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DARK SHADOWS (2012) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Loved the TV series when little-it also got Me interested in all Supernatural areas. After watching the whole run (after Barnabas arrives) over four years recently, Goodness knows there are LOTS of dead spots and big servings of Corn and Ham. But it had its own quirky charm and I feel it's aged pretty well for a 50 something year Low budget serial.


Had high expectations for this as knew Burton and Depp were big fans. I can't complain at all about the exteriors, approve of how Johnny all but nails Barnabas's twitchiness and rocking score (especially the Alice Cooper spots and "Sick of You " by Iggy and The Stooges)

I can complain about the totally wretched script...there are some amusing lines (especially about Alice Cooper), but it tries too hard to be "Hip" and the reveal about Carolyn is stupid. Way too much sex in here and I just lost all hope when Julia gives Barnabas the Blow Job in her office...what were they thinking? Such a wasted opportunity! Not even NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS was this bad. *1/2
Initially, I was looking forward to the film. Then, I heard they made it as a comedy. The TV series is sacred to me. I remember running home from school every day to watch it. Now I'm glad I skipped it.
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Old 01-25-2021, 06:07 AM
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Old 01-25-2021, 08:59 AM
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Apocalypse, of course. It's simple.
hmmm i dont know about that, he got the male host, but we don't know how truly powerful he is after doing so , i feel like he would continue gathering cultists, but eventually police/people would notice, we don't know if the demon paimon has the power to do that, he is only one of the princes of hell, he is not lucifer/satan....maybe they'll make a part 2 some day
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Old 01-25-2021, 02:27 PM
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hmmm i dont know about that, he got the male host, but we don't know how truly powerful he is after doing so , i feel like he would continue gathering cultists, but eventually police/people would notice, we don't know if the demon paimon has the power to do that, he is only one of the princes of hell, he is not lucifer/satan....maybe they'll make a part 2 some day
A part 2 where he's getting more followers/power would be fairly unusual film. Havent really seen that since Omen2, right?
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Old 01-26-2021, 04:27 PM
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Old 01-26-2021, 05:51 PM
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Old 01-26-2021, 09:09 PM
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Gave Hereditary a re-watch, picked up some things I didn't understand before, i really like this movie, the annoying mommy boy, crazy grieving mom, logical annoyed dad family self destruction due to girls death is pretty sad, the deaths were creative, and it left me wondering what was gonna happen after the ending, left a lot to the imagination....

I saw Hereditary recently for the first time. It reminded me of The Witch. Which I thought was a far better take on the realistic horror movie. At least a horror movie that doesn't scream horror to normal audiences but more family trauma I guess. That's what I thought I was going to see as I kept hearing about the lead actress performance. Hereditary actually explains what's going on when the Mother character reads about it in a book or journal. I can't remember which. But you could tell something was happening with the strange light effect that happened a few times. And of course the chanting people.

And although what happens to a character early on is really harsh. When you remember what happened in a few earlier scenes. Plus the revelation of the character. Then it loses it's impact. At least for me.

Kind of a spoiler but I also thought Autopsy of Jane Doe was a lot better than Hereditary as well. I wasn't going to watch that one but it was recommended by a bunch of people here.

Also I hated the son character in Hereditary. I thought he was supposed to be adopted. Which I guess would have made more sense to the story.

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Old 01-27-2021, 02:01 PM
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Old 01-27-2021, 08:16 PM
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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Director David Fincher' crafty looking film, starring Daniel Craig... the decades old death of a young lady is investigated funded by the uncle of the deceased. Although the opening was intriguing, I thought the overall 2.5 hours of the film was a bit exhausting and confusing. The confusion I had, with pretty much all of it, really stems from the fact, as an audience member, I really didn't care about the characters, nor was I particularly curious to get any answers to 'questions' presented in the film.


Midnight Special (2016)
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A boy with supernatural powers is driven to particular a set of coordinates while FBI agents pursue. Somewhat entertaining, but the main characters were rather wooden and lacked depth especially in relation to the story. Overall, it wasn't particular exciting. And mystery and reveal was rather one dimensional, having no relation to the characters needs and desires.
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Old 01-28-2021, 01:45 AM
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Initially, I was looking forward to the film. Then, I heard they made it as a comedy. The TV series is sacred to me. I remember running home from school every day to watch it. Now I'm glad I skipped it.
Be glad You didn't see it. It seems everyone in our age range mentions "Running Home from School to watch it". I certainly did, especially in Kindergarten and getting to the TV right after ONE LIFE TO LIVE was ending. Really got into it during the 1795 Flashback (still the Best part of the series) and certainly recall being scared witless on some episodes (The Dream Curse, for example, that Skull with Eyeballs was too much!).
The DS comics were OK , although the Marilyn Ross novels had too much romance in them for Me. The Holy Grail for all things DARK SHADOWS was getting THE BARNABAS COLLINS DARK SHADOWS Game for Christmas 1970. Many a game played with Me and friends with the Fangs becoming "Communal"..I guess Third Grade Boys had other things to worry about then washing the Fangs between games!.
Also recall many conversations about the show, especially noticing how Jonathon Frid spoke with only his lower teeth showing and we were wondering how he kept the fangs out of sight until blood time. The best answer We could think of was He had them folded in the back of his mouth until it was time to use them-if only that was the most pressing thing to think of these days.
Although I thought the show wasn't as good as it had been, April 1971 was sad as the showiest off the air and trying to find other ways to fill that spot. Can't believe it will be 50 years this April...I feel old.
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