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Dr. Strange

(25,921 posts) Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:33 AM Mar 2012

The Dark Shadows Trailer

So...it's a comedy? This doesn't bode well.

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The Dark Shadows Trailer (Original Post) Dr. Strange Mar 2012 OP

High Camp - might work - might not. Looks fun but, may not hold up in feature length Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #1

I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers... salvorhardin Mar 2012 #2

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I have been waiting forever for HappyMe Sep 2012 #4

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. High Camp - might work - might not. Looks fun but, may not hold up in feature length

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Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:37 AM

Mar 2012

intrigued, I am.

salvorhardin

(9,995 posts)

2. I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers...

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Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:40 AM

Mar 2012

I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers that it's OK to remake a cult classic un-ironically. The original Dark Shadows was camp enough without turning every other line into a guffaw.

Sometimes playing it straight is best. I had the same objection with Land of the Lost. Sure, it was Saturday morning kiddie fare, but it was a coherent and mysterious universe, with a good number of real science fiction authors contributing scripts. A large budget remake could have produced a piece of serious science fiction-adventure, but instead with got T&A humor and a film that had no respect for the source material.

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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

4. I have been waiting forever for

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Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:26 AM

Sep 2012

this to come to On Demand. It looks funny.

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