Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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 Released: April 1, 2008
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June 4, 2009Real good, Burton and Depp together is pure love, you got to admit it <3
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June 3, 2009I'm not in love with Burton or his whole style. Depp sings well and Rickman gives a good performance, but the story and songs just don't move me that much. I guess I'm saying I don't expect to like the stage production much either, which isn't the fault of the filmmakers, but t... ...( read more )
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April 19, 2009I've seen two Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movies this weekend, and it's very easy for me to choose my favorite between them. Edward Scissorhands was a quirky diversion, but Sweeney Todd is simply good. It joins Corpse Bride as my favorite Burton and Depp movies.
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April 7, 2009OK first of I just wanna say that although I like Depp, in this he is simply a cross of Ed Scissorhands and Jack Sparrow haha we have seen and heard it before and its alittle poor really. He looks the part and sings ok but his performance is just like all his others really, and I... ...( read more )
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July 2, 2009Johnny Depp is one of the greatest actors of this, or any other generation. It is not the range or originality of his characters that stands out most prominently, but the distinction and vision of his approach to the craft. We have never seen an American actor like Depp, whose c... ...( read more )
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December 21, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
December 21, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
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
December 21, 2007
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
If there were a cinematic version of a harmonic convergence, it would look something like "Sweeney Todd." full review
December 21, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
By all means go, and be prepared for a holiday musical like no other. full review
December 21, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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
December 20, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Sweeney Todd is as much a horror film as a musical. It is also something close to a masterpiece.
December 19, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
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
December 17, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Tim Burton's film of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd is spellbinding. full review
December 17, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
How do you rescue the hell brew from absurdity? full review
December 13, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Sweeney Todd is a thriller-diller from start to finish: scary, monstrously funny and melodically thrilling. And Depp is simply stupendous. full review
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May 13, 2009The soundtrack is available on Spotify&trade:
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March 29, 2009i 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
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July 13, 2008Ok, 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 10, 2008such a good film!! and is it wierd that i still find Johnny Depp bloody gorge like that!!??
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June 24, 2008depp 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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June 2, 2008This movie was very good the plot was good some parts in the movie just "cut off" but other than that it was good
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May 29, 2008This movie was great. I liked the plot twist at the end. (sad) Im gonna watch it again. =)
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