tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post6131608076480812760..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: October Challenge: Dark Shadows (2012)Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-69675650507568555172012-10-14T09:37:56.858-05:002012-10-14T09:37:56.858-05:00I wanted to see this movie because I am a huge fan...I wanted to see this movie because I am a huge fan of the Johnny Depp/ Tim Burton combination. Haven't gotten around to it yet but it'll be on my Netflix list.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-53964354082963976722012-10-13T20:15:25.332-05:002012-10-13T20:15:25.332-05:00I liked it, but not as much as I wanted to to like...<i> I liked it, but not as much as I wanted to to like it.</i> Exactly how I felt about it. I think the cardinal rule to doing camp is to do it straight. The comedy can grow organically from that, but the instant you start to mug or wink at your own schlocky cuteness, you lose anything genuinely scary or cool about it. This was fun for what it was, but the script and editing was just too off for me to consider it a wild success.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532386898201721692noreply@blogger.com