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The Dark Shadows Trailer (Original Post) Dr. Strange Mar 2012 OP
High Camp - might work - might not. Looks fun but, may not hold up in feature length Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #1
I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers... salvorhardin Mar 2012 #2
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salvorhardin

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2. I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers...
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 09:40 AM
Mar 2012

I really wish somebody would tell Hollywood film makers that it's OK to remake a cult classic un-ironically. The original Dark Shadows was camp enough without turning every other line into a guffaw.

Sometimes playing it straight is best. I had the same objection with Land of the Lost. Sure, it was Saturday morning kiddie fare, but it was a coherent and mysterious universe, with a good number of real science fiction authors contributing scripts. A large budget remake could have produced a piece of serious science fiction-adventure, but instead with got T&A humor and a film that had no respect for the source material.

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