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Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Just saw a trailer for this. I love Johnny when he is mean...this looks so good! I cannot wait for this movie

http://www.imdb.com/rg/VIDEO_PLAY/LINK//title/tt0408236/trailers-screenplay-E35334-314

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I read about the real Sweeney Todd a while ago. There's a lot of speculation on how many he really killed. Some say a lot, some say just a few, but because of the way he dismantled the bodies his legend grew exponentially. I wonder how they're gonna portray him? According to the reports I read, he was tall and overweight...Depp isn't really either one, so I'm thinking they're going to take a lot of creative liberties with the old legend.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Looks like regular old Johnny...just a lil different, not fatter really





Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
That looks like the Edward Scissorhands attic. I'll probably go see this but plan on peeking between my fingers for the gross parts.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I read that someone said this was Tim Burton's best work since Ed Wood.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, November 02, 2007 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Glad to see Helena Bonham Carter bringing on the creepiness. Love her.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
seeing this the day it comes out...Christmas. My mom doesn't understand on one of the happiest days of the year why me and my sister chose this one...well, she gets that it has Johnny...but still

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I'm green with envy Beckie! I will have to wait a few days to see it. i can't wait!

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
I'll be in tomorrow to talk about it. I have preview passes for tonight.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
with envy!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Darrell, don't lose your head over it... unless it's a close shave! LOL

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I just realized it starts THIS Friday! I thought it didn't start until the 25th. Woohoo! I can go see it FRIDAY!

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
Is it really this Friday?? I thought it was starting on Christmas...that's what I keep seeing on the previews...

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Oh, so not a Tim Burton fan. EVERYTHING he does is dark. He always releases things that are dark and creepy during Christmas and that really bothers me. He needs to branch out and get away from the darkness, or maybe that's all he can do successfully. Not my cup of tea.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Branch out?! Get away from the darkness?! Never! We love him just the way he is. My only complaint is that he needs to work more!!

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
WOW!!!! This movie was wonderful! I was a little put off by all the blood spurting, but once you get used to it, it's just a part of the whole story. They even get you used to it by having blood dripping/running through the opening credits.

First of all, (one of my big worries,) everyone sang pretty well. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter more than held their own as singers. I may have to get the soundtrack. Alan Rickman did an excellent job, too. The duet with Depp and him was beautiful. (on Pretty Women) Also commendable was Ed Sanders who played Toby. He was great on "Not While I'm Around".

The mood was very dark, and the way the movie was filmed was just as dark (Typical Tim Burton look). Great use of Black, White, and Red.

If you aren't put off by the killing and blood spurting, I highly, highly recommend this film.

(This was a sneak preview showing. We were searched for recording devices prior to entering. I think one of the searchers owes me a dinner. I already got the movie.)

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
We were searched for recording devices prior to entering. I think one of the searchers owes me a dinner. I already got the movie.



Sugar
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08-15-2000

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Darrellh thanks for the big laugh!!! That was very funny indeed.

I am really looking forward to this. Saw a making of thing on tv last night and Stephen Sondheim said he would rather have actors who sang than singers who acted. I am a big Sondheim fan. The lyrics for Sweeny Todd are perfection. (I hope I spelled his name correctly)

Jan
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
I absolutely loved this movie. Best I have seen this year. Mind you , you must be prepared for a totally dark dank movie full of blood and gore - but it was so wonderfully acted, sung and shot ( ie the cinematography was wonderful)

to give you an idea of what I mean by dark, this is my favourite song (sung by Depp) from it (it is from the opening scene so i am giving nothing away):

No Place Like London

There's a whole in the world like a great black pit
and the vermin of the world inhabit it
and its morals aren't worth what a pin can spit
and it goes by the name of London.
At the top of the hole sit the previlaged few
Making mock of the vermin in the lonely zoo
turning beauty to filth and greed...
I too have sailed the world and seen its wonders,
for the cruelty of men is as wonderous as Peru
but there's no place like London!

<snip>

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
and it's filled with people who are filled with shit!
And the vermin of the world inhabit it!


Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
ITA with Jan. This is one of the best movies I have seen in 2007. I'm getting the soundtrack because I love the songs. Yes, it was a dark movie, but it was Tim Burton...I wouldn't expect any less. Defintely musical...but it was cheery..it fit so well into the movie. I will defintely see it again in the movie theater and then I will own it when it comes out.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Has anyone here seen the play? I'd like to hear your take on the play versus the movie.

**** possible spoilers ****************************
I was disappointed to read that the big ensemble numbers were removed from the movie because the play is 3 hours long and they wanted to shorten the film so they cut them even prior to filming. (They also shortened the musical numbers in the film.) I have not seen the play, but I always love those huge ensemble music numbers, they are usually some of my favorites, more so than the solos.

I'm wondering how the blood is handled on a stage play? Because in the film the blood is almost like another character. I'm trying to imagine how they've made it obvious on the stage when he is killing people.

When I was watching the film I just kept thinking of Edward Scissorhands. So I went home and watched that film and they really are two very different characters. Visually this is an amazing film. Some of the songs are really wonderful and I thought the singing was quite good. But overall this isn't the kind of film I would add to my collection or see again and again (like I would other Burton films).

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Brenda, Many moons ago the touring company was here in Toronto with Jean Stapleton (All in the Family) co-starring. I was sooooooo looking forward to it, but I hated it, and walked out before intermission. And I love musicals. I've only walked out of two live shows in my life, that one and Equus. Even though I adore Johnny Depp, I'll see this movie when it's on Pay Tv... not before, thx.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, December 28, 2007 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
I really liked the movie. I was disapointed that some of the songs were cut. I especially missed the song about the tale of Sweeney Todd and the song between Antony and Johanna, it really shows that Johanna has a bit a of madness as well. I was also a bit surprised that Tobys hair did not turn white at the end.

I am a fan of both Johhny Depp and Alan Rickman and thought they were great together. The Pretty Women number was excellent.

I had rented the DVD of the stage production earlier in the year. It had Angela Lansberry and I believe it was George Heard instead of Len Cariou. So if you want to compare you might be able to find a copy, especially now, at the video store.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, December 28, 2007 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Did anyone else think that Anthony looked like Kiera Knightly's twin brother?

Puttergirl
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08-11-2000

Friday, December 28, 2007 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puttergirl a private message Print Post    
Brenda1966, that's exactly what I wondered- how do they do this live on a stage? All I can think of is some sort of tear away floors to pull up the blood quickly before the next scene. Otherwise it would take too long to clean the stage between killings! I supposed you could squeegee the blood off real quick. The leads must have to do alot of costume changes!