Sweeney Todd

[dalekboy]

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[tearsxintherain]

I didn't think it was so great either.. visually beautiful though, but then Burton always has that side nailed ;)

[dalekboy]

Oh it looks gorgeous, but is otherwise kind of blah.

And I have to admit, much as it looks gorgeous, I'm a bit over Burton's washed out gothic look. He's overdone it, though for this film it's kind of right regardless of his excesses elsewhere.

[tearsxintherain]

Yeah, I know what you mean.. I didn't walk out disappointed, but I certainly haven't wanted to watch it again..

[dalekboy]

This is the reason why I so rarely buy a film I haven't already seen - you never know when it's going to be a dog, even from talent you know and like. I would have been quite annoyed at missing out on the other potential films I could have owned if I had bought this instead of renting it.

[ariaflame]

We saw it for our friday monthly movie thing. Yeah. It didn't overwhelm us either.

Maybe one song that I remember.

[dalekboy]

One song, you're doing well. If you can call it that.

I almost want to see the musical to see if it's as bad.

[ariaflame]

Bits of it anyway. The 'we'll serve anyone' bit.

[king_espresso]

Epic fail, that one. I've loved the musical since the 1970s and there are a couple of things majorly wrong with the Burton adaptation. Sweeney Todd is played by a baritone! Not someone trying to sound like David Bowie. If you can get a copy of the filmed stage version starring George Hearne and Angela Lansbury, you can track how much of a difference having a solid baritone makes. It takes the character to a new level of darkness.

[mireille21]

Interesting, because i would have said it was the musical as the problem just as much as the film. Not really any catchy tunes or memorable songs, which a good musical shoudl have surely.

[damienps]

That's the best one.

[kateorman]

I just watched Deep Roy's songs from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to get the taste out of my mouth.

At the cinema, after the first of these, I embarrassed poor Jon by saying loudly, "That is the best thing I ever saw."

[dalekboy]

I've seen them I-don't-know-how-many times, and they still always make me laugh with delight.

[tommmo]

I was completely non-plussed by Sweeney Todd. I thought Depp coasted his way through it and Alan Rickman was virtually sleep-walking. The songs were a bit naff and overall the whole thing had too much of a "Falling back on the good ol' Burton/Depp partnership" feel to it.

However, I thought Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall and Sasha Baron Cohen all gave really good performances. Shame Depp chewed up all the screen time.

I think I may have upset the Johnny Depp Fangirl Brigade when I gave my rather negative review of it during last year's "2007 in Film" panel ;)

[tommmo]

Whoops, that was meant to be a general reply, not a reply to your specific comment Lily :)

[dalekboy]

Well, we'll just have to argue bitterly about it.

Fuck that agree to disagree crap! Pistols at dawn!