May
26thMacabre Indulgence (Dark Shadows)
I’m Tim Burton, and I have ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS! WHAT WILL I DO WITH IT?? Johnny Depp: Dude, let’s make a movie where I get to wear makeup and be fucking eccentric. Tim Burton: Okay! ************************************* Spoilers ahead! No one can deny that Tim Burton films are fun romps through the land of Over the Top™. He’s got an eye for cinematic beauty, though in an admittedly non-traditional way. This film, like a lot of his recent fare, is definitely “fun,” and has some of the best and most seamless effects that I must assume were a combination of physical makeup effects and really top-notch CG. Tim Burton has amazing attention to most of the details in this film. It takes place in 1972, and every little detail in the town of Collinsport, Maine, the film’s setting, just screams “We’re in the 70s!” I laughed out loud when they passed by the movie theatre of the town and it proclaimed DELIVERANCE: with Burt Reynolds! The costumes are so supremely well-done. I hope that Michelle Pfeiffer got to keep her outfits and jewelry. I would have written it into my contract fo’ sho’. Of course Danny Elfman did the music, but they’ve also clearly paid a LOT for the soundtrack, which is AMAZING! I wouldn’t be surprised if the music budget alone was $3M, but, like Mad Men’s usage of “Lady Lazarus,” the money was well-spent. There were some funny jokes in the film, too, but if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve […]