Sweeny Todd
Tim Burton’s latest gothic masterpiece, starring the ever-so chameleonic Johnny Depp, is a remake of the gruesome musical depicting the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Mr. Sweeney Todd… at your service.
The story tells the tale of Benjamin Barker, a local friendly barber, who loses the love of his life and daughter, after a wicked Alan Rickman forcefully steals her away. Burning with revenge, Barker becomes Todd, Sweeney Todd, a villainous barber destined to slay those who have ruined his life, with loving support from the local pie maker, Mrs. Lovett.
First of all may I please comment on the over exaggerated use of wicked violence the film has to offer? Red-lovers everywhere will delight at the sight of the red liquid squirting across the screen like a never-ending fountain of death. The film is so sinister and dark, literally, the fire-engine red blood contrasts magnificently against its gloomy surroundings.
Obviously, the art direction in this film is so great that even the Academy Awards noticed, not to mention the gothic costumes and the terrifying make-up, but what did I think about the story?
Well first and foremost, 90% of the film is sung. BLOODY mistake! Excuse the pun. Shame on you Mr. Todd! Ok, we get that Johnny and Helena Bonham Carter are good singers, that wasn’t the issue. The music was terrible! It appeared as if they only wrote the songs ten minutes before shooting and added in one repeating piano key. Although production did hire a professional, I say he was overpaid and currently laughing all the way to the bank.
Don’t get me wrong, the movie is still enjoyable… as long as you have earplugs and a strong stomach. Helena did a great job as Mrs. Lovett, the strange, yet surprisingly adorable baker. Although Mrs. Lovett is a mere candle flame in comparison to the overwhelming bushfire that was Bellatrix Lestrange, Helena can now call herself the Queen of gothic characters.
And Mr. Burton, the genius director that you are, maybe “Sweeney Todd” won’t compare to the enormous success of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” but the world would still queue round the block to see your films. If you wanted to do a gruesome musical, you should have gone for a remake of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” imagine Johnny Depp as the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania… You’d make billions!
All in all, with all fairness, I say Sweeney Todd just cuts three and a half toasters.
sweeney todd
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im Burton’s latest gothic masterpiece, starring the ever-so chameleonic Johnny Depp, is a remake of the gruesome musical depicting the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Mr. Sweeney Todd… at your service.
The story tells the tale of Benjamin Barker, a local friendly barber, who loses the love of his life and daughter, after a wicked Alan Rickman forcefully steals her away. Burning with revenge, Barker becomes Todd, Sweeney Todd, a villainous barber destined to slay those who have ruined his life, with loving support from the local pie maker, Mrs. Lovett.
First of all may I please comment on the over exaggerated use of wicked violence the film has to offer? Red-lovers everywhere will delight at the sight of the red liquid squirting across the screen like a never-ending fountain of death. The film is so sinister and dark, literally, the fire-engine red blood contrasts magnificently against its gloomy surroundings.
Obviously, the art direction in this film is so great that even the Academy Awards noticed, not to mention the gothic costumes and the terrifying make-up, but what did I think about the story?
Well first and foremost, 90% of the film is sung. BLOODY mistake! Excuse the pun. Shame on you Mr. Todd! Ok, we get that Johnny and Helena Bonham Carter are good singers, that wasn’t the issue. The music was terrible! It appeared as if they only wrote the songs ten minutes before shooting and added in one repeating piano key. Although production did hire a professional, I say he was overpaid and currently laughing all the way to the bank.
Don’t get me wrong, the movie is still enjoyable… as long as you have earplugs and a strong stomach. Helena did a great job as Mrs. Lovett, the strange, yet surprisingly adorable baker. Although Mrs. Lovett is a mere candle flame in comparison to the overwhelming bushfire that was Bellatrix Lestrange, Helena can now call herself the Queen of gothic characters.
And Mr. Burton, the genius director that you are, maybe “Sweeney Todd” won’t compare to the enormous success of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” but the world would still queue round the block to see your films. If you wanted to do a gruesome musical, you should have gone for a remake of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” imagine Johnny Depp as the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania… You’d make billions!
All in all, with all fairness, I say Sweeney Todd just cuts three and a half toasters.
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