PDA

View Full Version : Movies and TV Sweeney Todd

penguinz
07-07-2008, 09:38 AM
Watched this movie over the weekend. Very bad and very predictable.
Stinger
07-07-2008, 09:40 AM
Eh, the Broadway production was great ... movie not so much.
QuikSsurfer
07-07-2008, 09:41 AM
I really enjoyed the move..


Do we not have a media forum??
Demonpenz
07-07-2008, 09:42 AM
thats the one with the kid from 21 jump street
irishjayhawk
07-07-2008, 09:44 AM
What do you mean by predictable? It's based on a play.
Deberg_1990
07-07-2008, 09:45 AM
thats the one with the kid from 21 jump street

You mean Richard Grieco right??
RealSNR
07-07-2008, 09:47 AM
Ditto everyone. There's a quite popular DVD of the Broadway version with Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The singing is much better and its less "in your face." Plus they include more jokes.

The purpose of the musical was to be extremely light-hearted with a dramatic tragedy at the end. Burton didn't include any of that at all. All he did was add blood and took out quite a few of the funny parts.
Jilly
07-07-2008, 10:13 AM
Ditto everyone. There's a quite popular DVD of the Broadway version with Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The singing is much better and its less "in your face." Plus they include more jokes.

The purpose of the musical was to be extremely light-hearted with a dramatic tragedy at the end. Burton didn't include any of that at all. All he did was add blood and took out quite a few of the funny parts.

what? The on stage version I saw was not light hearted in the slightest and I'm not sure that's the purpose of the musical...at all. Unless you're being sarcastic here and in that case....carry on.
smittysbar
07-07-2008, 10:17 AM
I shut the movie off
penguinz
07-07-2008, 10:19 AM
What do you mean by predictable? It's based on a play.It was very obvious when the homeless beggar woman made here appearance that it was his wife and he would kill her at some point.
penguinz
07-07-2008, 10:19 AM
Do we not have a media forum??Go **** yourself. ;)
Fire Me Boy!
07-07-2008, 10:22 AM
I really enjoyed the move..


Do we not have a media forum??

:p
little jacob
07-07-2008, 10:23 AM
crapfest
QuikSsurfer
07-07-2008, 10:25 AM
Go **** yourself. ;)

4321
RealSNR
07-07-2008, 10:34 AM
what? The on stage version I saw was not light hearted in the slightest and I'm not sure that's the purpose of the musical...at all. Unless you're being sarcastic here and in that case....carry on.I'm talking about the comic relief. Like the "A little priest" song. Hilarious on stage. In the movie it was dull and stupid.
Chief Chief
07-07-2008, 10:51 AM
It was very obvious when the homeless beggar woman made here appearance that it was his wife and he would kill her at some point.


Ya forgot to mention the bit about the pie lady knowing that the wife was still alive but didn't tell it to the husband since the pie lady was in love with him and was hoping he'd marry her.
irishjayhawk
07-07-2008, 11:50 AM
It was very obvious when the homeless beggar woman made here appearance that it was his wife and he would kill her at some point.

:spock:

Duh. That's how plays, especially musicals are.