Description:
For the fans that refuse to die.
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Curiosity
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I'm curiious about something.
i just got back from seeing The Averngers (I loved it.)
But i'm wonderiing why this movie made $200 million domestically
the first weekend with no advertising whle Dark Shadows made a fraction of with a lot of advertising. I knwo the ads for Dark Shadows sucked but why was the Avengers successful... more »
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Unique DS movie merchandise
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Alongside the usual soundtrack and books, there's something a little
more unusual available for us fans who are dying for movie-tie-in
merchandise!
Orly has come out with four nail polishes inspired by the new film:
Grave Mistake is a deep blood red, Buried Alive is a dark brown shimmer,
Decades of Dysfunction is a pale pink, and Mysterious Curse is a... more »
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Movie Mistakes
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The train that Victoria rides during the opening credits is apparently
an Amtrak "Downeaster", featuring equipment that won't exist for
another 20 to 30 years after the film is set (1972), and featuring the
current Amtrak logo, which was adopted in 2000.
In 1760, there was no state of Maine. That territory was part of... more »
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A good review!
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Here is a really decent review of DS from a critic i usually despise.
LOL
But he's right on with this one.
[link]
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Audience demographics
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It was interesting to look around the theater. There were a lot of college age people, presumably fans of Tim Burton in general. But there were also some elderly people there. And people like me (50-ish).
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So Who All's Seen It?
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I've seen two positive reviews here and no negative ones. Is that all who've seen it? I ended up not going, due to the lack of fan response. Maybe next weekend, if I hear more positive reviews from fans.
-- Kishin
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Weekend gross
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[link]
Studios prefer to earn 85 of the cost the first weekend (attendance
drops off sharply after the first week.l)
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Questions
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I was wondering why the film is released through Warner Brothers? I
thought the rigths for Dark Shadows was owned by Worldvision
(Spellings company) which is owned by CBS/Viacom.
Also I was lookiing at the credits and noticed some of the old DS people who were the film. Where was John Carlin/Abe Vigoda/... more »
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