Dark Shadows (film)/YMMV

The series:

• Cult Classic
• Ensemble Darkhorse: There's a reason this page is pretty much just about Barnabas, despite the fact that he wasn't supposed to be a permanent character.
  • Quentin Collins as well, who was purposely introduced to allow Jonathan Frid a personal life again.
    • Taken to the extreme in the 2012 movie, where Barnabus is now the protagonist.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The show had a huge following in Mexico, and, due to its tendency to create completely new settings every few months, is sometimes acknowledged as an influence in the development of the Telenovela.
• Growing the Beard: Around mid-1968 the show took on a Darker and Edgier tone with more ambitious Story Arcs and increased Character Development, and shortly after that it got Bloodier and Gorier as well.
• Magnificent Bastard: Quentin Collins, in life and in death. Angelique being no slouch either.
• Narm: The forgotten or flubbed lines and general Ham and Cheese are major contributors. However..
• Narm Charm: The series still has a fanbase forty years after ending for a reason.
• Playing Against Type: Major movie star Joan Bennett in a daytime soap.
• The Woobie: Although he's not completely innocent, the suffering Willie Loomis goes through after releasing Barnabas from his coffin is well out of proportion with the severity of his misdeeds, and it's hard not to feel sympathy for the guy.

The film:

• Awesome Music: Danny Elfman's score, plus many great 70s anthems.
  • The early shots of Victoria's travels scored by "Nights in White Satin"
• Designated Villain: Dr. Hoffman's motivations in transfusing Barnabas's blood so she can become a vampire is undoubtedly selfish and her methods are underhanded, but there is no evidence what she is doing is harming him - and considering he kills people just to survive, it's hard to see her actions as too vile.
• Director Displacement: Some of the advertising claims it's "From the mind of Tim Burton", despite the film actually being based on a cult-classic soap-opera.
• Dude, Not Funny: After the recent death of Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, several people have decided to try and be funny and say that Frid died because of the previews for the upcoming film, despite the fact that Frid filmed a cameo for the film.
• Evil Is Cool: Angelique.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Victoria, governess who sees dead people; Victoria, pint-sized assassin who makes dead people.
• Hype Backlash: The reviews so far have been lukewarm at best.
• Magnificent Bastard: Angelique.
• Moral Event Horizon: Angelique skirts between being genuinely evil and being sympathetic, up until Barnabas rejects her one too many times, prompting her to chain him back up, blow up the fishery, and rally the town on the rest of the family by revealing Barnabas's murders.
  • She already crossed the line when she killed Barnabas' parents and drove Josette to suicide 196 years ago.
  • Roger abandoning David.
• Shocking Swerve: The reveal that Carolyn is a werewolf may come off as this to those who didn't notice the foreshadowing beforehand.
• Stoic Woobie: Maggie/Victoria.
• Strangled by the Red String: The film's first two acts focus on Barnabas adjusting to the modern era and rebuilding the family empire while dealing with Angelique, but come the third act he and Victoria are declaring their love and embracing despite sharing all of three or four scenes beforehand.
• Tainted by the Preview: Some fans are less than thrilled about the film's emphasis on broad comedy.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Like many of Tim Burton's films, the film has an emphasis on visuals.