I remember watching this on TV sometime during the early 1990's, and I was fairly impressed with it and remembers it as a rather good series. Then finally getting around to buying it in 2012 and revisiting it, I must say that my memory held true. This 1991 version of the "Dark Shadows" legacy is actually quite impressive.
The story is firmly told at a pace that keeps you captivated and interested throughout the entire series - all 12 episodes. Plus it was helped along quite nicely by some really nicely detailed characters with great individual personalities. And the combination of portrayal of events in the present day and past day worked out well.
Actually the story in "Dark Shadows" needs no introduction, as this is something everyone should be familiar with by now. If not by the Tim Burton version, this version or the original 1966 series.
The cast on this 1991 version was quite good, and especially Ben Cross did a tremendous job in the role as Barnabus Collins, with his dark, rugged and slightly devilish charms. As did Lysette Anthony in the role of Angelíque. Actually all people did really great jobs with their given roles, and there are some familiar faces on the cast list, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
If you like vampires, and if you are tired of the hype that has been around the vampire genre since "Twilight" was spawned, then "Dark Shadows" is a great return to the vampiric roots and will have a good appeal to fans of the Dracula story and such dark, romantic and beastly tales of vampires.
The story is firmly told at a pace that keeps you captivated and interested throughout the entire series - all 12 episodes. Plus it was helped along quite nicely by some really nicely detailed characters with great individual personalities. And the combination of portrayal of events in the present day and past day worked out well.
Actually the story in "Dark Shadows" needs no introduction, as this is something everyone should be familiar with by now. If not by the Tim Burton version, this version or the original 1966 series.
The cast on this 1991 version was quite good, and especially Ben Cross did a tremendous job in the role as Barnabus Collins, with his dark, rugged and slightly devilish charms. As did Lysette Anthony in the role of Angelíque. Actually all people did really great jobs with their given roles, and there are some familiar faces on the cast list, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
If you like vampires, and if you are tired of the hype that has been around the vampire genre since "Twilight" was spawned, then "Dark Shadows" is a great return to the vampiric roots and will have a good appeal to fans of the Dracula story and such dark, romantic and beastly tales of vampires.