House of Dark Shadows

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Ken B Rehash of the Dracula story, but still worth a look. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Dave S Those who've watched the television serial Dark Shadows will slurp up what House of Dark Shadows has to offer, but the uninitiated will probably find it to be nothing more than a sub-standard vampire movie. The premise sounds all too familiar: a vampire is released from his coffin after a 100-year hiatus and goes on a killing spree, along the way falling in love with what he believes is his long-lost mate. Aside from its uninspired plot, what really hurts the movie are its production values, ranging from too many annoying POV shots to the jarring scene transitions to the distracting hand-held camerawork to the blaring music score. Some of the performances are decent and the sets are nice, but that doesn't save it from being what it is – boring and predictable. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Sabrina F I was hoping that House of Dark Shadows would be a brand-new story set in Collinsport with some of the Dark Shadows characters. Instead, it is just a condensed retelling of Barnabus Collins' first major storyline from the Dark Shadows soap opera. The benefit of that is that the soap opera had a tendency to drag out each storyline, so the movie tells that initial storyline at a much quicker pace; however, that also means that you get little character development in the film, so unless you have already watched the Dark Shadows tv series, up until the point of the film, then events that happen to characters will have little to no impact. I do, however, love the setting, the gothic atmosphere, the score, and the fact that we get some blood and a few creepy scenes in the film. This film has a Hammer Horror film to it, and I appreciate that. I just wish that the film rather told a fresh new story or pretended that the film was meant for those who had never watched the show, so it took its time to develop its characters a little more. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Movie is watchable. It has a nice old school horror vibe with lots of action, but it is edited down so much, it makes no sense. Tons of transitional footage was cut out. So scenes just jump, jump jump, With no connection to each other. Found out later, studio did reduce the running time to focus on action. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review Matthew R Campy, vampire, bloody, goodness!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/13/23 Full Review Jesse G I was a fan of the original series so going to see the movie was a definite for me. I found it a great compression and exploration of the Barnabas vampire story. It was a low budget movie but I thought what was on the screen looked anything but low budget. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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