This Sunday I saw Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Here’s my two cents on it.

We open up with a hot guy singing then BOOM Johnny Depp with his crazy hairstyle (which I’m a little jealous of) joins in. So we get a flashback on Benjamin Barker’s former life and Todd goes “That man is dead” to Anthony. Then we meet Helena Bonham Carter’s character Mrs.Lovett. She starts off singing in a high pitch and when she actually speaks her voice was so low it threw me off track. Another thing that kept bothering me was that I was never sure if Mrs.Lovett’s hair was black, chestnut brown or red. I know it had to do with the lighting and everything but at one point when Mrs. Lovett and Todd are in the marketplace her hair changes from black to brown then black then back to brown. Maybe I was just seeing things but it was really pissing me off. Also during her daydream scene her dresses where very beautiful and unique. This defiantly fuels my desire for a Victorian wardrobe. Okay back to the movie: Well when Anthony first sang it sounded as if it was the wrong melody. Also the film was very bloody. One of my worst fears is getting my neck cut open or my ankles (thanks Hostel) so I kept getting chills. Unless you’re a fan of Kill Bill and all of Terrintino’s movies you should be okay. Overall the film was great it had romance, blood, humor oh and that guy from Borat is in it too. Yea this was a movie that I would defiantly buy the DVD when it comes out.

Lita Ford the Chinchilla gives this move a “Tail up” rating
Other notable actors: Alan Rickman (Dogma and Harry Potter), Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Lemony Snickets, Rockstar), Sacha Baron Cohan (Borat, Ricky Bobby, Ali G) and Jamie Bower the cute guy who played Anthony Hope. :)

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XOXO

Josie