Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
If you're a musical person, see this movie. Even if you're not, give it a chance. This movie left me shocked and speechless and the end - and I already knew what was going to happen.
Funny, witty, ghoulish and horrifying all at once, I have to say, this is one of the better movie musical adaptations I have had the pleasure of viewing in recent years. Yes, it took me until at least "My Friends" to get used to the singing (no, they don't hold back - the first lines are sung through, entirely), and you must listen to the lyrics to get a full understanding of the story. But once you get into the flow, it's very well-done.
At least try it out. If you're not a musical person, but you're still curious, try a matinee or view some clips online first.
The performances are to die for, too. So watch.
(My personal faves were Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd, Helena Bonham Carter's Mrs. Lovett and Ed Sanders's Tobias. Mmmm.)
I applaud you, Tim Burton, for a job well done! :D
And on lovely thoughts of throat-slitting to pretty music, bed for me.
Funny, witty, ghoulish and horrifying all at once, I have to say, this is one of the better movie musical adaptations I have had the pleasure of viewing in recent years. Yes, it took me until at least "My Friends" to get used to the singing (no, they don't hold back - the first lines are sung through, entirely), and you must listen to the lyrics to get a full understanding of the story. But once you get into the flow, it's very well-done.
At least try it out. If you're not a musical person, but you're still curious, try a matinee or view some clips online first.
The performances are to die for, too. So watch.
(My personal faves were Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd, Helena Bonham Carter's Mrs. Lovett and Ed Sanders's Tobias. Mmmm.)
I applaud you, Tim Burton, for a job well done! :D
And on lovely thoughts of throat-slitting to pretty music, bed for me.