Advantages: Tod Slaughter. Looked very authentic Victorian Disadvantages: Bad acting from the engaged pair
Everyone now knows of Sweeney Todd now as Tim Burton has brought it right in to the mainstream with his musical starring Johnny Depp. However, since the character's creation in a Victorian serial there have been loads of films made about Sweeney Todd. The first spoken version being George King's 1936 film starring Tod Slaughter (what an apt name) as Sweeney Todd .
The film starts off with a man walking into a barber shop in London in the 20s or ... ...all the goings on is Sweeney Todd, he gets all his best customers from sailors coming home but he's not there to attract customers today he's there to go into partnership with Mr. Oakley - Johanna's father - and get into the shipping business. After arranging a meeting he returns to his shop where a beadle is waiting with an orphan to be the new assistant boy to Sweeney Todd. The seven assistant boy he's had in seven weeks and the beadle is suspicious ...
Phelthew 25.08.2008 (26.08.2008)
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Advantages: great cast, great story Disadvantages: none for me
"A bleeding masterpiece"
Sweeney Todd (The demon barber of Fleet street) to give the film its full name was released just less than a year ago, the film was showing at cinemas from the 25th January and I remember the queues were huge!
Set in 19th century London, Sweeney Todd tells the story of a wronged man; Benjamin Barker, he is just returning (illegally) from deportation to Australia for a crime he didn't commit, he is helped by a young sailor ... ...incredibly spooky....but somehow still sexy Sweeney Todd and Helena Bonham Carter is equally disturbing as the crazy Mrs Lovett. Alan Rickman plays the evil Judge Turpin and carries this part off well. But I don't think the film really needed the odd performance from Sacha Baron Cohen as all I can think when I see him is Ali G!
With scary films the ending is usually easy to see coming but I think in this case the twist is unexpected and really shocked ...
leanne8686 26.01.2009
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