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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
description written by member Zara:
The story of "Sweeney Todd" is of a wrongfully imprisoned barber in Victorian England who sets out to seek revenge on the judge who imprisoned him. The plot is foreshadowed in the first lines of the opening number: "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd./His skin was pale and his eye was odd./He shaved the faces of gentlemen/Who never thereafter were heard of again."
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Review by Ben  (1/20/2008) |
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"Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street" marks the sixth collaboration between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, and they are perfectly suited to Sondheim's dark and tragic tale of a wrongfully accused man who comes back after years in prison with nothing but revenge on his mind. Sweeney, played by Johnny Depp, was a...
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| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Review by Ben (1/13/2008) |
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It is a scene worthy of Charles Dickens: gray buildings, gray skies and gray-faced people, living and dead. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter shine as Sweeney, the barber with a grudge, and Mrs. Lovett, who is in love with him.
Narrator: This is the tale of an ordinary man, who had everything... Mrs. Lovett: Barker,...
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| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Review by Matthew (1/2/2008) |
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I know a lot of people have difficulty with musicals. It is hard to sit and watch a story and have the characters spontaneously burst out into song. I enjoy them; good musicals serve to transport me and I suspend belief and go with the flow, accepting and expecting the characters to begin bursting into song at any minute....
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| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Review by Jarrod (12/23/2007) |
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'Sweeney Todd' is a work of genius. It flawlessly blends the unique vision of Tim Burton with the music of Stephen Sondheim and the acting talents of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. This is Burton's best film since Ed Wood. Sweeney Todd originated in English literature and urban myths, maybe a serial killer like...
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| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Review by Becca (4/13/2008) |
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i had been dying to see this movie since i fist heard that it was coming out. tim burton and johnny depp are perfectly suited to work together, and they are so in sync with each other because they have been working together almost 20 years. johnny depp is an amazing singer also, which was a big surprise. this movie was...
(complete Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street review by Becca)
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