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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2 Disc) [2007] starring: Johnny Depp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall directed by: Tim Burton List Price: £23.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £6.98 You Save: £17.01 (71%)Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321902211756 Format: Box set, PAL Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: May 19, 2008 Running Time: 111 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Sales Rank: 57 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: After years of rumours, it turns out that Tim Burton was the perfect visionary to film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim's Broadway masterpiece, and the result is a macabre and moving musical movie as enthralling as anything Burton has ever done. The show's mix of gothic horror, Grand Guignol, very dark humor, and witty and beautiful music never was the stuff of traditional musical comedy, but it's a powerful work, and perhaps the richest of the late 20th century. In the movie, Burton's frequent collaborator, Johnny Depp, plays Todd, a wronged man whose lust for revenge drives him to murder (an 19th-century legend who has been traced to a real-life barber). Helena Bonham Carter, another Burton mainstay, is Mrs. Lovett, the barber's partner-in-unspeakable-crime. It's no surprise that Depp is an excellent choice to convey Todd's brooding intensity and volcanic rage, but he can also sing a score that is so challenging it has often played in opera houses (though not with the same style as the Broadway original, Len Cariou, and he occasionally lapses into pop style). Bonham Carter is small of voice and lacks the humour of the original Broadway Lovett, Angela Lansbury, but she sings on pitch, in rhythm, and in character at the same time, which is no small feat for a Sondheim show. Aficionados will regret the loss of certain musical passages--"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" is just an instrumental overture and the chorus is gone altogether, among others, but the reassuring presence of orchestrator Jonathan Tunick and conductor Paul Gemignani ensures that the music feels right and sounds great. And the film's depiction of a Victorian London hellhole, with cinematography by Dariusz Wolski and costumes by Colleen Atwood, also looks and feels right. The excellent cast is filled out by Alan Rickman as the villainous Judge Turpin, Timothy Spall as his seedy Beadle, Sacha Baron Cohen as a rival barber, Jamie Campbell Bower as the young lover Anthony, Jayne Wisener as his object of affection, and Ed Sanders as the young Toby. For fans of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp who don't think they like musicals, Sweeney Todd should be a revelation (though not for the squeamish, as the gore is intense and completely appropriate). For fans of Broadway and Sondheim, it's hard to imagine getting a better adaptation than this. The fact that there's no newly composed Oscar-bait song sung by a Josh Groban-type over the end credits only makes it better. --David Horiuchi Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Superb FilmAltough i really do hate musicals but because it was Johnny Depp i coulnt care less what it was i thourght it might alright only because of Depp but it turns out to be such an awsome movie i recomend to ANYONE who likes alot of blood and the singing was amazing in my oppinion its one of the BEST movies i have ever seen its a must see. Rating: - Great Burton and Depp CollaborationLike the other Burton and Depp collaborations this is a must see and doesn't disappoint. Rating: - Good on ya Burton!What can I say..? Burton is great. What an imagination. Ok, the singing was a little uncomfortable at first, but I soon got used to it and found Depp as good as ever. Is there nothing those two men cannot do..? Highly entertaining, quite strange, but still good. The ending is a sad twist of fate too. Having seen Bonham-Carter as Bellatrix, it was a moment or two before she slotted into character, in my mind, but still very suitable for the role. In all, a classic to be watched over the years. Money on it being shown at Christmas in years to come. Rating: - a real treata really entertaining treat and an early contender for film of the year this is a superb musical with great performances from its cast.as always its visually striking and is very dark Rating:  - The first film of Burton's I dislikedI have to say I normally love Tim Burton's films - even the ones for kids such as Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. I also adore Depp so I was eager to get my hands on this DVD. What a total disappointment. I found the whole film tedious - from start to finish, and it was a chore to watch it but I was determined to see it all in case it improved as it went along. It didn't. I'm afraid this is likely to stay on my DVD shelf gathering dust or appear on Marketplace at a cut price! As I said, the first ever bad film I think Tim Burton has made which is such a shame. |
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