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Sweeney Todd
StaedlerMars:
Wanting a movie to be good has lead to several disappointments for me.
Remember Smokin' Aces? That trailer made the movie look amazing. But it wasn't.
But you're right, I want this movie to be good. Because the play was good, and all those fabulous people are involved in it.
PatentAbsurdity:
I saw the first half of Sweeney Todd. It was a taping of the stage version. The first half is excellent. My roommate, who got to see the entire thing on stage in person for her music class, assures me that the rest is equally brilliant.
There is a song about meat pies . . . we were literally rolling about the classroom floor.
The story is deliciously disturbing. I expect Depp to prove to be excellent casting, and I am ridiculously pleased that they will be retaining the musical numbers.
And I think Cohen is actually a perfect choice for the character he has to play. He really reminds me of the dude who played that part in the stage version.
Ocarina654:
To me this just seems to be another wave on the pop-culture phenomenon that has become Johnny Depp and Tim Burton worship. It all seemed to start when this whole "faux-goth" (offshoot of emo) thing started to get big these last few years.
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-emmerged as a popular film because of this movement, and Tim Burton is seen as a dark, and therefore appealing, director to this specific demographic.
And of course, with Depp as Sparrow in PotC, his popularity soars because they are good movies, and he does give a good performance, but everything gets blown out of proportion because "OMG JOHNNY DEPP IS HAWT" and he played a "dark" character in Edward Scissorhands, which, surprise, surprise, has some new popularity and merchandise just like TNBC.
Corpse Bride was, I thought, the culmination of this trend, namely, a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie, made to ride this wave even more because it featured the same stop-motion claymation that TNBC did.
Sweeny Todd appears to just be a continuation of this.
Tim Burton + Johnny Depp + Dark/Disturbed Character = Whinny faux-goth teens flock to the theaters in droves and add said character to the pop-culture hall-of-fame although its really not that great of a movie.
I don't think I really articulated this great, but oh well.
By the way, I'm not saying Tim Burton and Jonny Depp aren't talented, nor am I saying I don't enjoy their work. But, from what I've seen (Namely, those four years I spent in High School and all the time I spend online) they're way Overrated.
This thread doesn't help that imagine.
All that said, I didn't know Sweeny Todd was a play before a movie, and with that knowledge I know realize that this may actually have something going for it. Maybe not, but maybe.
Plus I love Alan Rickman.
Going to see the movie? Likely yes.
Cartilage Head:
Still, there is big difference between a stage musical with professional stage performers and singers, and a movie with Johnny Depp, who is merely a decent singer. Also there will be edits to the songs. No to that.
LizziL:
I'm a sucker for a good musical, which I hope this will be.
Alan Rickman just adds to my excitement.
I can't wait to see this.
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