{"id":8065,"date":"2012-03-20T12:39:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=8065"},"modified":"2012-03-23T22:28:51","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T20:28:51","slug":"dark-shadows-starring-johnny-depp-depp-might-be-the-funniest-vampire-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/dark-shadows-starring-johnny-depp-depp-might-be-the-funniest-vampire-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp: Depp might be the funniest vampire ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8069\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/dark-shadows-starring-johnny-depp-depp-might-be-the-funniest-vampire-ever\/optimized-seat42f-com1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8069\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8069 \" title=\"Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green &amp; Helena Bonham Carter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Optimized-seat42f.com1_.jpg?resize=509%2C755\" alt=\"Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green &amp; Helena Bonham Carter\" width=\"509\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Optimized-seat42f.com1_.jpg?w=509&amp;ssl=1 509w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Optimized-seat42f.com1_.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green &amp; Helena Bonham Carter. Image via seat42f.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m not a Tim Burton fan. As in I\u2019ve so far enjoyed watching a total of 4 of his films: Batman, Batman Returns, Big Fish (my absolute favorite among them all) and Edward Scissorhands. Burton typically goes too cartoon-like- to the point where his humor and the relatability of the characters get lost on me.<\/p>\n<p>Loving only half of Johnny Depp movies (the ones I don\u2019t like are often directed by Tim Burton- <a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/2012-golden-globes-ricky-gervais-tame-never\/\">the dude does wear pretty much anything Tim Burton gives him<\/a>), I wasn\u2019t all that excited about Dark Shadows\u2026That was until I watched the hilarious <a title=\"Dark Shadows official trailer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wpWvkFlyl4M&amp;ob=av3n\" target=\"_blank\">trailer<\/a>. If the movie is anything like it, it looks like I\u2019m going to have one hell of a good time watching it .<\/p>\n<p>Of course I don\u2019t mind one bit that Michelle Pfeiffer is among the cast \u2013 I\u2019ve liked a lot of her movies so far (Wolf, Tequila Sunrise, <a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/6-good-movies-with-brilliant-casts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hairspray<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/20-reasons-to-love-stardust\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stardust<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/up-close-and-personal-starring-robert-redford-and-michelle-pfeiffer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Up Close &amp; Personal<\/a> to name a few.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark Shadows Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A witch (<a title=\"Review of Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Eva Green.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/kingdom-of-heaven\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eva Green)<\/a> curses the playboy Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) he is in love with, and turns him to a vampire, and then buries him alive. When he is accidentally woken up over 200 years later, it is the 70s and hilarity ensues he has to get used to all the new technology, the witch doing her best to seduce him, the state of the family business and the family members. Oh, and then there is the 70s fashion\u2026<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>In case you are wondering whether our taste is similar or not when it comes to Depp, below are the Johnny Depp movies I like or love (in no specific order):<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finding Neverland<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (huge Desperado fan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blow (I almost cried at the end- never watched a movie that engaging about a drug dealer, and never felt such sympathy for one.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (hated 2 &amp; 4)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the nick of time<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/benny-and-joon-starring-johnny-depp-aidan-quinn-mary-stuart-masterson-and-julianne-moore\/\">Benny and Joon<\/a> also starring Aidan Quinn and Julianne Moore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chocolat<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Rum Diary<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Man Who Cried<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Recommended Johnny Depp Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"The Tourist starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie &amp; Paul Bettany\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-tourist-starring-johnny-depp-angelina-jolie-paul-bettany\/\">The Tourist starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie &amp; Paul Bettany<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Johnny Depp A Kind of Illusion: The Book Review\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/johnny-depp-a-kind-of-illusion\/\">Johnny Depp A Kind of Illusion: The Book Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/public-enemies\/\">Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not a Tim Burton fan. As in I\u2019ve so far enjoyed watching a total of 4 of his films: Batman, Batman Returns, Big Fish (my absolute favorite among them all) and Edward Scissorhands. Burton typically goes too cartoon-like- to the point where his humor and the relatability of the characters get lost on me. 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