Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows van Tim Burton stond nog op mijn lijstje om te gaan kijken in 2012. Ben wel teleurgesteld moet ik zeggen. De art-direction vond ik wederom fantastisch en de retro soundtrack (de film speelt in de vroege jaren zeventig) kon mij zeer bekoren. Maar voor de rest was het maar een vlakke bedoening. Vlakke personages die eigenlijk geen empathie oproepen, en dan alles in zo'n camp-stijl geacteerd waardoor het nergens spannend of opwindend wordt. 

Hey Jack!

Wat mij betreft is het elke dag Halloween.

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Sweeney Todd

I am a big Tim Burton fan, but hadn't seen 'Sweeney Todd' yet. Except for a few exceptions I don't like musicals, so I put off watching this flick until today. Can't say I particularly liked the singing. Loved the art direction, though the digital toolbox sort of presented the same London in Sherlock Holmes I recon. This is going to be one of the few Tim Burton films I probably will not watch a second time. Though, I didn't like what he did with Alice either. I am fonder of his old movies. Maybe he's lost his touch, or maybe I've just had enough of the same old, same old. Or maybe it is just time he starts to shoot an original script again and stop making all these adaptations.