Re: Random movie talky stuff.
Nice.
Taking my mother to see Dark Shadows tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.
Edit (since it hasn't been that long):
So, we saw a decently early showing of the movie today. Given that I only had passing familiarity with the original series (other than it reveled in camp), I didn't go into the movie with too much of an opinion either way. As my mother put it as we were leaving, "I expected it to be funnier." Given all of the reviews that we'd been reading, I did, too. Granted, it does have its moments, but it's not the camp that I think the reviewers would have you believe. The supernatural elements of the movie aren't played up too terribly much, either, or rather, I should say, they aren't the whole focus of the movie. There are some interesting cameos (Christopher Lee, Alice Cooper, Jonathan Frid) and some tongue in cheek moments that really got chuckles out of me, but I felt that certain elements that are revealed at the climax of the movie really could have been played up better and had more hints dropped earlier so they didn't seem completely out of the blue.
Good for an afternoon? I'd say "yeah" but mostly if you're a Depp fan rather than a Burton fan. Can't say the same about whether or not you're a fan of the original.
Also, as far as trailers went, Gangster Squad looks pretty good. So did...um...*goes searching for Affleck projects* Argo. And I hate to admit it, but Snow White and the Huntsman looks pretty sweet, even if it does star Kristen Stewart. The effects look f'ing awesome. Maybe I'll hit it at the dollar theater. Those were the ones that really stuck out for me, at any rate. More as I remember them.