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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Read more
| Starring | Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall |
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| Director | Tim Burton |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Music/Musical, Thriller |
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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
| Starring | Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jayne Wisener, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Anthony Head |
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| Director | Tim Burton |
| Studio | WARNER BROS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | New releases |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Music/Musical, Thriller |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 19 May 2008 Blu-ray: 19 May 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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In case you're not familiar with Stephen Sondheim's macabre musical, or the (maybe true?) urban myth that inspired it, Tim Burton's movie wastes no time in establishing the appropriate tone. read more »
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158 out of 163 people found this review helpful
A very long two hours
Ok, I went in not thinking and hadn't twigged it was a musical, and I loathe musicals, so it was never going to be good for me. But even so, this seems a particularly bad example of the genre. Depp sings like a bad Bowie impersonator (think Phil Cornwell) and the songs are weak. When he and Rickman are singing about pretty women I couldn't restrain my laughter.
My general gripe with musicals is that the songs just get in the way - they don't move the narrative along, so you're just waiting for them to finish and get back to the real film. This is particularly true with this film. But it looks good, and when they're not arseing about with duff songs, it is engaging and enjoyable enough. It's just those songs.... -
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158 out of 163 people found this review helpful
A very long two hours
Ok, I went in not thinking and hadn't twigged it was a musical, and I loathe musicals, so it was never going to be good for me. But even so, this seems a particularly bad example of the genre. Depp sings like a bad Bowie impersonator (think Phil Cornwell) and the songs are weak. When he and Rickman are singing about pretty women I couldn't restrain my laughter.
My general gripe with musicals is that the songs just get in the way - they don't move the narrative along, so you're just waiting for them to finish and get back to the real film. This is particularly true with this film. But it looks good, and when they're not arseing about with duff songs, it is engaging and enjoyable enough. It's just those songs.... -
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Sweeney Todd trailer online
- 08 Oct 2007
An exciting teaser for the forthcoming Tim Burton musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has hit the internet, starring Johnny Depp as the murderous coiffeur. Also starring Helena Bonham-Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen, the film is an adaptation of the classic but creepy story of Sweeney Todd, who gives his customers something rather more sinister than just a wash and shave. After being falsely accused of a crime and sent to prison, Sweeney Todd sees his wife and daughter... Read more
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