I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
So...have we heard any speculation about what SWEENEY will be rated?
SLEEPY HOLLOW was R-rated and pretty bloody. Do you think they'd go that route with SWEENEY as well, or go for the more family-friendly PG-13? I can't imagine they'd want to risk a big holiday flagship musical with an R rating.
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I don't know how it would sell, but i HOPE Burton makes it scary, i.e very bloody.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
well in making it a "slasher" type movie, I really hope it retains some of the show's signature qualities, like the dark humor, and the chilling love plot lines...however I'm still very excited!
miracle elixer... Look at the poster, he does look incredibly sad and disturbed, and in absolutely no way does this look or even suggest campiness as you suggest. He looks absolutely tortured. And how can you judge all those things from a freaking teaser poster anyway. It's a little difficult to show sad, funny, thrilling, romantic, violent, etc (all the things the show is) in a TEASER poster.
Oyyy, I seriously love how they have subtle hints to the plot in the poster (i.e. Big Ben in the back so you know it's set in London, the red glare from the cellar)
I like it. Now if HBC was hanging behind him on the barber's chair, then it would be perfect! Other than that, it is very well made. Excellent choice in colors and I can see the tortured/yet killer instinct in JD's eyes so it works for me that way.
Now where is our Mrs. Lovett? That is the real surprise I'm waiting for.
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
I think it captures the movie and broadway production perfectly! I haven't really expressed any opinions in the past couple of months because well, I haven't seen anything but this looks spectacular! I especially love LMK in the background!
This quote is from Burton, and judging the three things he mentioned, Elixer, I don't think he is going to rely on the camp factor- he specifically mentions emotion, and I think the Burton will do the raw emotion of Sweeney Todd justice.
"I've always wanted to do a musical and Sweeney Todd is my favorite," said Tim Burton in the release. "Stephen's blend of humor, horror and emotion is something that has always connected with me."
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*groans* if only there was someone else sitting in that chair. Life would be perfect. But except for that one minor detail, its a lovely poster.
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