Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
After being sent away by Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop, where she...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008
Stats: 100,659 reviews
I must say, Sondheim is not really a lyrical genius - and in a musical good lyrics are quite important. Fortunately the music itself was beautiful and, at times, gloriously pompous, and therefore saved a lot. I was especially put off by the song 'Pretty Women'. Whereas cinematogr...( read more)
I didn't really like the music so I can't say I really enjoyed the film. Its filmed nicely by Burton and the acting is good, I just wasn't that enamoured by it.
I did like Sacha Baron Cohen's performance a lot though, shame it was so short!
Dark musical brought to the big screen. Naturally directed by Tim Burton using darkness the whole movie, which you would expect. 1st half of the money kind of sets up the latter half which consists of blooooooooooood, razor killings. Tons of blood, lovely songs juxtaposed wit...( read more)
I've never been too keen on musicals, mostly because a huge amount of them are chirpy films where people who break into song and dance are common. The singing doesn't bother me but how exactly do the bystanders around them suddenly possess expert dancing moves? Well, I guess that...( read more)
I have to say, I really wasn't impressed. For everyone telling me it was the best movie and all that, it was quite a disappointment. I've seen Tim Burton and Johnny Depp do a lot better. The acting was mediocre, especially for the ensemble they had and it looked like they were on...( read more)
Visualmente es excelente y los actores brillantes. El ambiente que se crea en la pelicula es genial. No me gustan los musicales en general pero esta pelicula es imperdible.
This Sweeney Todd is all subtext and no substance. It starts off large and swaggering but doesn't know where to turn next: Burton seems fixated on serving up an event, to the extent that he neglects t... full review
If there were a cinematic version of a harmonic convergence, it would look something like "Sweeney Todd." full review
By all means go, and be prepared for a holiday musical like no other. full review
It combines some of Tim Burton's favorite elements: The fantastic, the ghoulish, the bizarre, the unspeakable, the romantic and in Johnny Depp, he has an actor he has worked with since Edward Scissorh... full review
Sweeney Todd is as much a horror film as a musical. It is also something close to a masterpiece.
This well-sung and perfectly acted adaptation falls way short of a triumph because Burton misplaces his sense of humor. He only almost makes Sweeney Todd his own. full review
Tim Burton's film of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd is spellbinding. full review
How do you rescue the hell brew from absurdity? full review
Sweeney Todd is a thriller-diller from start to finish: scary, monstrously funny and melodically thrilling. And Depp is simply stupendous. full review
So much more than blood in this movie. The little details you find after watching more than once are amazing.
The soundtrack is available on Spotify&trade:
http://open.spotify.com/album/0CgTKS2HmWc3JeI9Fit2vX
i love this film it is i like sweeney todd i fell for him and i think is a great film and my fab song is johanna 1 and 2 its great
Ok, I just noticed something that I thought was really interesting and cool. During the Song "My Friends" Sweeney turns the razor so that you can see Mrs. Lovett's face when he "You shall drip rubies." Ok I thought it was really great direction and foreshadowing. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
such a good film!! and is it wierd that i still find Johnny Depp bloody gorge like that!!??
depp is down right hot!!!!1 straight up niggers! if u have nothing nice to say about this movie then piss off and don't even bother waisting any of ur fucked up time commenting bad on this awesome movie! abbs or no abbs depp is so hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This movie was very good the plot was good some parts in the movie just "cut off" but other than that it was good
i wish they would have used more songs and lyrics from the broadway play :)
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