The official Sweeney Todd was shit group

The score was diabolical, I couldnt really find the acting, the plot was not developed enough and it was pretty standard HBC and Johnny Depp duo stuff that can be seen in any Tim Burton film. The only good bits had Alan Rickman in!! Oh and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Please stand up and be counted if you are one of those who truely believe that this film was rubbish.

No, 'yeah it was crap' posts please, give me some real feed back, negative words are the best kind of words. Just a few examples of good, 'bad' words.

Diabolical
Festering
Ineptitude
Balderdash
Offel

Thanks, but please tell why...let the film have it !! Some adjectives and nouns, maybe a couple of verbs!

Thankyou for that rant, nothing better than a good rant.

I agree with the boring, repetative remark. There was a severe lack of substance to it all. I genuinely think, as good as JD and HBC are, they were miscast.

Haha, I have to say it did motivate me to make this thread :p. I just think his man crush has dulled his senses a bit...its perfectly acceptable, I only started watching Dr. Who because of the chisled face of David Tennant. But I really wanted Sweeney Todd to be much better than it was and it did make me angry that it didnt meets its potential.

Burton's cinematography is always his strong point though, its just not enough anymore in my opinion.

Wow....

Now let's congratulate the film for taking Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actor at the Golden Globes, Best Picture (Horror) at the Saturn Awards and a number of Oscar nominations! Oh, and of course the glowing reviews including a 4-star review from Roger Ebert!

Here are somemore adjectives:
Poetic
Stunning
Enthralling
Inspirational
Artistic
Outstanding
Amazing
Incredible
Perfect

It's a love or hate affair. Some will love it, some will hate it. It's a bit bleak that you're fishing for more people that hate it.

Johnny Depp is an attractive guy. Don't know how anyone can think otherwise. He also has an incredible personality and his modesty knows no bounds. He even offered his private island to Lindsay Lohan! He doesn't have any quibbles with anyone...he's a kind gentleman. You've at least gotta respect that. Combined he's just an amazing bloke.

the way i see it is you only liked the movie because JD was in it..i agree though some peaple like it and others dont. Yes Jd is a good actor but dous that mean in every movie he plays in is going to be good?

I loved the movie for several reasons. Go read my review for all the reasons I loved the film.
And I don't love every film Johnny has made. I hated The Astronaut's Wife, I disliked the last two Pirates of the Caribbean films, I didn't overly like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I wasn't too fond of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

God, I can have my opinions can't I? We're all entitled to one. Through my eyes, Johnny is an amazing human. I know countless people who will agree with me.

I view myself as an amazing human.

So, Sweeney Todd isn't shit, because Jonny Depp's a nice guy?

I view myself as an amazing human.

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If you want to start an amazing human fight Moz, Im up f'it. I've rescued several wasps from paddeling pools in my time and I try not to tread on snails on a wet day. I think we can see who the real hero is here.

So, Sweeney Todd isn't shit, because Jonny Depp's a nice guy?

Yeah, wheres da beef Caboose? Gary Linekar is a nice guy, he let me use his Nesquick chocolate milkshake mix when I met him once, but his match of the day commentary is shit. Me and Moz are awesome, guess anything we star in will be an immediate oscar winner..now if we could just find Daniel Day Lewis.

NB Dont get offended by this Caboose btw, its all friendly hazing. I also want to add that I for one am proud of Caboose's man crush. Its the law that you're allowed up to 5 star crushes of the same sex and you can still call yourself straight.

For me, as a Depp and Burton fan, as well as a fan of the source material, I was quite disappointed. Depp was pretty much the best thing in the film, though I do admit the staging and costuming was lovely as well.

But really? I don't think Burton was the best fit for this film. He has a few blind spots that don't fit well in this story. I would have liked someone who would have played up the Joanna sub-plot better, than turning it into a repetative chorus of her name, which made me never want to hear that song again.

As for the story itself, I have to say, anything good came from the original, and Burton only butchered it.

And while I like Helena Bonham Carter, I do not think she was perfect for this role. I would have rather seen an actress who could belt out those songs, because she is the heart of the story.

And that's my two cents.

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Mini-quiz answers from me:
1. D, oh thank God D!
2. D, mmmm... cheese
3. E, Depp kills me and buries me in the garden
4. D, I'm dead so Depp is a necrophiliac

Anyway I just wanted to answer that but still haven't seen the movie so I'll hold my judgment til then.

Haha same here Chibs! A,A,D,A!

Lemona, Im going to re-read this quiz but replace JD with Catherine Zeta Jones...I've always has a wandering eye for old CZ (H).

I got one, Johnny Depp is half naked, lying flithy and rag torn, tied up in your basement, a shaft of light hits his glistening torso from a window opening. Would you:

a) Put up a 'Demolition in Process' sign (gag stolen from GA)
b) Untie the man and nurse him back to health to go forth and miss out on another oscar.
c) It puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again.

I've not seen the film, either, but I loved the story, as a kid. From what I've seen and heard of the film, I very much doubt it'd live up to my expectations of it.

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Not a book, Ashurii. Based on a Broadway play, and those are usually better than the movies as well.

it was all of those things put together and more the acting wasnt all it was cracked up to be

Not worthy of revival, I'd say.