"Sweeney Todd" The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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"Never Forget. Never Forgive."

I have always adored Tim Burton's 'dark' masterpieces! But never had I got so excited over this fabulous film directed by Tim Burton, starring none other than the "Victor Van Dort" of Tim's "Corpse Bride", "Willy Wonka", "Captain Jack Sparrow", Johnny Depp. I am not at all surprised to see Johnny Depp working with Tim Burton, since they do have a good record of collaborations such as "Corpse Bride", "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005)", "Sleepy Hollow", "Ed Wood" and "Edward Scissorshand".
I am quite a fanboy of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton works, already owning plenty but sadly not all their works on DVD. Futhermore, I like films about the mid-19th century.

This time Tim Burton brings the Broadway hit musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd. In his very own rendition, a 'dark' musical is born! Already nominated for 4 Golden Globe awards including:
  • Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy,
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Johnny Depp),
  • Best Director - Motion Picture (Tim Burton),
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Helena Bonham Carter).
This is definitely one film NOT TO BE MISSED!

"SWEENEY TODD"
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd is a fictional villain appearing in various English language works starting in the mid-19th century as a barber and an early example of a fictional serial killer. His weapon of choice is a straight razor, with which he cuts his victims' throats. In some versions of the story Mrs. Lovett, who is variously his lover, friend, and/or partner in crime—and who is variously Marjorie, Sarah, Nellie, Shirley or Claudetta—bakes the corpses of his victims into meat pies, and sells them. He is also assisted by an unwitting apprentice lad named Tobias Ragg, who later aids in unmasking his crimes. In most versions of the story, Sweeney either helps or hinders (sometimes both) the love affair of a young woman, Johanna Oakley, who in the musical stage production and 2007 film, is Todd's daughter Johanna Barker, and a sailor named Mark Ingesterie or, later, Anthony Hope.
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Johnny Depp sings...
"...We all deserve to die!"



"and yes.... there will be blood!"













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