview on WFMU radio - talks Dark Shadows OS and 1991
« on: May 10, 2012, 02:48:58 AM »
Very interesting.  I actually understand his concerns and have similar fears over what they have done to Grayson's most iconic character.  Thank you for sharing. 

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 08:19:24 PM »
Reminds me of a Moody Blues song.   [ghost_wink]

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 07:59:11 PM »
True. It would be interesting to compare the two screenplays.  I know that SGS worked mostly on Barnabas, though.  And the Barnabas story is not making me see this film.   [ghost_wink] 

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Current Talk '11 II / Re: Depp/Burton DARK SHADOWS Spoilers
« on: May 08, 2012, 07:51:33 PM »
That's why folks have to think of the...
[spoiler]BIG secret.[/spoiler]


 [ghost_cheesy]

It's out of nowhere.  And I think much too much. 

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 07:47:53 PM »
Okay...  I have got to admit that I have learned a plot detail that actually piqued my interest enough to want to see this film again.  Because I think it's a perfect accommodation.  I am sure that a lot of things will fall flat with me or disappoint me, but I am thinking John August's story has the potential to be very good and fit perfectly into the Dark Shadows universe we know.  Now... if only there was more of the script that seemed to do the same.   

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Current Talk '11 II / Re: Depp/Burton DARK SHADOWS Spoilers
« on: May 08, 2012, 08:51:07 AM »
Quote from: Phil on May 08, 2012, 05:53:13 AM
[spoiler]Windcliff, Maggie Evans, and a couple lines lifted word for word from Mr. Frid's original performance.[/spoiler]

I am fairly sure I have figured out the whole thing with the Collinwood governesses as well. 

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Current Talk '11 II / Re: Depp/Burton DARK SHADOWS Spoilers
« on: May 08, 2012, 08:48:58 AM »
Quote from: neiljohnson on May 07, 2012, 01:46:42 AM
Would anyone like to speculate on the [spoiler]werewolf[/spoiler] character we have read about recently?  Is this a real character in the film?  Perhaps just a mistake?  or something in-between?  Could this be the "end-of-credits" surprise we have been warned about?  I even remember, many months ago, it was reported that [spoiler]Quentin[/spoiler] would appear in the film as a "bearded cousin."  I'd enjoy hearing your ideas about this supposed spoiler.

Just think about the [spoiler]"big secret." [/spoiler]  [ghost_wink]  And even though I suspected it, I am not too happy with it.  It's really kind of over-the-top and out of nowhere. 

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 04:17:22 AM »
I'll put this in the spoiler tags, because I know some of you will put two and two together.  Chances are you will, so I'd recommend not reading it until after seeing the movie.  But I just have to brag a bit. 

[spoiler]I was right about Carolyn's secret.  [/spoiler]

That is all. 

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 02:19:09 AM »
Too bad this was not the logo used in the promotions.  Maybe in the film?

http://instagr.am/p/KTgbE5jnZz

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 08, 2012, 02:06:03 AM »
The BLACK Carpet...

http://yfrog.com/ods8cosj

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 07, 2012, 10:01:05 AM »
And because I had fun with the first three, here are two more... 

Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Alexandra Moltke as Josette duPres.

I just used the pictures I had on hand.  I am sure someone who really wanted to could make them look really good.  But it was a quick and fun diversion.  Just couldn't get Angie to work...

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 07, 2012, 05:15:41 AM »
Warners has just announced that they have fired Depp, HBC, and Heathcote!  And look who they have replaced them with!  I guess this movie is gonna be great after all!  No doubt about it now...

(Courtesy the DS site Portrait Maker)


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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 06, 2012, 11:12:55 PM »
Oh, I absolutely agree.  I just think that undercutting the fanbases could have an effect on their long-term profits.  Who knows?  Clearly they did what they thought was best.  We will see how it works for them. 

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Current Talk '24 I / Re: (**NEW Photos/Michelle Pfeiffer Interview In The April W!!** Reply #3083 ) Depp/Burton DARK SHAD
« on: May 06, 2012, 10:25:10 PM »
Totally.  But the creative direction was inspired by the need to bring in big box office numbers and differentiate it from Twilight.  Still, I can't imagine how a straight Johnny Depp vampire film would have had any problems doing well - even if it looked just like Twilight.  Mixing it up a bit is important, but completely altering the mood and genre is what has turned off a lot of the fanbases (And we aren't just talking about DS fans here).  And while they are not important to initial profitability, they do drive the success of a picture.  To 95% of the population, it's just another movie (regardless of the content).  To Warners, establishing a fan-base (tapping into the one that already exists ain't half bad either) is important for continued box office success and possible sequels.  21 Jump Street discounted the fans of the original and did well.  Shadows may do the same.  But there are a lot more Shadows fans (far more casual than diehard) than Jump Streeters.         

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