Certificate
12A/12
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Reviews
New York Times - It's very enjoyable, visually sumptuous and, despite its lugubrious source material and a sporadic tremor of violence, surprisingly effervescent., Entertainment Weekly - Depp's performance is more than just funny - it's ghoulishly endearing., Salon.com - DARK SHADOWS offers potent atmosphere and delirious '70s fashions and hilarious gags and some really terrific performances, none better than Pfeiffer's triumphant return to the screen as a pitch-perfect family matriarch.
Consumer Advice
Contains moderate violence, horror, gore, sex references and soft drug use
Additional Information
Entombed for 200 years after betraying vengeful witch Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), 18th Century vampire Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) returns to Collinwood Manor in 1972, only to find his estate in ruins and his family plagued by macabre secrets in Tim Burton's re-boot of the popular supernatural soap opera.
It was the year 1752 when Barnabas Collins' parents attempted to elude a family curse by fleeing from England to America. 20 years later, wealthy Barnabas was the master of Collinwood Manor, and one of the most powerful figures in Collinsport, Maine. But Barnabas' playboy lifestyle would soon catch up with him when he cast aside a beautiful yet vengeful witch named Angelique, who subsequently transformed him into a vampire, and then cruelly sealed him in a lonely tomb. Flash forward to the year 1972, when Barnabas is released from his burial chamber. Returning home to Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is horrified to find his ancestral home in a wretched state of decay, and his descendants plagued by macabre secrets. Distressed by the tragedy that has befallen her family, determined matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) employs live-in psychiatrist Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter) to try and solve their many problems. But the more time Dr. Hoffman spends with the Collins' - including Elizabeth's black sheep brother Roger (Johnny Lee Miller) and headstrong teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz) - the more apparent it becomes that their problems run far deeper than simple dysfunction. Jackie Earle Haley, Bella Heathcote, and Gulliver McGrath co-star.
Movie/TV Title
Dark Shadows
Composer
Danny Elfman
Executive Producer
David Kennedy, Richard D. Zanuck
Sound source
Dolby Digital
