i just got finished watching “Welcome to Collinwood” and thought it was HIGHLARIOUS! and very well acted. Sam Rockwell and William H. Macy were excellent and it even made me forget my hatred for George Clooney.
one question: why were the reviews sooo horrid. i was afraid to see it because almost every critic panned it…sure it’s not the best movie ever made but it was fun and good entertainment.
Am i alone in thinking this was a good movie or are the critics just really really stupid?
Oh I loved this movie too! It went straight to video I think. I don’t know why the critics panned it, my parents and I totally enjoyed it.
Link? Any relation to the Dark Shadows “Collinwood”?!
I too entered this thread expecting the delights and thrills which can not be found in the light, only in Dark Shadows.
You have disappointed and angered me Judeluv3. And I will have my revenge. Oh yes! You’ve meddled with things beyond your understanding. You will fear first for your sanity. When it becomes clear that what you’ve seen and heard is real, you shall fear for your life. Remember the day you started this thread. You shall come to curse it.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must go mail this Leviathan’s Box.
That movie was a real treat.
Your hatred of G. Clooney aside, though, he is going to be one day remembered as a terrific comic actor.
What exactly is “Dark Shadows?” i’m curious to know now!
Can I hijack? Nice little flick. Storyline is a bit uninspired, but there’s a quirkiness about it that I liked. Macy kills as the doting single dad.
It had a limited theatrical release and could be seen in ‘Art House’ theatres in the Los Angeles area. I only know that because I debated on going to see it. I chose some other film.
The reviews I read when it was out pointed out it’s a remake of the classic Italian comedy Big Deal On Madonna Street, (well worth seeking out, BTW). The critics may have been comparing it to the original, or even the mediocre 1980s Louis Malle remake called Crackers starring Donald Sutherland, Sean Penn, and Wallace Shawn. Remakes of well regarded films usually have an uphill battle in critical circles, they have so much to live up to, not just the quality of the earlier film, but the feelings and memories associated with the original as well.
I’ve seen the first two, and am curious to see this one, I’ll have to pick it up next time at the video store.
Damn! I thought it was going to be full of Barnabus, Quentin, and all the rest of the gang in Collinsport.
Now, I must go throw myself off of Widow’s Hill.
Excellent.
The time has finally come! She shall be mine at last. At long long last.
I shall follow her and watch her fling herself into the air. Then, I shall recover Guinastasia’s body and use my mystic talisman to resurrect her. For that mighty relic, the Shinbone Of Petofi, gives me power over death itself.
Her flesh shall rise up whole and strong. But, her mind will be weakened from the trip across the void. Her will shall be mine to mold. Once, oh she spurned my advances. No longer. With the power of the Shinbone, I shall make her love me. She will at last consent to be my wife!
All I need do now is wait…
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN
Finally saw this last week. It’s decent, and adapts the shabby look and feel of the original by setting it in a seedy neighborhood of Cleveland in the 1970s, nice touch. Good performances in an average film.
I’m surprised by how little they changed the story, just updated it and threw in some cussing and that whole criminal terminology based on last names. I’m not complaining, but it was missing the naive sweetness of the original. They did add a little after where the original ended as well but it didn’t help.
Still, it was better than Crackers, that earlier remake from the 80s. This one was quirky without feeling forced about it, the 80s version tried too hard without ever making the characters very sympathetic. I still recommend the original as the best of the three.
The Collinwood in the movie’s title refers to the real neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio of the same name where the movie is set and not too the Collinwood of “Dark Shadows.”
Really? I thought it had a general release - I saw it in a mainstream cinema. That was in Britain, though, so maybe it was treated differently over here.