Top 10 Johnny Depp Films

My all time favourite film! I loved everything about this movie. It introduced me to Tim Burton, whom I now adore. It teamed up two of my favourite actors in Winona Ryder and the amazing Johnny Depp. This movie was sad, romantic, surreal, crazy, weird and kooky! A perfect blend for fine entertainment! Five stars for originality! I don't think we'll ever see anything like it again..

OOoOo can't wait for the next one!

One of those movies that I just love. I can't quite put my finger on the reason, because the story is pretty basic and uneventful, yet unforgettable to me. Leo was amazing in this. I truly believed he had problems, and Johnny was fantastic as always.

Two of my favourite spunky actors together, how could this go wrong?! I loved it!!

"These are desperate times Mrs. Lovett and desperate measures are called for..."

Sweeney Todd is yet another classic film by Tim Burton and I loved it from the very first stream of bright red blood. Set in filthy and corrupt old London town, Sweeney Todd is a tale of bloody revenge and cannibalism. When falsely-exiled master barber Sweeney Todd (formerly known as Benjamin Barker) returns to London to claim vengeance from the man who exiled him on false charges and stole his wife and daughter he finds an unlikely ally in the form of Mrs Lovett. Together they slash and bake their way through the men of London.

First and foremost, if you haven't heard already, I must state the obvious; this is a musical. You'll know it's a musical from the first few seconds when doe-eyed young Anthony Hope (Bower) breaks out in song while looking upon London's dark shores with his large, dreamy, anime eyes. The music itself is the same stuff as the acclaimed Broadway play, written by the prolific musical master Sondheim. The songs are catchy things, complex, with multiple layers, quick rhymes and witty. If you're not a fan of cheesy choreographed dancing along with music, fear not. Songs are sung as the characters perform the actions they'd be performing anyway. As always Burton's direction is excellent. The beach-based fantasy sequence is utterly delightful, especially combined with Dante Ferretti's jaw-dropping set design. The set design and costumes really made this film. The costuming is in keeping with other films by Burton which mix splatter and gothic genres. I also loved the use of black and white stripes and gothic make-up on the actors. Sweeney Todd is a gorgeous thing to look at. Burton captures a Gothic London as only he can, with perfectly grey cloud-filled skies, muddy gutters, dark buildings, and scores of pale faced Londoners in the bosomy dresses and dark stylish coats of the time. The entire set-up of the cinematography is perfection, with many shots so beautifully captured that they are fit for framing.

Johnny Depp shines in his murderous role. In his sixth collaboration with Burton, Depp delivers a stunning performance that combines horror, black comedy and genuine heartache, like an evil version of Edward Scissorhands. He deservedly received an Oscar nomination for his performance, earlier this year. He may not be a great singer, but his singing voice is both distinctive and perfectly suited to the part.

Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs Lovett sings through her role with a perfect mix of well timed wit and haunted longing and provides several good laughs. There's also strong support from Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall and a perfectly cast Alan Rickman, though Campbell Bower and Jayne Wisener are given little to do except belt out the musical numbers. Somehow it wasn't surprising that Alan Rickman could carry a tune, with his theatrical background. Timothy Spall, playing Rickman's evil side-kick in the film, also manages to eek out a few notes of worth, though seeing Spall and Rickman together immediately made it feel like a Harry Potter flashback. The most humor is found in the character of Signor Adolfo Pirelli (Cohen), an outrageously garbed barbering competitor. Pirelli dresses like some sort of bizarre blue bull-fighter, a ridiculously complex outfit complete with bulging male camel toe, and speaks with an absurdist and foppish articulation that steals every single scene he sets foot in.

The most brilliant element of this film is the way that it toys with the sympathies of the audience. I found myself strongly empathizing with Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett to begin with. They were the wronged parties because they were working class, poor and at the mercy of their social betters in a time when corruption was rife and justice hard to find. As the killing began and Mrs Lovett started baking human pies I still felt that although their actions were revolting, they had their reasons. I couldn't quite bring myself to condemn them.

Put simply, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is one of the best films of 2007 and quite possibly Burton's masterpiece. I think it's a good watch especially if you enjoy the black comedy genre in general. It is dark in parts, but contains so much visual style and humour, that one can't help but like it.

Brilliant Tim Burton film. Johnny Depp. Christina Ricci. Miranda Richardson. Blood, gore, detectiveness, period costumes. See it now, please!

Very enjoyable story. I liked it all. Simple yet memorable. Johnny Depp, fantastic as always.

Yet another masterful performance by Johnny Depp.

Easily my favourite film in the trilogy. I don't wanna give anything away to those that have yet to see it, so I'll keep this simple.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:AT WORLDS END, IS ALLLLLL THAT!!!!

Go see it... NOW!!!

Oh, and pay attention! This story is full of twists and turns!!

If it wasn't for Johnny, I'd probably not really care for this film.. But he's in it, so I've gotta love it. Oh and Alex loves it, so I love it!