What It Is: Film version of a twisted Broadway musical about a 19th-century, revenge fueled, serial killing barber that bakes his victims into meat pies and serves them back to the public.Why I Watched It: In the words of one of my very favorite actors, and the star of this cinematic gem, "How many chances do you get at a musical about a serial killer?"
What I Thought: Amazing! Incredibly! Expletive! After watching a high school production of Guys and Dolls, then seeing Moulin Rouge and the recent Chicago and now Sweeney Todd, I will officially go on record to profess my love for musicals. Of course, this should really be interpreted as a love for "good" musicals and Sweeney Todd was the best I've seen to date!
Surprisingly though, Sweeney Todd was more than a good musical. It was a good horror film, it was a fantastic revenge story and incredibly suspenseful. Sweeney Todd is fucking brilliant!
Highlights: Laughing in the face of the macabre, buckets of blood, an amazing Johnny Depp, a slew of cameos, awesome songs, a great revenge tale, and one hell of a villain!
Who Should See It: Depp's legion of fans and anyone that's as intrigued by the slasher/musical combination as I was. Seriously, if you're the slightest bit curious, you'll love the movie!
How Soon: An amazing film, just in time for the holidays! Use it as an escape when the big reunited family events start to wear on your patience. Nothin' says relief like tons of laughs and tons of blood.
3 comments:
Awesome! This is my chance to finally show C. that some musicals are enjoyable... though most aren't. : )
we just saw this movie and i agree, it was incredible... depp was amazing, as always, and it was very cool to see him in this sort of role, singing no less! i would have to say that bonham-carter's song about getting married was my favorite, with depp channelling edward scissorhands it seemed... and you really can't go wrong with sascha baron cohen, who also did a great job.
I am a huge Stephen Sondheim fan, if you liked Sweeney Todd I recommend checking this out = http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=014381175325&itm=6 I know Blockbuster Online carries this, it's the complete collection. It has Sunday in the Park with George (it's very 80s but still good), Into the Woods (very dark fairy tale musical), and the Sweeney Todd in concert with Dougie Hoiser no less. I loved it, I can't wait to see Johnny Depp. And no Dougie does not play Johnny Depp's character. ;)
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