Dark Shadows

After a long week of seriously hard work, I enjoyed having some peace and quiet by myself, watching a couple of movies within the same day, i.e. movie marathon.  The last marathon was back in February in 2011 after launching a public campaign.

I caught two movies, Dark Shadows and Man in Black III!.   I'm a fan of Tim Burton's movies and Johnny Depp, so I really can't miss Dark Shadows for the world.   :)

The Collins travels from Liverpool to Maine to set up a fishing business and eventually an empire of their own and setting their roots in Collinsport. Unfortunately Banarbas Collins, a playboy, breaks the heart of a witch and is thus cursed to be a vampire for eternity.   

Two centuries later, Barnabas returns to the Collins family after he was released from his iron coffin.  Vowing to rebuild the Collins' family business, he starts war with Angelic Bouchard, the witch who entrapped him.  

Rating:  4 out of 5 fairy clouds.  The story is rather predictable and seems at odd with Tim Burton's style.   There are a lot of cheesy moments which cheapen the movie.   It makes you feel like you are watching those Hong Kong movies produced in the 80s.   Overall, the movie is still entertaining but lacking in the dark austere and humour of a Burton production.