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Business Stationary Mart - Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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List Price: $34.99
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Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Edward Sanders, Timothy Spall
Directed By: Tim Burton
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: DEPP,JOHNNY
EAN: 0097361321547
Format: AC-3
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-04-01
Running Time: 116
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-12-21
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not the greatest ever made, but watchable
Comment: First of all, I'd like to give the actors an A for Effort, as we see how, even though they are NOT singers, they trained in ways they could for the movie. I usually don't mind movie soundtracks, but unless I'm watching this particular movie, I'm not going to listen to the soundtrack.
I'm not familiar with the Broadway version, but I did feel that this film was lacking in the humor department. Sacha Baron Cohen was comic relief early on in the film, along with Mrs. Lovett's dream, and later, Mrs. Lovett's ending (the sequence of events leading up to it probably had something to do with it). I love black comedy, I kept feeling like there should be some macabre humor mixed in, but it just wasn't happening.
The film was too dark. I don't mean dark as in thematic elements - as I enjoy "darker" fiction written by classic authors (Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Garcia Lorca, etc.) - but the lighting was too dark. This is probably so we can focus on JUST HOW MUCH BLOOD is spilled, which was too bright, and took me out of the story thinking of what fake blood they used... in other words, it was distracting. Hell, I can't even identify with those who complain of too much blood - it was so fake-looking, people SHOULD be complaining about ruining good fabrics with orange paint. I think the film would've been just fine had they left the colors as they were.
However. I enjoyed the film. Not because it's particularly memorable, or astounding, or even because I empathize so greatly with Barker/Todd (though the transition of happy, loving father to vengeful, hateful sadist is a tragic, and plausible, one). I like this movie because I take it with a grain of salt. Sweeney Todd at the beach, or his awkwardness in kissing Mrs. Lovett, were great moments. I could laugh at the hodge-podge character Pirelli was (mixture of Spanish, Italian and French it seemed like), and the irony of Todd/Lovett's demise. I could also shake my head at how gullible Mrs. Lovett's customers were, that NOBODY (except for Toby) ever caught on that it was dear neighbor Henry for dinner tonight.
The bottom-line: Rent this movie, be sure you're loaded up on soda and popcorn. Do NOT take this movie seriously, and remember kids - it's just paint.
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Summary: Great movie!!
Comment: Well I looooove this film, and the dvd is pretty good. I haven't seen the special edition one, but this one's got a behind the scenes video, so it's not bad. Audio can be in english, french and spanish and with subtitles in any of these languages. Hope this works! =)
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Summary: Sweeney Todd
Comment: Given as gift and the recipient was thrilled. I was, however, disappointed at how long it took for me to receive this item. Shipping was slower than usual for Amazon.
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Summary: Not the greatest Tim Burton film I've seen...
Comment: I bought the special edition of Sweeny Todd recently because I'm a big fan of Tim Burton films such as Ed Wood, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc., so I thought that this one would be just as good as the others. The songs are very good, the story is interesting, and all of the characters are connected to each other. The reason I gave this movie three stars is because it has A LOT of gore. I can't stand watching a lot of blood in a movie, but that's just me. If you can tolerate seeing gore, you'll probably like the movie more than I do. Other than that, it's a film worth seeing, but if you can't stand seeing blood or gruesome things, I would not recommend this film.
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Summary: A musical i actually like
Comment: Sweeny Todd is one of my favorite movies of the year. The movie is the combined effort of regular collaborators Tim Burton, Jonny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter. The film has Tim Burton's signature style all over it with its dark macabre look, its dark macabre romance, and its dark macabre everything else. But that's okay because it works.
Probably the first thing people will notice about the movie is that it's a musical. Though you don't usually think of serial killers and musicals at the same time, Sweeny Todd really makes it work and the music, credited to Stephen Sondheim, is excellently written. The performances in Sweeny Todd are very good as well. Jonny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter work wonderfully together while Alan Rickman and young newcomer Ed Sanders do extremely well also.
This is a great movie and I highly recommend it. The level of violence may get to some people (not many these days) but if that doesn't bother you then by all means, see it. I didn't really like musicals as a kid so if I can enjoy this as much as I did than I'm sure you can too.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Genre: Musicals
Rating: R
Release Date: 1-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
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