Sweeney Todd

[lukemillar]

Anyone else looking forward to this?:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9409/sweeneylargenk3.jpg

[Steve H]

Indeed. A Johnny Depp and Tim Burton film has got to be worth a watch.
I understand it's based on the Broadway Musical. Is this true?

[keithd]

cue more haming it from depp, with his cod cockney accent...

one for DVD i feel...

[Steve H]

cue more haming it from depp, with his cod cockney accent...

one for DVD i feel...

Keith, Don't let my wife hear you talk about Depp like that. :smt013

Though I fear you could be right about the old 'apples and pears' accent. ;)

[lukemillar]

Indeed. A Johnny Depp and Tim Burton film has got to be worth a watch.
I understand it's based on the Broadway Musical. Is this true?

Yep - and this is also going to be a musical!

[keithd]

dont get me wrong, i like depp, but oh boy does he over do it sometimes!!

maybe thats his charm...

[Steve H]

dont get me wrong, i like depp, but oh boy does he over do it sometimes!!

maybe thats his charm...

Yep, that and the fact that he is not exactly ugly and is worth millions! ;)

[Pedrosa]

I think Johnny's broken/camp accent worked wonderfully well for his Jack Sparrow character.:confused:

[Steve H]

I think Johnny's broken/camp accent worked wonderfully well for his Jack Sparrow character.:confused:

Yep, shame about the rest of the film. ;)

[Xan173]

Watched it last night. Yes, it's a musical. In fact, there's hardly any normal dialogue at all, it's almost entirely sung.

Glad I watched it, but not sure I enjoyed it. Odd.

[Kinvig]

Burton has never really lived up to his hype. Scissorhands was good (but smaltchzy)

His movies are all style & no substance. Take Batman - after the first one, th producers gave him free reign & look at the mess that was Batman Returns.

Planet of the Apes, anyone?

[Pedro68]

Odd.
Were you expecting anything else from Tim Burton? :D

[Kate Moss]

Watched it last night. Yes, it's a musical. In fact, there's hardly any normal dialogue at all, it's almost entirely sung.

Glad I watched it, but not sure I enjoyed it. Odd.


Didn't realise this version would be a musical. Does Johnny Depp sing?? Think id prefer to keep him as Captain Jack Sparrow!!!

[Mike2165]

The film is based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler

[neio79]

i was interested, theni found out it is a musical, so now i am not. Hate all musicals!!

[tigersaw]

Hate all musicals!!

You hate Tommy, You hate The Jungle Book ?
Shame on you ;)

[neio79]

You hate Tommy, You hate The Jungle Book ?
Shame on you ;)

All film real ator musicals yes, cartoon ones like jungle book dont count really, so yep hate the lot Grease, mary poppins, bedknobs and broomsticls stc etc. For me its a perfectally good way to ruin the acting and flow of a film.

[dizzyblonde]

Didn't realise this version would be a musical. Does Johnny Depp sing?? Think id prefer to keep him as Captain Jack Sparrow!!!


yes he does sing, has his own band( or did),many years ago he spent a fair while living in the caravan of the Butthole surfers

but mmmmmm jack sparrow:smt055

[missyburd]

mmmmm Johnny Depp :love: *droooooooool* (except in charlie and the choc factory yuk.)


I'm sooo looking forward to this film, think Tim Burton, Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter work great together, loved all the films they've done :smt048

[Tara]

mmmmm Johnny Depp :love: *droooooooool* (except in charlie and the choc factory yuk.)


I'm am sooo looking forward to this film, think Tim Burton, Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter work great together, loved all the films they've done :smt048

Can't help but agree with that.

[CoolGirl]

yup, count me in (even if the Deppster is doing a Dave Vanian c1983)
anyone catch TB on the South Bank Show last sunday? Brilliant.

[Speedy Claire]

Yep.. can`t wait to see it

[missyburd]

there's a tiny clip of it here, and is it me or does this Sweeney Todd chap sound astonishingly similar to Captain Sparrow? Don't think that's a good sign...running out of accents lol :)

http://www.radio1movies.com/2008/01/sweeney-todd-ex.html

[northwind]

I think he realised nobody but me saw From Hell, so he can get away with the exact same act.

[missyburd]

I think he realised nobody but me saw From Hell, so he can get away with the exact same act.

i've got From Hell on dvd, quite a good film. Forgot about that.

[Bear]

there's a tiny clip of it here, and is it me or does this Sweeney Todd chap sound astonishingly similar to Captain Sparrow? Don't think that's a good sign...running out of accents lol :)

http://www.radio1movies.com/2008/01/sweeney-todd-ex.html

Having seen the film Todd is much more Bowie than Richards if you ask me... Great film, the songs are all a little samey to me though.

[Lissa]

Much as I like Johnny Depp, this really doesn't appeal to me at all.

Neither did Charlie and the Chocolate factory.

May at some point watch it when it finally makes it on to Sky movies.

[Xan173]

Having seen the film Todd is much more Bowie

+1

[Essex of Essex]

Just got home from the cinema sat through it al but not impressed.

[missyburd]

off to see it tomorrow night yey. It had better be good :rolleyes:

[missyburd]

heehee I was laughing through the whole of that! Some terribly cheesy scenes at times but I thoroughly enjoyed it. And Depp can actually hold a tune, I thought it would all be a rumour :rolleyes:

9/10 from me, think will buy on dvd :cool: