Retro movie lovers may recall that, with the release of Dracula A.D. 1972, Hammer horror fans went ballistic, complaining that the campy film wasted the teaming of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Hold on to your fangs because another campy vampire movie set in 1972 is about to be unveiled and it looks truly awful. The much-anticipated Tim Burton/Johnny Depp big screen adaptation of the goth soap opera Dark Shadows looks like it was thrown together to make a few fast bucks. Cheesy CGI effects and yet another over-the-top performance by Depp combine to alienate die-hard fans of the TV series. The trailer plays like a sequel to Beetlejuice. There was a time when a Depp/Burton teaming was reason to anticipate an off-beat and exciting film (i.e. Sleepy Hollow). Sadly, those days appear to be gone, though hopefully like a vampire, they might be able to rise again if they actually concentrate on a worthy project. Click here for the trailer