Search - Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on DVD

Samantha M. from BRAINERD, MN
Reviewed on 8/31/2010...

great movie, one of his best. he and tim burton do great work together

3 of 6 member(s) found this review helpful.

Deborah D. (pmdeborah) from YORK, PA
Reviewed on 7/23/2010...

I really wanted to like this movie because I love just about every movie HB Carter is in. This was predictable and boring. I knew who the old woman was and what was going to happen to HB Carter much before it happened.

4 of 8 member(s) found this review helpful.

Alise W. (BigMama) from FAIRMONT, WV
Reviewed on 4/1/2010...

I really love this movie. I felt like the cast did a great job with Sondheim's work. Of course, Depp & Carter are no George Hearn & Angela Landsbury, but overall, a really great performance. I love that it's nearly a black and white movie, with only the blood adding color, aside from By The Sea, which is full of vibrant colors. One that I've watched numerous times. Tragic, funny, macabre -- this movie has it all!

5 of 6 member(s) found this review helpful.

Julia R. (julia) from GERMANTOWN, MD
Reviewed on 9/6/2009...

Good acting and directing,etc. I'm not a fan of opera and hated the story.

2 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Jeannie H. (skahlet) from EDWARDSVILLE, IL
Reviewed on 1/2/2009...

This is a wonderful movie version of this dark musical - beautifully filmed in mostly black and white (which makes the bright orange-red, frequently-seen blood more broadway-dramatic), gothic Victorian sets, gorgeous cinematography and stellar acting from all. Granted, you're not going to leave the movie laughing and dancing, but it's a great story with incredible music and heart-breaking irony. I agree with some of the other reviewers in that I wish they had not left out any songs from the original musical, and Helena Bonham Carter is no Angela Lansbury (singing-wise), but this movie stands on its own as a great stage-to-screen musical.

2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Sara C.
Reviewed on 12/13/2008...

Prior to me watching Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, I had heard things like this film was pure genius and the best musical ever made. It had been extremely over-hyped and it had nowhere to fall but down prior to me viewing the film. Although, I enjoyed the film and I love almost everything Tim Burton touches it did not blow me away. The thing I enjoyed about this movie the most was the Tim Burton style of the sets and costumes. I just love the way Burton is able to create a world in his movies that is so fantastical yet while you watch the movie it feels like it is a world that exists somewhere.
I do wish this movie dug a little deeper into the character development of the story. For example, I would have loved to see more of the internal struggles that were skimmed over for Helena Bonham Carter's character. Also, with this being a musical I would have liked to have had actor's with a little better singing talent. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are not terrible but let's face it there are definitely better singers. If this was not a musical and they were just actors in a standard movie, I would consider them perfect for their roles but since this is a musical I think there could have been a better casting to include those with a stronger singing talent.
Although I did not love this movie as much as others, I would still recommend this film as one to watch. Just as a warning, there is quite a bit of violence and gore. The gore is over-exaggerated enough to not make it too realistic but this is definitely no Sound of Music.

2 of 5 member(s) found this review helpful.