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 Posted - October 05 2007 : 12:00:28 PM
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That looks wierder than "Beowulf!" It also looks pretty neat; how can you go wrong with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter? Oh, excuse me, Irish, did I miss someone?  |
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      sure did  but I'll forgive you for not mentioning his name I'll have the pleasure of doing it myself.
None other than my beloved Alan Rickman playing the evil  Judge Turpin. He's so good at being bad
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Looks like a great movie!  I thought for a minute that it was some sort of a spin off of Harry Potter. It has quite a few actors and actresses in it that played in HP. Anything with Johnny Depp in it with Tim Burton directing has to be good! |
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Posted - October 05 2007 : 7:18:48 PM
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| The "atmosphere" of this flick reminds me of "Sleepy Hollow;" gee, I wonder why? |
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Posted - October 06 2007 : 07:05:19 AM
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Yay! I can't wait for this movie!
It looks fantastic and Tim Burton & Johnny Depp seem to work so well together.
Ooo and Alan Rickman playing a baddie! perfect! |
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Posted - October 20 2007 : 12:14:50 AM
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As per usual, Quicktime would not run on my browser--in fact, QT has been crap with every ISP I've ever had!  Ah well, it'll show up on Yahoo Movies shortly... |
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Posted - October 20 2007 : 11:24:36 AM
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As per usual, Quicktime would not run on my browser--in fact, QT has been crap with every ISP I've ever had! Ah well, it'll show up on Yahoo Movies shortly...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5brXozjbno
Here's the youtube version Obi so enjoy. |
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Posted - October 20 2007 : 11:39:18 PM
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| Ooh, that looks good. So what do you suppose they are grinding up in that big meat grinder? (as if I didn't already bleeding well know!) |
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Posted - October 21 2007 : 10:11:24 AM
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Probably my belovedAlanaka Judge Turpin amongst others. |
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Posted - October 21 2007 : 11:16:54 AM
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I can't decide if I want to go and see this one or not. Hmmmmm....
It is based upon a very successful Broadway musical of the same name, written by Stephen Sondheim back in the 70s or 80s. It was a very different sort of musical, as you can well imagine from the story line. It was a far cry from the sunshine and roses, happy-ending types of musicals that were popular up to that point. And while still very "dark" and brooding, and you definitely got the point of what was going on, it wasn't as openly violent as this movie appears to be.
I see that Johnny Depp sings at least one song in the movie, and the genre is listed as a musical, but I can't find out if they are using all of the original songs from the Broadway musical, or if the focus is less on the music and more on the violent story.
Hmmmmm... still thinking about this one...... |
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Posted - October 24 2007 : 09:21:13 AM
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Here is a good description of the up-coming movie from over on the Sweeney Todd boards.
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW (general impressions and basics):
I'm sure you've heard much of this already but:
-They said this preview is NOT finished - Burton has 5 weeks of "mixing" left to do. (But it looked mostly finished to me.)
-I timed it: it was 1 hr 50 mins, not including end credits (they only showed the front credits).
-Full-throttle musical – believe it or not, you don’t really miss the things that are missing. It’s almost more of a musical than the stage musical! When they sing they REALLY sing, and I might be exaggerating, but it seemed like over 80% sung. The music is very powerful throughout. Depp is excellent. Carter has a strong accent (I think it works). Anthony and Tobias almost steal the show. Turpin, Beadle, and Pirelli all seem PERFECT.
-Amazingly faithful to the musical - much of it is word-for-word the same, with a few plot deviations and many minor changes.
-About 60 people in the audience, with very positive reactions (a few negative) – but the audience isn’t a “random sample”.
-Very disturbingly violent and gory – it’s actually a “musical-horror” movie. We knew it would be a unique film, but I would say that it's radically unique because it’s also *hilarious*. Sure to get widely varying reviews.
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Posted - November 24 2007 : 10:19:47 PM
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| It's getting close! I saw the teaser trailer on TV last night! Johnny Depp doesn't seem to have much of a singing voice, does he? |
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Posted - November 25 2007 : 2:59:06 PM
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| Yes getting close and I am getting so excited to see this one. Will judge the singing when I see it. |
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| I couldn't pull the trailer up...(darned dial-up), but did get to see it on TV as well the last couple of days! It reminds me of "Sleepy Hollow". I'm looking forward to adding it to my collection of Burton films. |
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Posted - November 28 2007 : 12:22:10 PM
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Johnny Depp doesn't seem to have much of a singing voice, does he?
I think Johnny's voice is not powerful or deep enough for this role. When he sings, he does not sound menacing enough. He may be more suited for the type of music he performed in his younger days. |
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Irish...I suspect you'll be heading to the movies this weekend???  |
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Posted - December 20 2007 : 12:57:50 PM
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Absolutely. I have a "date" with Alan either Saturday or Sunday I will be sure to report back with my "findings" |
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I just got back from seeing this movie and all I can say is WOW. Excellent job by all concerned Yes, yes I know what you are all thinking, I would like this anyway because of Alanbut not so. If it "stank" I would say so but not the case here. This movie is amazing and the singing is brilliant by all the actors. Johnny and Alan do a duet called "Pretty Women" and I so loved that and Helena Bonham Carter was perfectly cast as Mrs Lovett. There is a scene where she is "day-dreaming" about her and Sweeney and what could lay ahead for them and it is so funny LOL. I am not a "musical fan" but this one I loved (not your typical musical, far from it) but be warned there is a lot of graphic "throat slitting" and spurting blood.
I highly recommend it to fans of Johnny, Helena or sigh...Alanbut if you do not like "graphic violence" then avoid it. It was funny at times, something I did not expect and it sure put me in the humour for a "meat pie" just not one of Mrs Lovett's
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Hey! I just got back from seeing this movie too. I agree that the movie is amazingly done, and I also thought that the day-dreaming scene was hilarious. Great job singing by all cast. Now, as for the graphic violence. . . .
OMG. Definitely DON'T go see this movie if you think up-close shots of blood spurting from freshly slit throats may disturb you. The murder scenes are VERY graphic and over the top--in the usual, exaggerated Tim Burton fashion--and frequently repeated. Yeesh. I feel like I need to go watch some Care Bears or Rainbow Brite now, something to give me a warm fuzzy feeling before I go to bed. My hubby said the movie was great, but he's never getting his hair cut again. And he probably won't shave for weeks!
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