Tim Burton & Johnny Depp Team For 'Sweeney Todd'

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Saw it yesterday and I really thinks it's bad. I can't understand how is one of the best movies of 2007 according to the critic. I mean, the only good things are the performances of Johnny Depp and Helena Boham Carter and the visual style.

Story- Bad
Music- Bad
 
Darkly Dexter said:
Saw it yesterday and I really thinks it's bad. I can't understand how is one of the best movies of 2007 according to the critic. I mean, the only good things are the performances of Johnny Depp and Helena Boham Carter and the visual style.

Story- Bad
Music- Bad
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Care to be a bit more specific as to what about the story and music is bad? I liked both quite a bit so I'm curious as to what was bad.
 
Kabuki_Jo said:
I was extremeley curious about this movie.
Saw the trailer and wanted to see it.
I would have liked it a lot better if it weren't a musical, but it didn't bother me too much when I was watching it.
I gave it an 8 because technically the movie is great, and so are the performances.
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I'm not sure how well it would work were it not a musical. It would feel far too serious and the charm of the movie was the fact that while it was very dark in tone and plot, it never took itself too seriously and the music helped with that.
 
Yeah, most of the humor is in the songs. . .
 
If you think the movie would have been better if it weren't a musical........You.Just.Don't.Get.It.
 
i watched a non musical sweeney todd version, with Ben kingsley as sweeney...it was horrible! worst made for tv film i've ever seen...half the characters weren't even in it, and they added new characters too, the main person was some undercover detective..... At first i didn't even know who the hell sweeney was..
 
For a spoken movie they would have to use a third party main character. Someone sympathetic, like a detective. The music is what allows you to get into Sweeney's head and really understand the character. It allows you to feel for him despite the unspeakable acts he is committing. You wouldn't be able without the music.
 
The story of Sweeney Todd is a legend, it wasn't invented for the musical. It's been a story, and various operas before it was a musical.
 
It was the first film I saw of 08 I think, only came out in Jan, so best film of the year so far for me :p
 
I found this on the DVD Talk Forums. Nothing's official (except the release date), so take it with a grain of salt.

Paramount unleashes the beloved Tim Burton masterpiece "Sweeney Todd" on April 1st in single disc, 2-disc Special Edition, and gasping-for-breath HD-DVD versions.

Specs:

Single Disc:
Languages: English, French Dubbed & Subtitled, Spanish Dubbed & Subtitled
Audio: 5.1 Surround
DVD Feature:
• Featurette: Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd

2-Disc Special Edition:
Languages: English, French Dubbed & Subtitled, Spanish Dubbed & Subtitled
Audio: 5.1 Surround
DVD Features:
• Featurette: Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd
• Interview: Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
• Featurette: Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
• Featurette: Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
• Featurette: Sweeney's London
• Featurette: The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Featurette: Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
• Featurette: Designs for a Demon Barber
• Featurette: A Bloody Business
• Interview: Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
• Featurette: The Razor's Refrain
• Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
• Photo Gallery: Photo Gallery

2-Disc Special Edition HD-DVD:
Languages: English, French Dubbed & Subtitled, Spanish Dubbed & Subtitled
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
DVD Features:
• Featurette: Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd
• Interview: Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
• Featurette: Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
• Featurette: Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
• Featurette: Sweeney's London
• Featurette: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Featurette: Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
• Featurette: Designs for a Demon Barber
• Featurette: A Bloody Business
• Interview: Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
• Featurette: The Razor's Refrain
• Photo Gallery: Photo Gallery
• Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Art to follow soon~
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That 2-disc set will be mine.
 
I'm sure it'll come to Blu-ray eventually, since a lot of previously HD-DVD only titles are coming to Blu-ray (Transformers, Blades of Glory). In fact, I'm really surprised it's being released on HD-DVD after it pretty much lost the format war.

Anyway, it doesn't affect me. Regular DVD FTW!
 
Guess it's going to be a long wait until I get to own it. :(
 
April 1st? Awesome :up:
 
Darkly Dexter said:
Story- Bad
Music- Bad
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:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:

I was interested in seeing it even tho I honest to god hate musicals but love Tim Burton. I saw it, loved it, its my favorite film of 2007. I bought the album and I am psyched to see its dvd release date. *marks calender*
 
Guy who wrote the story for this film: "hey, let's make a story about a guy who cuts like 5000 throats in just one movie"
Producer: "wow that's a great idea. But what else?"
Guy: "Well, we could make up a cliché plot about a bad judge who falsely arrests an innocent man just because he is in love with his wife. He also stoles his daughter."
Producer: "yeah, and then he returns very very angry and starts to cut throats!"
Guy: "Yeah, lot of blood. That's what hits the fan."
Producer: "Well, we've got a movie! You gotta love this job."
 
Darkly Dexter said:
Guy who wrote the story for this film: "hey, let's make a story about a guy who cuts like 5000 throats in just one movie"
Producer: "wow that's a great idea. But what else?"
Guy: "Well, we could make up a cliché plot about a bad judge who falsely arrests an innocent man just because he is in love with his wife. He also stoles his daughter."
Producer: "yeah, and then he returns very very angry and starts to cut throats!"
Guy: "Yeah, lot of blood. That's what hits the fan."
Producer: "Well, we've got a movie! You gotta love this job."
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It started out as a musical long before it was a movie, so you fail.

Stuff like this really pisses me off. Instead of spewing out tons of inane bull**** like the above post, why don't you just simply say "I didn't like the movie"?
 
Darkly Dexter said:
Guy who wrote the story for this film: "hey, let's make a story about a guy who cuts like 5000 throats in just one movie"
Producer: "wow that's a great idea. But what else?"
Guy: "Well, we could make up a cliché plot about a bad judge who falsely arrests an innocent man just because he is in love with his wife. He also stoles his daughter."
Producer: "yeah, and then he returns very very angry and starts to cut throats!"
Guy: "Yeah, lot of blood. That's what hits the fan."
Producer: "Well, we've got a movie! You gotta love this job."
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Darkly Dexter: I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, so I think I'll talk out of my ass!
People in this Thread: Please don't.
Darkly Dexter : Too late!

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