vince garcia wrote:
> Will Dockery wrote:
>> On Dec 27 2007, 8:38 am, vince garcia wrote:
>>> Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy wrote:
>>>> Terry Austin wrote:
>>>>> vince garcia <vggarci...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>>>>> Sea Wasp <seawaspObvi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>> vince garcia wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> If ther be any classic DS fans here, you may be
>>>>>>>>>>>> interested in hearing there is going to be a new DS
>>>>>>>>>>>> movie starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas.
>> So, this is really going to be happening?
>
> Don't know. Depp bought the rights, and the DS convention flier says to
> come celebrate the upcoming movie.
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>> I liked Depp in Deadman, and although I've missed most of his work,
>> one thing is certain, he'll most likely give us a smash hit DS...
>
> Yeah, but some are concerned about his playing Baranabas
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>>>>>>>>>>> Depp's an excellent actor, but in some ways for me
>>>>>>>>>>> one of the true
>>>>>>>>>>> attractions of the old Dark Shadows was seeing how
>>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Frid, who objectively wasn't particularly
>>>>>>>>>>> good-looking at all, managed to pull off the magnetic
>>>>>>>>>>> and majestic character of Barnabas Collins on live TV.
>> Drid /was/ quite the heart-throb for my cousins Jenny and Gloria, and
>> even my *grandmother* of all people, who was one of the biggest fans
>> of the original episodes, watched many episodes with her, and
>> discussed the plots often.
>>
>>>>>>>>>> Where Depp's acting strength lies in playing characters
>>>>>>>>>> that are crazy in a manic sort of way. No, doesn't work
>>>>>>>>>> at all.
>>>>>>>>>> Beware the other head of science. It bites.
>>>>>>>>> I must reluctantly agree. He certainly does not fit the
>>>>>>>>> mold of the classic Barnabas.
>>>>>>>> It will, of course, be a "re-imagined" Dark Shadows.
>>>>>>>> Usually, re- imagining involves making everything much
>>>>>>>> darker, but Dark Shadows was very dark to begin with, so I'm
>>>>>>>> guess in the re-imagined Barnabas will be a New York City
>>>>>>>> metrosexual, and the entire movie will be a musical. After
>>>>>>>> all, homoerotic vampires are very in these days.
>> I have to say that I think (or hope) that it'll be better done than
>> the 1990s version, although it did have its moments, it just never
>> seemed like Dark Shadows to me for whatever reasons... could be that I
>> just can't shake the iconic images of /all/ the original cast, and the
>> sometimes tacky sets...
>
> Yes, that's it
>
>
> a bit like Star Trek, it seems the low buget
>> was part of the charm, for me, anyhow.
>>
>> I can imagine Depp's version catching some of that (as his Ed Wood
>> film caught /that/ feel so well).
>>
>>>>>>>> "There's no law west of the internet."
>>>>>>>> - Nick Stump
>>>>>>> Don't say that too loudly--some producer may actually take
>>>>>>> the suggestion seriously...
>>>>>> What makes you think I'm joking. That is, seriously, what I
>>>>>> expect.
>>>>> Well, the positive thing is that Depp's been a fanatic about the
>>>>> original series since childhood, and no fan like that would
>>>>> disrespect its tradition by making that sort of alteration.
>>>> The same thing was said about Peter Jackson and Lord of the Rings.
>>>> And yet, there's a significant amount of dissatisfaction among long
>>>> time fans of the books over the movies.
>>> Interesting comment. You're going to have that problem with ANY
>>> masterpiece of literatur brough to the screen. No one would evr be
able
>>> to duplicate everyone's vision of what they've read.
>>>
>>> In the case of LOTR, I know any number of original fanatics, and all I
>>> talked to, while they might have done this or that differently, are
>>> appreciative of PJ's work.
>>>
>>> My only serious gripe is the cinematogrphy, which is abominable, with
>>> that constant blue or blue-grey wash to the background.
>>>
>>>>> A
>>>>> producer who cares only about the bottom line would, but not a
>>>>> true fan. Depp himself bought the rights to do the movie, so I
>>>>> am predicting he will keep the original spirit of it.
>>>> It is possible. But the true fan will sometimes produce even worse
>>>> atrocities than the money driven hack, *because* he's a "true
>>>> fan." He'll produce his personal vision, based, as often as not, on
>>>> decades old childhood memories. If his vision happens to be very
>>>> close to most of the fans, it will do well. If not, well, throbbing
>>>> purple marijuana flowers are inevitable. The greedy hack is more
>>>> reliable, in that he, at least, understands the value of finding
>>>> out what _other_ people think it's all about.
>> Hmmm... that is a danger of Depp's vision (and who is the director?
>> Tim Burton?)
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>
> Burton is also a fan, so my guess is that he will be involved
Does that mean Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Vicki or Angelique?
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