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Sweeney Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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delalluvia:
Got dragged to go see "Sweeney Todd".

It was good.  Solid piece of work, but it's not something I would have ever gone to see by myself.

Only reason I went is because a friend is a Johnny Depp fanatic and even she wasn't sure after it was over if she liked it or not.  The cast was solid, singing good - one singer was so irritating though, you finally understood what dogs must feel when they hear a dog whistle - very funny parts, lots and lots of gore.  My friend thought it campy in some parts, but I reminded her this was a movie about a singing serial killer, so camp was to be expected.   ;D

We went last night and the movie house was packed.  Standing room only.  The sound system was perfect.  Understood almost every word being sung.  The blood was overdone I think to keep from taking it seriously.

Kay-Nasty:
I have not seen the musical yet, but I went with my sister and her friend who both absolutely love it, so they were able to prepared me for the plot beforehand. They both seemed content with the movie, not praising how wonderful it was, nor putting it down to any degree. I on the other hand really enjoyed it. I thought the entire cast was lovely and the music was well done. And the blood, I honestly liked it. Lots of gore and blood usually make me squeamish, but in this movie the blood was so unrealistically red and shiny that it didn't bother me one bit. I actually thought it beautifully contrasted the otherwise dark and dankness of everything else around it. Although I must admit, I often find any movie with Johnny Depp (as well as my Heathy) hard to hate.  ::) ;D ;D
 :-* But that's just me  :-*

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