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Color me pleasantly shocked, because it is far, FAR better than I had feared. Every “zany!” moment in the trailer was apparently picked to give people the completely wrong idea about the movie, because they’re just that, brief moments. The rest of the movie is far closer in tone to Sleepy Hollow. It’s almost every paranormal Gothic Romance Novel cliche rolled into one, and covered with brooding atmosphere. In fact, it's like Tim Burton decided to pay homage to Victoria Holt novels, which fills me with glee.
The parts that made me cringe the most (aside from the fang-brushing scene) were the scenes where 70s music was being used to lighten the brooding, flee-across-the-rocks-in-the-moonlight tone of the rest of the movie. For example: ( spoiler, of course )
It wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t the train wreck I dreaded. In fact, I felt a little sorry for the people in the theatre who were obviously expecting the movie the trailer showed them. But me? I want to go see it again, and I’m definitely going to be buying it. So, I’m not just relieved, I’m happy!
The parts that made me cringe the most (aside from the fang-brushing scene) were the scenes where 70s music was being used to lighten the brooding, flee-across-the-rocks-in-the-moonlight tone of the rest of the movie. For example: ( spoiler, of course )
It wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t the train wreck I dreaded. In fact, I felt a little sorry for the people in the theatre who were obviously expecting the movie the trailer showed them. But me? I want to go see it again, and I’m definitely going to be buying it. So, I’m not just relieved, I’m happy!
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