Dark Shadows (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The story of Barnabas Collins and his family from Maine, USA has been told several times since the original soap opera of the late 1960’s. Earlier today, I watched the re-imaging of Dark Shadows from the minds of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.  I do not always watch or even enjoy all of Tim Burton’s or Johnny Depp’s films but Dark Shadows was a fun movie. Barnabas Collin’s (played by Johnny Depp’s) reactions to the world of 1972 after being entombed for 196 years was entertaining especially thinking the golden arches as a manifestation of Mephistopheles .

I have to share with everyone that my passion for Vampire literature, TV shows and films.  I discovered my love of vampires and supernatural creatures while reading Anne Rice’s Interview with A Vampire as a teenager.

Now I won’t tell you that Dark Shadows had the amazing special effects of The Avengers (saw last weekend) or even the compelling edge of the seat action of The Avengers but I left Dark Shadows with a smile and lightness of spirit that I had been missing earlier today.

If you want to see a fun light movie with dark undertones, go see Dark Shadows but one caveat in my recommendation, it’s rated PG-13 for several reasons and is not appropriate for children.

Find much joy, love and happiness in all your day! CIAO!