S w e e n e y T o d d

[Electronica Babe]

I love that movie to no end.
It is orgasmic.
I swear, the make-up, magnificent.
The costumes, outstanding.
The acting, alright.
The singing, memorable.
I've watched it 2 times today.
And I still watch it as if it's the first time I've seen it.
The chills, the suspense, the terror.
The Story line and the history of that play/movie, Incredible.

What really bugged me,
was that the blood.
It looked really really fake.
I mean just randomly squirting out.
What a bummer.

I wish I could go back to those days in London.

That movie is an inspiration.
(Kinda.)

If I ever get a boyfriend by halloween,
Him and I are going to be,
Ms. Lovett and Mr. Sweeney Todd.

Well, What do you think about it?
=D

 

[GilAskan]

Just to copy/paste my brief review of it-

Uneven in most aspects, Burton's take on Todd is a classically structured and directed tragedy, with just a bit of dark humor thrown in for good measure. Good enough to be seen once, certainly, but it's not a film I'll be repeatedly viewing.

3.5 / 5

And this topic belongs in the Multimedia subforum. It will be moved soon.  

[XXX Zombie Porn]

I thought it was amazing. The blood's supposed to look fake because it's not meant to be full on horror.
I felt ashamed when I saw it at the cinema because I ended up yelling out 'BORAT!'  

[Teriyaki Tsubaki]

I really enjoyed it. It was weird though because my friend got the soundtrack before the movie came out so I knew some of the songs beforehand and sang along...
Johnny Depp is hawt at every age.  

[LA_TUA_CANTANTE_31]

i really liked it, i love all johnny depp and tim burton movies!  

[-Resurrected Writer-]

I liked it. It wasn't the greatest movie ever, but I liked it more than I liked most of Burton's recent projects.  

[GilAskan]

In which Gil rates all of Burton's films, chronologically.

PeeWee's Big Adventure - D+
Beetlejuice - B+
Batman - C-
Edward Scissorhands - B
Batman Returns - B-
Ed Wood - A-
Mars Attacks! - A-
Sleepy Hollow - B
Planet of the Apes - D
Big Fish - A
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - A-
Corpse Bride - C
Sweeney Todd - B-

(Major projects as a producer)
The Nightmare Before Christmas - C+
James and the Giant Peach - B

The bottom of my scale is F, the top is only A. There is no "A+".  

[This Old Oscillator]

Going by your scale, overall I give Burton a D  

[XXX Zombie Porn]

I cant wait for his Alice in Wonderland film is finished.  

[GilAskan]

*Moved to Multimedia*

I'm a little anxious about his Alice in Wonderland adaptation. I really like a lot of Lewis Carrol's works, and I hope the themes and tones of the original material are maintained. Contrary to modern opinion, "Alice in Wonderland" really isn't a "dark" story whatsoever, nor is it "twisted" or any such other thing like it. I hope Burton preserves the childlike absurdity and whimsy of the original text.  

[XXX Zombie Porn]

I dont mind so much if they change the original. I like it when things are adapted.  

[-Resurrected Writer-]

GilAskan

*Moved to Multimedia*

I'm a little anxious about his Alice in Wonderland adaptation. I really like a lot of Lewis Carrol's works, and I hope the themes and tones of the original material are maintained. Contrary to modern opinion, "Alice in Wonderland" really isn't a "dark" story whatsoever, nor is it "twisted" or any such other thing like it. I hope Burton preserves the childlike absurdity and whimsy of the original text.

I wonder whether-or-not that modern opinion was entirely founded by American Mcgee's "Alice"  

[YellowRavenInk]

I believe Tim Burton will make a great version of Alice, even if he will change the story he is able to give a really special touch of magic to his movies. Alice in the wonderland is already full of strange elements that Tim Burton is just gonna make even better.  

[Megumi Selwyn]

Personally, I loved Sweeney Todd. Loved it. To the point that I spent a ridiculous amount of money on a hardcover coffee-table type book full of glossy pictures and making of interviews. Gorgeous book, however.  

[GilAskan]

-Resurrected Writer-

GilAskan

*Moved to Multimedia*

I'm a little anxious about his Alice in Wonderland adaptation. I really like a lot of Lewis Carrol's works, and I hope the themes and tones of the original material are maintained. Contrary to modern opinion, "Alice in Wonderland" really isn't a "dark" story whatsoever, nor is it "twisted" or any such other thing like it. I hope Burton preserves the childlike absurdity and whimsy of the original text.

I wonder whether-or-not that modern opinion was entirely founded by American Mcgee's "Alice"

Nah, the "twisted" allegations of the tale have been around for decades, particularly when new-age drug users started writing about how the tale was (allegedly) a big drug allegory. Mind you, many of the drugs/methods they claimed it to be about hadn't yet been invented.

In regards to the darkening of the tale, the earliest I know of it's Jan Svankmejer's avant-garde stop-motion version, which is really quite grotesque. Svankmejer has said in retrospect, however, it wasn't meant to be "cool", and that the use of characters and events from "Alice in Wonderland" were really more of an allegory for his own childhood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2-TPdB70Lg