Just got back from "Sweeney Todd"

WOW. Ok, first off, before I get to my quick review, let me just get one thing out of the way. Last year we went to NYC without any idea what to see. Several people on here recommended "Sweeney" and we went to see it without knowing anything about it... and... to be honest... i pretty much hated it. The actors were fine, some portions of the show were kind of interesting, but over all i hated it... could barely follow the story (because the actors were practically inaudible) and most of all I hated the music. i left the theater barely being able to remember one tune and seriously considered leaving after intermission.

so then i hear tim burton is directing a film version. and depp and helena are in it. and i'm intrigued, but still very weary because i hated the show (and especially the music) so much. anyhow... so i saw it tonight...

JESUS CHRIST. That movie was FANTASTIC! I have no idea how its possible, but i left the theater IN LOVE with the music. I thought it was beautiful, stunning, moving, everything that every other musical I have seen in the past 5 years was not. Sure Hairspray was fun, sure Dreamgirls has JHud, but this movie... this movie was something else.

Depp was sensational. Not the greatest singer in the world, but still very good. He was a fantastic (and scary) Sweeney. Sacha was hilarious. Rickman was superb (when is he not?), the little boy was incredible for such a young kid. everything was fantastic. the only weak link was Carter for me. And not because of her acting, her acting was top notch. But her singing fell a little short, especially on those big numbers like "worst pies in london" and whenever she sung with Depp. Still, do not get me wrong, she was fantastic and would have been even better had she been blessed with a real singing voice.

The direction was the best of Burtons career since "Ed Wood". And thats saying something considering how much I love "Ed Wood"...

i dont know what else to say. dont want to give anything away!! but am loving this movie and wish everyone could see it now... i think this movie deserves a best picture nomination. so bloody, so sensational, pure eye candy, and that music... god how is it possible that this is the same show i saw on broadway?? a show that put me to sleep on the stage but left me on the edge of my seat at the cinema...

anyhow... i'm gushing.

Updated On: 12/6/07 at 10:34 PM

I'm sure it's been remarked upon before, but can I just say how amazing the title sequence of this film is? The descent into the trap door and the hair raising instrumental that accompanies it took my breath away.

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anyone else go to a screening last night?

thanks brody! thats how i felt last night watching the film... things were going down in the film that i dont ever remember happening when we saw the musical. we kept looking at each other like "when did that happen? and when did that take place???"

i remember watching the broadway show and having such a hard time tryign to follow the story and it didnt help that the singers were kind of inaudible for alot of it. we were sitting in box seats so maybe thats why it was harder to understand what they were saying... anyhow...

loved the movie. A++++

Brody-

I can defiently see where you're coming from, and maybe I'm the exception- but I had never seen the original and totally loved the revival. I will even go so far as to say I had bought the CD prior to going to see the show and hated it, but utterly fell in love with the minamlistic style and actors/musicians. (It did take a while to catch on to the plot and what was going on, but once you get in to it, it was one hell of a ride!) I can't wait for the movie!

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I cannot f*cking WAIT for this movie.

Seriously, everytime I see a preview or a clip on television I get all tingly and excited.

Thanks for the great review! Now it just makes me want Dec. 21st to come even faster!

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"Any suggjestions? I'm new to this sneaking out ****. "

Yes -- DON'T DO IT. It will not kill you to wait until the weekend. Plus moms always find out when their kids do stuff like this -- I know from personal experience. It's not worth it.

Thing is, a group of 20 people is going and 15 of them are my friends. So no, I do wanna wait. Any sugjestions now that I made that clear?

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how was the gore/scary factor? I want to take my mother and she doesn't do well with scary...

Glad you enjoyed it! Super excited that its actually good!

Nothing good ever happened from sneaking out. First of all, your mother is going to find out. Don't fool yourself in to thinking you'll outsmart her. More than likely, she'll hear you come in/out. If not, she'll notice that you've gotten less than 2 hours of sleep for school. If you actually get by that, it will come back around thru your circle of friends/their mothers that you went. Besides.... 20 teenagers, driving back home at 3 in the morning..... not exactly a smart idea.

Plus, more than likely, a good portion of your friends won't be going either.... because they have parents that see that its not the greatest idea.

And I know that you're going to read this and just get mad. But its just simply not worth sneaking out. And your friends will understand (if not, then they are not your friends) Take Elphie's advice, and make a sweeney party out of it on a Friday or Saturday. You'll have a lot more fun without having to worry about getting caught

"All my friends are going at midnight. I thought I said that twice."

We all read it correctly the first time.

"Anyways if I was to have a sweeney party, I wouldn't know where to find the staged version."

Well, if you check Netflix and/or Amazon.com I have no doubt you will find it.

No one here is going to encourage you to disobey a parent. As Clarinetbiter and I have said, your mother will find out one way or another. No movie is worth the grounding you will very likely get. Far better to gather on the weekend and make a party of it as has already been suggested.

Correction to my previous message...

ALMOST no one is going to encourage you to disobey a parent...

this has to be one of the weirdest/dumbest conversations in a while, and that's saying something for this board! You do know you are asking a bunch of strangers on how best to sneak out of your house, a place that we have never seen. And I would just like to ask how exactly you can be an "ex-stonor" at age 14?

Can we all just go back to talking about how excited we are to see Sweeny?! Cause i know I am!

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