When Johnny Depp says to Tim Burton “We should do a vampire movie” it gets done. A new Dark Shadows video was released featuring Depp and Burton and showcases their love of classic vampire movies like Nosferatu and Dracula. We even get a hint of the bleeding and de-fanging that Barnabas goes through to become human again. *squee*
Eight short clips were also released featuring Barnabas and his interactions with his family.
Dark Shadows clip: Look into my eyes
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Dark Shadows clip: Stay away from that man
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Dark Shadows clip: Welcome home Barnabas
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Dark Shadows clip: A Vampire
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Dark Shadows clip: What is your age
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Dark Shadows clip: People don’t throw balls anymore
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Dark Shadows clip: Something keeps pulling me here
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Dark Shadows clip: Locked in a box for 200 years
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To all the naysayers out there I say one thing, this movie is pure gold. This is not a ooh scary vampire movie nor is it a sappy teeny-bopper vamp love story. It’s campy because it’s set in the 70′s but it’s more like watching the Dracula movies from the 60′s and 70′s — campy with some horror and a touch of a love story. Don’t forget this is a Tim Burton movie with all of it’s quirky, gothic madness. Burton’s Dark Shadows reminds me a Scooby Doo movie come to life in the way of colors and sets, but the story is pure Dark Shadows mythology and no one could play a better Barnabas than Depp unless it was the late Jonathan Frid himself.
Dark Shadows opens May 11.
