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Rob says Sweeney Todd is the best bloody musical he's seen yet. :D
I have to agree. I fucking loved it. I don't think I've totally, thoroughly and completely enjoyed a movie as much as that in a loooong time. It was like Edward Scissorhands grew up and went insane. I've always enjoyed the story of Sweeney Todd - saw it at a community theater when I was 8, then the version w/Angela Lansbury as Ms. Lovett. And then I found out it was based on a possibly-true story - how delicious!!! Helena Bonham Carter is perfect as a slightly deranged pie-shop proprietess and of course, there's Depp.
I am so going to own this movie when I get paid on Friday. Squee indeed! I'm also going to have to see if I can get the one w/Lansbury in it.
These are classic lines I found on IMDB:
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Sweeney Todd
1. Human flesh smells terrible but tastes great.
2. If there's woman following you around, claiming to know you, stop and take a good look at her. She probably does.
3. If you're eating a pie and suddenly find a hair, stop eating. This goes double if you find a fingernail.
4. When your boyfriend vows he'll kill a dozen jailers to set you free, this most likely means he will freeze when confronted with one. He may even drop the gun in your lap and make you do it. (from the original, not this one)
5. No matter how much you love a guy, it's not a good idea to let him believe his wife is dead when she really isn't. Especially if she lives in the area. He probably won't forgive you. He'll probably throw you alive into an oven.
6. How many varieties of yellow hair there are.
7. We place A LOT of trust in our barbers. A lot.
8. Giving symbolic birds as gifts can be a real turn-on.
9. One should always be suspicious of the overnight success of a pie-shop.
10. When you need something to fill up the end of a first act, go for cannibalism dripping with puns. (Gods, I love a good musical - especially if it's about zombies or cannibals!)
11. "To seek revenge may lead to hell, but everyone does it and seldom as well."
12. The buddy system is always a good idea...especially when you're going to get a shave
13. Occasionally listen to the bizarre ramblings about local eateries made by the demented, homeless women that live on your street. They may be on to something.
14. The ideal retirement spot for most mass murderers is by the sea.
15. Nothing rhymes with locksmith.
I have to agree. I fucking loved it. I don't think I've totally, thoroughly and completely enjoyed a movie as much as that in a loooong time. It was like Edward Scissorhands grew up and went insane. I've always enjoyed the story of Sweeney Todd - saw it at a community theater when I was 8, then the version w/Angela Lansbury as Ms. Lovett. And then I found out it was based on a possibly-true story - how delicious!!! Helena Bonham Carter is perfect as a slightly deranged pie-shop proprietess and of course, there's Depp.
I am so going to own this movie when I get paid on Friday. Squee indeed! I'm also going to have to see if I can get the one w/Lansbury in it.
These are classic lines I found on IMDB:
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Sweeney Todd
1. Human flesh smells terrible but tastes great.
2. If there's woman following you around, claiming to know you, stop and take a good look at her. She probably does.
3. If you're eating a pie and suddenly find a hair, stop eating. This goes double if you find a fingernail.
4. When your boyfriend vows he'll kill a dozen jailers to set you free, this most likely means he will freeze when confronted with one. He may even drop the gun in your lap and make you do it. (from the original, not this one)
5. No matter how much you love a guy, it's not a good idea to let him believe his wife is dead when she really isn't. Especially if she lives in the area. He probably won't forgive you. He'll probably throw you alive into an oven.
6. How many varieties of yellow hair there are.
7. We place A LOT of trust in our barbers. A lot.
8. Giving symbolic birds as gifts can be a real turn-on.
9. One should always be suspicious of the overnight success of a pie-shop.
10. When you need something to fill up the end of a first act, go for cannibalism dripping with puns. (Gods, I love a good musical - especially if it's about zombies or cannibals!)
11. "To seek revenge may lead to hell, but everyone does it and seldom as well."
12. The buddy system is always a good idea...especially when you're going to get a shave
13. Occasionally listen to the bizarre ramblings about local eateries made by the demented, homeless women that live on your street. They may be on to something.
14. The ideal retirement spot for most mass murderers is by the sea.
15. Nothing rhymes with locksmith.
