Review of Dark Shadows (2012) by Orlando S — 05 Jan 2014

Great movie Johnny Depp and Tim Burton make a great team.

This review of Dark Shadows (2012) was written by Orlando S on 05 Jan 2014.

Dark Shadows has generally received mixed reviews.

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I personally enjoyed this movie and remember watching it with my sister and mother, I understand that some people saw the big names and expected…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 06 Jan 2017

Yet another Burton-Depp-BonhamCarter collaboration…

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It was really good in certain ways... Having Depp in the movie make it better... Nice effects of the witch breaking like a porcelain doll…

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By Hannah O (36) on 31 Oct 2016

Really good movie. Jonny Depp is hot as a vampire…

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By Kent S (17) on 19 Mar 2017

I'm kind of surprised at the rating this got here on RT. I haven't been too fond of any of Burton's recent work but I actually liked this one a lot…

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By Mark J (665) on 08 Aug 2018

My mother-in-law tried to convince me that the original Dark Shadows TV show was/is the bomb and I must watch every episode…

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By Paul S (1,717) on 09 Jul 2016

I like this film. It is interesting and very funny, yet very scary! I'd definitely recommend it to other people…

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