The Tim Burton Thread

Mr. Brown wrote:

Marketed as a comedy, FFS.

Hope it is. Burton's as his best when he does dark comedy. i.e. BEETLEJUICE, ED WOOD and MARS ATTACKS!

Those who have seen DARK SHADOWS make a lot of BEETLEJUICE references, though I also think a bit of MARS ATTACKS when watching that trailer. Burton turned it into an all-out comedy. The reviews, thus far, have all been very positive, saying that DARK SHADOWS is very funny.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't kinda want to see it.

Sounds like a perfect match for me. Tim Burton back to form and Eva Green in her goth-chick element.

Eh, it really doesn't remind me of the TV series at all. That's my main issue. But maybe his source material was the '91 revival series.

Don't really give a shit about the source.

The potential howls of outrage from fans at this being a comedy rather than a 'straight' adaptation ... didn't the show end up so absurd that it was impossible to take seriously anyway?

Sharky wrote:

Don't really give a shit about the source.

Direct quote from EON Productions.

Mr. Brown wrote:

As for Eva Green, she's getting uglier as the years go on. I'd still stick it between her tits, though, just for the hell of it.

Agreed, here she looks rather like a sickly waxworks of Heather Graham and remains a very dreary screen presence..

That said I am quite looking forward to Burtons 'Dark Shadows'.

Mr. Brown wrote:

Sharky wrote:

Don't really give a shit about the source.

Direct quote from EON Productions.

The very words they live by.