I'm going to see Sweeney Todd tonight

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  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    Just watched it last night. Amazing film! I thought the songs, the atmosphere, and the acting were all perfect for the movie. It just oozed Tim Burtoness all over the place. I'm gonna get me the soundtrack and buy the flick when it hits DVD for sure. It totally deserves all the praise its been getting.
  • upina2001
    upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    I highly suggest watching the original musical before seeing the new Johnny Depp movie. Yeah, it is ok, but the original musical with Angela Landsbury is so much better.



    ***its too bad people cant come up with original ideas anymore, although I do find Tim Burton's work amazing.***

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  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Shit I hadn't realised it was a musical!!
    It starts here next weekend.I'm really lucky I have a cinema at the bottom of my street and was planning to go see it with a group of friends.It looks visually stunning,but not sure about the musical part.Will probably go anyway and make my mind up then.
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    GraySaturday wrote:
    My Husband, Mom, Brother and I went to see this last night...

    and we walked out. hahaha.. to each his own I guess


    really? why?

    doesn't the symbiotic art process of gothic victoriana come across very well in modern day US.. did the movie not contain pathos, or faux-hubris? or was the singing a bit shit?
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    dunkman wrote:
    really? why?

    doesn't the symbiotic art process of gothic victoriana come across very well in modern day US.. did the movie not contain pathos, or faux-hubris? or was the singing a bit shit?

    Shut up you wanker. :D
    The singing is poxy, singing in films is poxy, since Chity Chitty Bang Bang, it's been poxy, and pointless. Films are for acting, not singing....blah!
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    stargirl69 wrote:
    Shit I hadn't realised it was a musical!!
    It starts here next weekend.I'm really lucky I have a cinema at the bottom of my street and was planning to go see it with a group of friends.It looks visually stunning,but not sure about the musical part.Will probably go anyway and make my mind up then.

    Trust me, the musical side of the movie adds quite a bit to the films character. You can't go wrong with a horror-musical. My case in point: Evil Dead, the musical. Absolutely fantastic.
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    jamie uk wrote:
    Shut up you wanker. :D
    The singing is poxy, singing in films is poxy, since Chity Chitty Bang Bang, it's been poxy, and pointless. Films are for acting, not singing....blah!
    That is the narrowest, most small minded view of film I've ver had the misfortune to read.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:
    Trust me, the musical side of the movie adds quite a bit to the films character. You can't go wrong with a horror-musical. My case in point: Evil Dead, the musical. Absolutely fantastic.


    Thanks for that.Will be going anyway.Havn't seen a horror-musical!When I think of musical I think of Sound of Music et al genre.
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    That is the narrowest, most small minded view of film I've ver had the misfortune to read.

    Stick around HH, I got more....:D
    p.s. don't be so serious ya big singing pansy. ;)
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    jamie uk wrote:
    Stick around HH, I got more....:D
    p.s. don't be so serious ya big singing pansy. ;)
    Well I was pretty drunk at the time of posting :p Hard to detect sarcasm at 5 in the morning ;).
    Still though, there have been some great musicals over the years. Too many people discount lots of films just because there's singing. I think it's an awful way to look at things.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    Well I was pretty drunk at the time of posting :p Hard to detect sarcasm at 5 in the morning ;).
    Still though, there have been some great musicals over the years. Too many people discount lots of films just because there's singing. I think it's an awful way to look at things.

    No probs mate. I'll be frank here though, finding out it was a musical put me off seeing it, just not my thing.:)
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    jamie uk wrote:
    No probs mate. I'll be frank here though, finding out it was a musical put me off seeing it, just not my thing.:)
    But it is one of the most awesome musicals ever written!
    I worked at the Goodspeed Opera house one summer (home of Annie) :p and worked on Sweeney...amazing.
    The music is incredible. Some quite operatic.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    TrixieCat wrote:
    But it is one of the most awesome musicals ever written!
    I worked at the Goodspeed Opera house one summer (home of Annie) :p and worked on Sweeney...amazing.
    The music is incredible. Some quite operatic.

    Musicals...just aint my bag. I appreciate how good, and excellent, and well written, and talented the people are, I really do....just musicals aint, like I said, aint my bag. Spesh in a movie.
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    jamie uk wrote:
    Musicals...just aint my bag. I appreciate how good, and excellent, and well written, and talented the people are, I really do....just musicals aint, like I said, aint my bag. Spesh in a movie.
    Moulin Rouge?
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Moulin Rouge?

    Haven't seen it, I always think musicals are for girls. I don't want to stereotype, but musicals are for girls and gay guys, cowboy films are for boys...well except that one the other year...sheesh!! :)
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • Linda
    Linda Posts: 1,656
    jamie uk wrote:
    Musicals...just aint my bag. I appreciate how good, and excellent, and well written, and talented the people are, I really do....just musicals aint, like I said, aint my bag. Spesh in a movie.


    mwâw, i dont like 'm either....
    i'm not happy yet.....
  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Moulin Rouge?

    I just don't know how people watched that movie. It just looks so vile and repugnant... but that's just me.
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:
    I just don't know how people watched that movie. It just looks so vile and repugnant... but that's just me.
    What seemed distasteful about it?
    It is a love story with some great tunes.
    People either loved it or hated it.
    I thought it was awesome and well cast.
    Sets, costumes and makeup were on point.
    Loved it.
    Because she is a courtesan?
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:
    I just don't know how people watched that movie. It just looks so vile and repugnant... but that's just me.


    i fuckin loved that movie.. i love a lot of musicals... i'm also an alphamale. :confused:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    dunkman wrote:
    i fuckin loved that movie.. i love a lot of musicals... i'm also an alphamale. :confused:
    Me too! I even took part in a musical before.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me

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