Rob Zombie directs Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Daniel Roebuck in this prequel / reboot to the beloved Sixties horror sitcom.

Flat, cheap, obviously filmed in Eastern Europe. Works better when watched as five sitcom episodes strung together to make a feature length release. The jokes are corny but fair tribute. Everyone seems to have fun, Sherri Moon and Jeff do a lovely Lillian and Herman impression. I’m just not sure that’s enough to justify a movie. I expected more… some gore… but this is just a very unlikely, very colourful family film.

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Perfect Double Bill: Dark Shadows (2012)

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