PBS will be broadcasting the Emma Thompson concert version. That will be a good one to have.
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I really like the movie version. Sure, it wasn't a very good adaptation of the musical itself in terms of style, but it was a really good film when you separate it from the material. HBC and Johnny Depp were both very good and sung the material the way that Tim Burton wanted them to. Still in my top 5 musical movies.
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I actually just re-watched this movie the other day and I think it's pretty great. No, it isn't the musical word for word, but does it really have to be to be a good movie? And would the ballads really work in a film setting? I think they would come off as too cheesy in a movie because they're such a theatrical storytelling device.
I think the style they chose really works for the material as a whole. The only thing I really hate about the film is the way they cut out a lot of Johanna and Anthony's actual interaction (which gives the song "Johanna" an unneeded creep factor absent in the stage version).
"Lord. How many "recorded live concert versions" of Sweeney Todd do we need?"
When you see what a great job Emma Thompson does with the role, it will make you want to grab a torch and have a dvd burning on Patti LuPone's front lawn.
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Sept 26. It's a Live From Lincoln Center so I doubt it will be rebroadcast or released to the public. So get someone to tape it.
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The thing you simple-minded folks still can never understand is that there are certain things you can do in plays that you can't do in movies, and there are certain things you can do in movies that you can't do in plays, so you've really got to take (good) advantage of that!
"Well, guess what? Mr. Sondheim himself actually gave the film version his entire stamp of approval!"
That doesn't mean much. He's given his stamp of approval on a lot of things that he shouldn't have. Ca-ching, ca-ching.
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I honestly think that the musical is so perfect that they shouldn't have changed anything. I also didn't enjoy the complete lack of humor or the constant whisper singing.
I would love to see Bette Midler play Miss Lovett. I don't want to dis Helen's performance, but a restrained Miss Lovett? The show is already on a rather grim subject so we needed "The Worst Pies in London" to be a tad more funny than it was in the movie version.
I don't think it was Helen's fault. As I said before I think she could have done it justice. I'm just speculating but I think there was a call made for her to underplay the role for fear it being too over the top for the medium.