House of Dark Shadows (DVD)

A good film to watch on a dark and stormy night!!.. more for laughs than true scares!!

finally on DVD, GREAT FILM

This movie is a head-scratcher. Id be curious to learn the history behind it. It has the look, feel, and polish of a student film. Scenes start and stop abruptly. Music cues come to an abrupt end as if there wasnt time in post production to do a proper transitional fade. Audio is sometimes out of synch -- again as if not enough time in post production. Theres very little coverage -- many scenes are shot with only one camera set-up. Apparently it was shot on 35mm but looks to be 16mm. The lowest budget Hammer horror film is ten times more slick and professional than this movie. It almost seems like a two-part TV episode with a little more blood than usual? If you were to place it in that category, its a worthy endeavor. But otherwise the production values (aside from the interesting location work) are student film level quality. On the other hand, the DVD transfer is top notch... for whatever thats worth.

I am very pleased!

I enjoyed the movie very much I was wanting more. I love Dark Shadows.

If you were a fan of the show in its original run or became one when SiFy reran it, you will love this movie. It represents the best of what Dark Shadows fans loved about the show. It is also an awesome companion piece to the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton version, sort of like a Dark Shadows Origins movie for the latter.

great movie based on the old series....if you are a dark shadows fan this is a movie to have....and of course amazon has great price on it

Excellence should be rewarded by the accolades of the masses to repudiate the lack luster fortunes of todays mediocrity and to add to the plethora of applause reuired to extend a glad hand.

When I saw this movie when it first came out, about a hundred years ago, it gave me nightmares. This time, when I rented it, I drifted off into a sound repose before it was over.

One of the all time great horror movies from the camp classic gothic soap opera