In article <478375C4.37BF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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vince garcia <vggarciaxx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
>
>
>
> >
> > 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
>
>
> >
> > > > >> >> >> > 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.
Depp is one of the few actors who play roles instead of playing
themselves, and one of the very few who can realize characters that are
not "normal people." But don't think of the wild Sweeney Todd or Pirate
characters. Think of Depp in The Libertine or as J.M. Barrie in Finding
Neverland.
> > >
> > > > >> >> >> 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
The 1990s version is noteworthy mostly for its unoriginality. It was,
AFAIK, the first ever remake of a TV series as a TV series. (In the old
Hollywood sense of a remake, actually redoing the original plot.)
>
>
> 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?)
>
>
> Burton is also a fan, so my guess is that he will be involved
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