Sweeney Todd

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 06 Feb 2008, 07:59

I need to upgrade my mates - it was a shock to mine that this was a musical.

Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter are fantastic.
Sacha Baron Cohen is the show-stealer.
the rest of the cast are fab.

After the initial squirmy "oh Christ, they might sing every fucking line" phase, this settles down into a superbly filmed (the London shots, the sets, the lighting/background swapping), very funny rendition, particularly considering the constraints that the soppy sub-plot places on the overall story. Very 'stage musical' feel about it with all the luxuries of special effects, plenty of gore and Tim Burton magic.

Great stuff. Anyone else seen it?

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 06 Feb 2008, 10:33

I hate about 92% of all musicals...

Should I watch it?

crotchgrabber · Post by **crotchgrabber** » 06 Feb 2008, 10:51

haven't caught it... but everyone tells me marla and capt. jack can't sing for shit.
true?

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 06 Feb 2008, 16:22

Um. Smokers have notoriously BAD singing voices.

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 06 Feb 2008, 16:29

I disagree with that on every level.

Rick Cave · Post by **Rick Cave** » 06 Feb 2008, 16:46

Yes. Sam Cooke is an awful singer.

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 06 Feb 2008, 16:57

ReverseEngineer";p="938489 wrote:Um. Smokers have notoriously BAD singing voices.

Eviltoastman";p="938490 wrote:I disagree with that on every level.

Rick Cave · Post by **Rick Cave** » 06 Feb 2008, 17:13

I was being sarcastic, Toby!

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 06 Feb 2008, 18:03

technical-bad
not necessarily quality-bad.

Sam Cooke could never do Pagliacci.

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 06 Feb 2008, 18:07

And Pagliacci could never do Siberian throat singing, what the fuck is your point?

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 06 Feb 2008, 18:07

ReverseEngineer";p="938489 wrote:Um. Smokers have notoriously BAD singing voices.

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 06 Feb 2008, 18:15

Eviltoastman";p="938504 wrote:And Pagliacci could never do Siberian throat singing, what the fuck is your point?

I don't really think I had one
I just hear Marla Singer talk and feel confident that that voice should not try to find varied pitch.

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 06 Feb 2008, 19:21

eh, I may very likely be wrong.
stranger things have happened.

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 07 Feb 2008, 06:11

Thunder Bear";p="938300 wrote:I hate about 92% of all musicals...

Should I watch it?

No

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 07 Feb 2008, 07:54

Rick Cave";p="938497 wrote:I was being sarcastic, Toby!

I know that, Richard. I just disagreed with Reverse and agreed with Toast, thats all.

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 07 Feb 2008, 07:58

Mary Hinge";p="938662 wrote:
Thunder Bear";p="938300 wrote:I hate about 92% of all musicals...

Should I watch it?
No

Good. I have a date on Sunday, and she wants to see Sweeney Todd. I want to see Juno.

Juno it is.

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 07 Feb 2008, 22:54

I want to see that too. REview pls

Liingus · Post by **Liingus** » 07 Feb 2008, 23:04

there's something ninny about this thread

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 07 Feb 2008, 23:21

Mary Hinge";p="938975 wrote:I want to see that too. REview pls

Good Film.

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 08 Feb 2008, 06:07

crotchgrabber";p="938302 wrote:haven't caught it... but everyone tells me marla and capt. jack can't sing for shit.
true?

They all sing just fine. Some better than others. Helena Bonham Burton is pleasantly spot on. Depp does a bit of a Bowie. Fair to say that singing is not the strong point of most of the main characters put they pull it off really well.

It's not necessarily going to convert anyone who doesn't like musicals though.

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 08 Feb 2008, 17:55

Hey, this movie is playing at the second-run theater a block from my house
is it worth my three dollars and five-minute walk?

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:02

Mary Hinge";p="938975 wrote:I want to see that too. REview pls

Good film.

Dress Barn · Post by **Dress Barn** » 11 Feb 2008, 16:42

ReverseEngineer";p="938489 wrote:Um. Smokers have notoriously BAD singing voices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wk9hPubD1Q

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 11 Feb 2008, 19:43

that's quite an exception.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 11 Feb 2008, 20:25

ReverseEngineer";p="939124 wrote:Hey, this movie is playing at the second-run theater a block from my house
is it worth my three dollars and five-minute walk?

Probably?